Table 1 Sample characteristics in study of PLWH on ARVs attending public clinics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (n = 632)
| Â | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â |
Male | 429 | 68% |
Female | 196 | 31% |
Transgender | 7 | 1% |
Age [range: 19–67 years; median: 42] |  |  |
19-35 | 153 | 24% |
36-41 | 139 | 22% |
42-47 | 172 | 27% |
48-67 | 168 | 27% |
Race | Â | Â |
White | 169 | 27% |
Non-White (Black, Brown, Other) | 463 | 73% |
Education | Â | Â |
Primary or less | 278 | 44% |
Secondary | 262 | 41% |
University or more | 92 | 15% |
Sexual Orientation | Â | Â |
Heterosexual | 374 | 59% |
Other (Homosexual, Bi, Trans) | 258 | 41% |
Relationship Status | Â | Â |
No Steady Partner | 325 | 51% |
With Steady Partner | 307 | 49% |
HIV Positive Partner | Â | Â |
No | 547 | 87% |
Yes | 85 | 13% |
Number of Children | Â | Â |
0 | 312 | 49% |
1 | 113 | 18% |
> = 2 | 207 | 33% |
Religion | Â | Â |
Catholic | 245 | 39% |
Evangelical | 165 | 26% |
Other (Espirita, Afro-Brasilian, other) | 141 | 22% |
None | 81 | 13% |
Length of time on ARVs [range: 0–23years; median: 6] |  |  |
0-1yrs | 147 | 23% |
2-6yrs | 199 | 32% |
7-23 yrs | 286 | 45Â % |