Table 2: Participant demographic characteristics for HIV seropositive and control groups.

– HIV-Positive Controls Significant
(2-tailed)
Gender
    Male
    Female
40
-
20
20
Age (years)
    Age Range
    Mean Age
20 – 55
36.33 (8.48)a
19 – 59
34.85 (9.96)a 		a
p = 0.478
Education (years)
    Range
    Mean
9 – 23
14.58 (3)a
11 – 20
14.98 (2.13)a 		a
p = 0.494
Employment (number)
    Employed
    Unemployed
    HADSb (total)
35
5
11.88 (6.89)a
36
4
9.45 (4.77)a 		a
p = 0.07c

astandard deviations in parenthesis; bHospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; csignificant difference p < 0.05.