Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the HIV-infected individuals included in the study
Newly diagnosed cases of HIV n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993–1997 | 1998–2002 | 2003–2007 | 2008–2012 | 2013–2017 | |
Region | |||||
West | 236 (8.1) | 494 (16.9) | 599 (20.5) | 739 (25.3) | 849 (29.1) |
East | 595 (21.9) | 481 (17.7) | 525 (19.3) | 532 (19.6) | 582 (21.4) |
South | 91 (7.0) | 276 (21.7) | 305 (23.9) | 368 (28.9) | 234 (18.5) |
Central | 53 (4.8) | 81 (7.3) | 206 (18.8) | 287 (25.9) | 482 (43.5) |
Gender | |||||
Male | 758 (77.7) | 1021 (76.7) | 1220 (74.6) | 1395 (72.4) | 1650 (76.9) |
Female | 217 (22.3) | 311 (23.3) | 415 (25.4) | 531 (27.6) | 497 (22.3) |
Age (years) | |||||
< 20 | 58 (5.9) | 77 (5.8) | 123 (7.5) | 137 (7.1) | 119 (5.5) |
21–30 | 617 (63.3) | 744 (55.9) | 80 (4.9) | 995 (51.7) | 1221 (56.9) |
31–40 | 210 (21.5) | 328 (24.6) | 479 (29.3) | 509 (26.4) | 549 (25.6) |
41–50 | 76 (7.8) | 102 (7.7) | 139 (8.5) | 176 (9.1) | 161 (7.5) |
> 50 | 14 (1.4) | 81 (6.1) | 93 (5.7) | 109 (5.7) | 97 (4.5) |
Education | |||||
No formal education | 503 (51.6) | 728 (54.7) | 991 (60.6) | 1133 (58.8) | 1213 (56.5) |
Primary School | 312 (32) | 390 (29.3) | 418 (25.6) | 527 (27.4) | 610 (28.4) |
Secondary | 149 (15.3) | 197 (14.8) | 211 (12.9) | 249 (12.9) | 311 (14.5) |
Superior | 11 (1.1) | 17 (1.3) | 15 (0.90) | 17 (0.9) | 13 (0.6) |
Marital status | |||||
Single | 786 (80.6) | 1113 (83.6) | 1392 (85.1) | 1667 (86.6) | 1877 (87.4) |
Married | 13 (1.3) | 16 (1.2) | 21 (1.3) | 19 (1.0) | 23 (1.1) |
Divorced | 97 (9.9) | 109 (8.2) | 113 (6.9) | 123 (6.4) | 120 (5.6) |
Unknown | 79 (8.1) | 94 (7.1) | 109 (6.7) | 117 (6.1) | 127 (5.9) |
Total | 975 (12.2) | 1332 (16.6) | 1635 (20.6) | 1926 (24.0) | 2147 (26.8) |