Socio-demographic characteristics
|
Male
|
423
|
93.8
|
Age (mean: 32.91, sd: 10.40)
|
18–
|
105
|
23.3
|
25–
|
185
|
41.0
|
35–80
|
161
|
35.7
|
Han ethnicity
|
422
|
93.6
|
Education level
|
Junior high or below
|
128
|
28.4
|
Senior high school
|
142
|
31.5
|
College or above
|
181
|
40.1
|
Current marital status
|
Single
|
270
|
59.9
|
Married or cohabitation
|
123
|
27.3
|
Others (Married separation/Divorce/Others)
|
58
|
12.9
|
Having health insurance
|
291
|
64.5
|
Origin
|
Local (Guangzhou)
|
117
|
26.1
|
Other places of Guangdong Province
|
107
|
23.8
|
Other Provinces
|
225
|
50.1
|
HIV-related characteristics
|
Duration of HIV infection (months since HIV diagnosis)
|
<1
|
237
|
52.5
|
1–12
|
78
|
17.3
|
>12
|
136
|
30.2
|
Route of HIV infection
|
Heterosexual behaviour
|
104
|
23.1
|
Homosexual behaviour
|
328
|
72.7
|
Injecting drug use/uncertain
|
19
|
4.2
|
Infection status of current spouse/regular sex partners
|
Negative
|
57
|
12.6
|
Positive
|
52
|
11.5
|
Don’t know
|
150
|
33.3
|
Without partner
|
192
|
42.6
|
Most recent CD4 counts
|
<=350
|
243
|
53.9
|
>350
|
208
|
46.1
|
Ever had AIDS-related clinical symptoms
|
No
|
367
|
81.4
|
Yes
|
84
|
18.6
|
Psycho-social status
|
Depression (mean: 7.76, sd: 5.84)
| | |
Normal (0–4)
|
153
|
33.9
|
Mild (5–9)
|
159
|
35.3
|
Moderate-severe (10–27)
|
139
|
30.8
|
Psycho-social status
|
Anxiety (5.63, 4.99)
|
Normal (0–4)
|
213
|
47.2
|
Mild (5–9)
|
158
|
35.0
|
Moderate-severe (10–21)
|
80
|
17.7
|
Perceived stigma (mean: 31.56, sd: 6.81)
| | |
Social support (mean: 57.18, sd: 14.16)
| | |
Healthcare workers’ recommendations to initiate ART
|
From physicians at CHCs
| | |
Weak recommendation
|
94
|
20.8
|
Strong recommendation
|
189
|
41.9
|
Not applicable
|
168
|
37.3
|
From physicians at the CDC
|
Weak recommendation
|
67
|
14.9
|
Strong recommendation
|
351
|
77.8
|
Not applicable
|
33
|
7.3
|
From healthcare workers at NGOs
|
Weak recommendation
|
101
|
22.4
|
Strong recommendation
|
90
|
20.0
|
Not applicable
|
260
|
57.6
|