| Participant characteristics | Number | Percent (%)/Median |
| Age (Years) | 243 | 44 (IQR: 18 - 75) |
| Sex |
|
|
| Male | 71 | 29.22 |
| Female | 172 | 70.78 |
| Transfusion |
|
|
| Yes | 36 | 14.81 |
| No | 207 | 85.19 |
| STI |
|
|
| Yes | 81 | 33.33 |
| No | 162 | 66.67 |
| Drug use |
|
|
| Yes | 4 | 1.65 |
| No | 239 | 98.35 |
| Tatooing |
|
|
| Yes | 191 | 78.60 |
| No | 52 | 21.40 |
| Sharing devices |
|
|
| Yes | 15 | 6.17 |
| No | 228 | 93.83 |
| Last CD4 counts |
|
|
| <200 cells/mm3 | 29 | 11.9 |
| 200 - 500 cells/mm3 | 123 | 50.6 |
| >500 cells/mm3 | 91 | 37.4 |