Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics | n | % | |
Gender | Male | 29 | 58 |
| Female | 21 | 42 |
Race | White | 17 | 34 |
| Brown | 31 | 62 |
| Black | 2 | 4 |
Education | Incomplete primary education | 13 | 26 |
| Complete primary education | 12 | 24 |
| Incomplete high school | 7 | 14 |
| Complete high school | 12 | 24 |
| Higher education | 6 | 12 |
Marital status | Single | 23 | 46 |
| Married | 10 | 20 |
| Widow(er) | 10 | 20 |
| Other | 7 | 14 |
Occupation | Working | 9 | 18 |
| Retired | 28 | 56 |
| Freelance | 7 | 14 |
| Unemployed | 6 | 12 |
Family income | ≤ 1 MW* | 9 | 18 |
| 1 - 2 MW | 35 | 70 |
| >2 MW | 6 | 12 |
Religion | Catholic | 35 | 70 |
| Protestant | 7 | 14 |
| Spiritualist | 2 | 4 |
| Other religion | 5 | 10 |
| Without religion | 1 | 2 |
Partner with HIV/AIDS | Yes | 13 | 26 |
| No | 30 | 60 |
| No partner | 7 | 14 |
Previous hospitalization | Yes | 19 | 38 |
| No | 31 | 62 |
Opportunistic diseases | Yes | 17 | 34 |
| No | 33 | 66 |
Change in sexual function | Yes | 20 | 40 |
| No | 30 | 60 |
Feelings | Fear | 4 | 8 |
| Anxiety | 4 | 8 |
| Sadness | 11 | 22 |
| Anger | 2 | 4 |
| Joy | 14 | 28 |
| Safety | 7 | 14 |