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Table 1 Demographic profile of gay and bisexual men in the sample (N=1217)

From: Problems with sex among gay and bisexual men with diagnosed HIV in the United Kingdom

Country or region of residence

% (n)

*SOPHID%

Highest educational level

% (n)

All England

91.5 (1108)

91.6

None

1.2 (14)

  East of England

3.5 (43)

2.8

Primary/Elementary

<1 (5)

  East Midlands

2.7 (33)

4.0

Secondary/High School

26.9 (327)

  London

44.3 (538)

47.1

University/College

71.2 (862)

  North East

2.3 (28)

1.9

  

  North West

11.8 (142)

10.7

  

  South Central

3.8 (46)

3.4

  

  South East Coast

7.8 (96)

8.2

Age

 

  South West

3.8 (47)

4.8

Mean

42.9

  West Midlands

7.1 (87)

5.0

Median

42.0

  Yorkshire & Humber

4.1 (48)

3.6

Range

17-76

All Wales

4.3 (52)

2.3

  

All Scotland

2.8 (34)

4.7

  

All Northern Ireland

1.2 (15)

0.8

  

Ethnicity

% (n)

*SOPHID%

Time since HIV diagnosis

% (n)

White

94.6 (1146)

87.2

<2 years

19.1 (229)

Black African

0.4 (5)

1.3

2-<5 years

21.3 (256)

Black Caribbean

0.7 (9)

2.1

5-<10 years

21.5 (259)

Black other

0.2 (2)

1.1

>10 years

38.1 (458)

Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi

0.8 (10)

1.1

  

Other Asian/Oriental

0.8 (10)

1.5

  

Other and mixed

2.4 (29)

4.9

  

Receiving antiretroviral therapy

% (n)

*SOPHID%

Sexuality

(% (n)

Yes

73.9 (884)

70.3

Gay

94.7 (1152)

No

26.1 (313)

28.4

Bisexual

4.9 (60)

   

Other

<1 (5)

  1. * 2007 SOPHID data for homosexually acquired HIV [21].