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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (n = 409)

From: Motivation to quit smoking among HIV-positive smokers in Vietnam

Characteristics

Total

Motivated to quit

p-value

Yes (n = 243, 59%)

No (n = 166, 41%)

Sociodemographics, % (n)

    

Age in years, mean (sd)

36.05 (5.8)

36.08 (5.8)

36.0 (5.7)

0.89

Gender

    

  Female

3 (12)

3 (6)

4 (6)

0.50

  Male

97 (397)

88 (237)

96 (160)

Annual income

    

  Lowest (<1.2 million VND)

34 (139)

29 (70)

42 (69)

0.01

  Moderate (1.2-3.0 million VND)

35 (142)

40 (96)

28 (46)

  Highest (>3.0 million VND)

30 (124)

31 (76)

29 (48)

Marital status

    

  Live with spouse/partner

67 (273)

69 (168)

63 (105)

0.22

Education

    

  Less than high school

56 (230)

56 (136)

57 (94)

0.64

  High school

35 (143)

34 (83)

36 (60)

  More than high school

9 (36)

10 (24)

7 (12)

Location

    

  Hanoi

87 (354)

86 (210)

87 (144)

0.92

  Nam Dinh

13 (55)

14 (33)

13 (22)

Employment status

    

  Currently working

76 (309)

81(196)

68 (113)

<0.01

Substance use, % (n)

    

AUDIT-C score, mean (sd)

2.9 (2.9)

2.7 (2.8)

3.1 (3.0)

0.17

Hazard drinking

37 (151)

35 (85)

40 (66)

0.33

Binge drinking

43 (177)

39 (94)

50 (83)

0.02

Lifetime drug use

69 (282)

65 (159)

74 (123)

0.06

Current drug use

5 (20)

3 (8)

7 (12)

0.07

Currently taking Methadone

6 (25)

4 (10)

9 (15)

0.04

Health-related characteristics, % (n)

    

Recent CD4 ≥ 200 cells per mm3

75 (236)

71 (130)

81 (106)

0.046

BMI

    

  Under weight (<18.5 kg/m2)

9 (36)

10 (24)

7 (12)

0.64

  Normal weight (18.5-22.9 kg/m2)

83 (338)

82 (199)

84 (139)

Over weight (> = 23 kg/m2)

8 (35)

8 (20)

9 (15)

HIV stage

    

Without symptom

 

36 (149)

50 (85)

56 (64)

0.37

With symptom

 

20 (80)

31 (53)

24 (27)

AIDS

 

14 (56)

19 (32)

21 (24)

HIV duration (years), mean (sd)

6.1 (3.6)

6.0 (3.5)

6.3 (3.8)

0.46

ART duration (years), mean (sd)

4.5 (2.2)

4.4 (2.1)

4.5 (2.2)

0.71

Currently feeling pain

34 (138)

37 (90)

29 (48)

0.09

Currently feeling anxiety

41 (168)

44 (106)

37 (62)

0.21