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Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristic of respondents

From: Stigma against patients with HIV/AIDS in the rapid expansion of antiretroviral treatment in large drug injection-driven HIV epidemics of Vietnam

 

Single

Live with partner

Total

p value

n

%

n

%

n

%

Gender

 Male

205

46.6

460

66.4

665

58.7

< 0.01

 Female

235

53.4

233

33.6

468

41.3

 

Education

 Illiterate

4

0.9

8

1.2

12

1.1

0.48

 Elementary

90

20.5

130

18.8

220

19.4

 

 Secondary

171

38.9

247

35.6

418

36.9

 

 High school

135

30.7

227

32.8

362

32.0

 

 Vocational

15

3.4

39

5.6

54

4.8

 

 University

25

5.7

42

6.1

67

5.9

 

Living place

 Rural

80

18.2

178

25.7

258

22.8

< 0.01

 Urban

360

81.8

515

74.3

875

77.2

 

Religion

 Cult of ancestors

382

86.8

619

89.3

1001

88.4

0.02

 Buddhism

23

5.2

32

4.6

55

4.9

 

 Catholic

27

6.1

41

5.9

68

6.0

 

 Protestant

8

1.8

1

0.1

9

0.8

 

Employment

 Unemployed

110

25.0

121

17.5

231

20.4

0.01

 Self-employed

165

37.5

304

43.9

469

41.4

 

 White collars

23

5.2

57

8.2

80

7.1

 

 Workers, farmers

110

25.0

172

24.8

282

24.9

 

 Others

32

7.3

39

5.6

71

6.3

 
 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Age

34.7

0.3

36.0

0.3

35.5

6.9

0.50