Table 1 Characteristics of people living with HIV who received at least one medical prescription in a referral center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2019 (N = 4547)
|  | N = 4547 (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | Â |
Median (IQR) | 44.4 (35.4, 54.1) |
18–39 | 1726 (38.0) |
40–49 | 1206 (26.5) |
50–59 | 1061 (23.3) |
60–69 | 459 (10.1) |
≥ 70 | 95 (2.1) |
Gender | Â |
Cisgender man | 2958 (65.1) |
Cisgender woman | 1365 (30.0) |
Transgender woman | 224 (4.9) |
Race | Â |
Black | 922 (20.3) |
Pardo (Mixed-race) | 1660 (36.5) |
White | 1965 (43.2) |
Education | Â |
Less than elementary | 1079 (23.9) |
Elementary | 905 (20.1) |
Secondary | 1858 (41.2) |
Superior | 671 (14.9) |
Time since HIV diagnosis (years) | Â |
Median (IQR) | 10.9 (6.2, 17.7) |
≤ 10 | 2075 (45.6) |
> 10 | 2472 (54.4) |
Time since ARV initiation (years) | Â |
Median (IQR) | 8.7 (5.0, 14.2) |
≤ 10 | 2593 (57.3) |
> 10 | 1932 (42.7) |