Table 1 Socio-demographic, HIV disease and co-infection related characteristics of the participants
From: Factors influencing quality of life of people living with HIV in Estonia: a cross-sectional survey
CHARACTERISTIC | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 240 | 53.2 |
Female | 210 | 46.6 |
N.A. | 1 | 0.2 |
Age | ||
≥30 years | 80 | 17.7 |
<30 years | 371 | 82.3 |
Place of living | ||
Ida-Viru county, north-eastern Estonia | 297 | 65.8 |
Capital city, Tallinn | 132 | 29.3 |
Other | 22 | 4.9 |
Ethnicity | ||
Russian | 383 | 84.9 |
Estonian | 45 | 10.0 |
Other | 20 | 4.4 |
N.A. | 3 | 0.7 |
Education | ||
≤9 years of formal education | 180 | 39.9 |
>9 years of formal education | 269 | 59.7 |
N.A. | 2 | 0.4 |
Occupation | ||
Unemployed | 161 | 35.7 |
Working or studying | 284 | 63.0 |
N.A. | 6 | 1.3 |
Partnership | ||
Legally married | 106 | 23.5 |
Other | 336 | 74.5 |
N.A. | 9 | 2.0 |
HIV disease related | ||
HIV transmission category (self-report) | ||
Injecting drug use | 269 | 59.7 |
Sexual transmission | 163 | 36.1 |
Other | 15 | 3.3 |
N.A. | 4 | 0.9 |
Time of HIV diagnosis | ||
<12 months | 87 | 19.3 |
1 to 2 years | 107 | 23.7 |
≥3 years | 245 | 54.3 |
N.A. | 12 | 2.7 |
Stage of HIV-infection | ||
No symptoms | 268 | 59.4 |
Early HIV disease | 163 | 36.1 |
AIDS | 12 | 2.7 |
N.A. | 8 | 1.8 |
CD4 count | ||
≥300 cells/mm3 | 240 | 53.2 |
<300 cells/mm3 | 102 | 22.6 |
N.A. | 109 | 24.2 |
Current ARV treatment | ||
Yes | 97 | 21.5 |
No | 352 | 78.0 |
N.A. | 2 | 0.4 |
Co-infections | ||
Ever had tuberculosis | ||
Yes | 10 | 2.2 |
No | 439 | 97.4 |
N.A. | 2 | 0.4 |
Ever had hepatitis B or C | ||
Yes | 268 | 59.4 |
No | 182 | 40.4 |
N.A. | 1 | 0.2 |