Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical data of PLHIV and partners HIV-serostatus, Ribeirão Preto - SP, Brazil, 2019; n (%)
From: Serodiscordance predictors among couples in the HIV context: implications for health care
Variable | HIV status of Sexual Partner | p†| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Seronegative/ unknown n = 286 (72%) | Seropositive n = 111 (28%) | Total n = 397 (100%) | ||
Age (years) | Â | |||
 18–24 | 23 (8.0) | 07 (6.3) | 30 (7.6) | 0.190 |
 25–34 | 59 (20.6) | 28 (25.2) | 87 (21.9) | |
 35–44 | 100 (35.0) | 47 (42.3) | 147 (37.0) | |
 45 + | 104 (36.4) | 29 (26.1) | 133 (33.5) | |
Race | Â | |||
 White | 151 (53.4) | 59 (53.2) | 210 (53.3) | 0.971 |
 Black, mixed, or other | 132 (46.6) | 52 (46.8) | 184 (46.7) | |
Schooling | Â | |||
  < 11 years | 147 (51.4) | 67 (60.4) | 214 (53.9) | 0.108 |
  ≥ 11 years | 139 (48.6) | 44 (39.6) | 183 (46.1) | |
Sexual orientation | Â | |||
 Heterosexual Woman | 90 (31.5) | 50 (45.0) | 140 (35.3) | 0.019 |
 Heterosexual Man | 88 (30.8) | 33 (29.7) | 121 (30.5) | |
 MSM* | 108 (37.8) | 28 (25.2) | 136 (34.3) | |
Time since first HIV diagnosis | Â | |||
 Up to 4.9 years | 105 (36.7) | 49 (44.1) | 154 (38.8) | 0.173 |
  ≥ 5 years | 181 (63.3) | 62 (55.9) | 243 (61.2) | |
Viral load | Â | |||
 Detectable | 68 (23.8) | 41 (36.9) | 111 (28.0) | 0.008 |
 Undetectable | 218 (76.2) | 70 (63.1) | 286 (72.0) | |