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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample

From: Community patterns of stigma towards persons living with HIV: A population-based latent class analysis from rural Vietnam

 

Total sample

 

Women

n = 943

n (%)

Men

n = 931

n (%)

Total

n = 1874

n (%)

Age

   

   18-29 years

313 (33)

304 (33)

617 (33)

   30-44 years

321 (34)

314 (34)

635 (34)

   45-60 years

309 (33)

313 (34)

622 (33)

Education level

   

   Primary (≤ 6 years)

179 (19)

161 (17)

340 (18)

   Secondary (7-12 yrs)

676 (72)

664 (71)

1340 (71)

   Tertiary

88 (9)

106 (11)

194 (10)

Economic status

   

   Poorest 60%

574 (61)

557 (60)

1131 (60)

   Least poor 40%

369 (39)

374 (40)

743 (40)

Place of residence

   

   Lowland

178 (19)

167 (18)

345 (18)

   Highland

492 (52)

491 (53)

983 (52)

   Mountainous

250 (27)

252 (27)

502 (27)

   Island

22 (2)

21 (2)

43 (2)

Ethnic group

   

   Kinh

898 (95)

895 (96)

1793 (96)

   Non-Kinh

45 (5)

36 (4)

81 (4)

Long-term out-migration

84 (9)

149 (16)

233 (12)

Heard of HIV from > 3 sources

174 (18)

217 (23)

391 (21)

Feels at risk for HIV

90 (10)

131 (14)

221 (12)

Knows someone with HIV

389 (41)

376 (40)

765 (41)

  1. Notes: Due to rounding, some percentages may not total 100%. Economic status was missing for 20 individuals and information on place of residence and out-migration was missing for one individual.