TABLE 1.
Respondent Sociodemographic Characteristics for African American and Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men Who Are Living With HIV, 2014 (Sample N = 84)
Characteristic | % (n) |
---|---|
City of Residence | |
Atlanta | 28.6 (24) |
Baltimore/Washington, DC | 20.2 (17) |
Chicago | 27.4 (23) |
Los Angeles | 23.8 (20) |
Age in years,a M (SD) | 42.4 (10.3) |
Race/Ethnicity | |
Black/African American | 59.5 (50) |
Hispanic/Latino | 36.9 (31) |
Mixed 3.6 (3) | |
Sexualityb | |
Gay/homosexual | 69.0 (58) |
Bisexual20.2 (17) | |
“Something else” or other response | 10.7 (9) |
Level of education | |
< High school diploma | 19.0 (16) |
High school diploma/GED | 22.6 (19) |
Some college | 38.1 (32) |
> College graduate | 20.2 (17) |
Health coverage | |
No coverage | 23.8 (20) |
Partial coverage, e.g., ADAP/Ryan White | 17.9 (15) |
Full coverage, e.g., Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance | 58.3 (49) |
HIV Diagnosis Pre- or Post-ART Availability | |
1980–1996 | 32.1 (27) |
1997–2014 | 66.7 (56) |
Unknown | 1.2 (1) |
HIV Medical Care-Adherent at Time of the Interview | |
Yesc | 51.2 (43) |
No | 48.8 (41) |
Consistently Taking ART at Time of the Interview | |
Yes | 27.4 (23) |
Not taking, or not consistently taking, ART | 72.6 (61) |
Note. Percentage totals may not equal 100% due to rounding. an = 80 for Age; bScreened eligibility criteria included having had sex with another man in the prior 6 months; cIncludes respondents who said their doctors did and did not tell them to take ART.