Table 2 Descriptive statistics among PLWH in Guangzhou, China (n = 411)

Age (years; mean ± SD)

39.0 ± 9.1

Marital status

Gender

Never married

138 (33.6)

 Male

286 (69.6)

Married/cohabited

217 (52.8)

 Female

125 (30.4)

Separated/divorced/widowed

56 (13.6)

Ethnicity

Sexual orientation

 Han

384 (93.4)

Heterosexual

280 (68.1)

 Others

27 (6.6)

Homosexual/bisexual/uncertain

131 (31.9)

Education

Duration of HIV infection (years, Median (IQR))

2.7 (1.1, 5.0)

  < High school

224 (54.5)

Perceived stigma (Median (IQR))

17 (14, 19)

 High school

88 (21.4)

Internalized stigma (Median (IQR))

18 (14, 22)

  > High school

99 (24.1)

PIS (Median (IQR))

35 (29, 41)

Suicidal ideation

Low

92 (22.4)

 Yes

124 (29.7)

Medium

262 (63.8)

 No

282 (70.3)

High

57 (13.9)

Suicidal attempt

Depression (Median (IQR))

13 (10, 19)

 Yes

37 (9.0)

Depressive symptoms

 No

374 (91.0)

Yes

158 (38.4)

Suicidal status

No

253 (61.6)

 Yes

133 (32.4)

–

–

 No

273 (67.6)

–

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