Table 3 Frequency of some demographic characteristics (based on gender) of patients participating in the study (transmission route)
From: Determinants and economic burden of HIV/AIDS in Iran: a prospective study
Characteristics | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
number (percentage) | number (percentage) | ||
90(57.32) | 67 (42.68) | ||
Transmission category | Injecting drug use | 32(35.56) | 1(1.49) |
Unsafe sex | 40(44.44) | 8(11.94) | |
Transmission through an infected spouse | 3(3.33) | 41(61.19) | |
Transmission from Mother-to-child | 6(6.67) | 9(13.43) | |
Transmitted through blood | 2(2.22) | 3(4.48) | |
Transmission through dental visits | 1(1.11) | 0 | |
Transmission through tattoos | 0 | 1(1.49) | |
Unknown | 6(6.67) | 4(5.97) | |