Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients at 3 Urban Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinics Who Were Surveyed on Appeal of Self- or Partner/Friend/Family-Administered Long-acting Injectable Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine, December 2021–May 2022
| Characteristic | Total Patients (N = 370) |
|---|---|
| Site | |
| San Francisco, California (Ward 86) | 143 (38.7) |
| Chicago, Illinois (University of Chicago) | 107 (28.9) |
| Atlanta, Georgia (Grady Ponce de Leon Center) | 120 (32.4) |
| Administered in Spanish | 16 (4.3) |
| Age, y, median (range) | 45.5 (19.0–77.0) |
| Age group, y | |
| 18–29 | 57 (15.4) |
| 30–49 | 158 (42.7) |
| ≥50 | 155 (41.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-Latinx Black | 220 (59.5) |
| Non-Latinx White | 61 (16.5) |
| Latinx | 47 (12.7) |
| Non-Latinx Other | 42 (11.4) |
| Gender | |
| Cisgender female | 97 (26.3) |
| Cisgender male | 245 (66.4) |
| Transgender female | 19 (5.2) |
| Gender minority (nonbinary, genderqueer) | 9 (2.4) |
| Sexual orientation | |
| Gay | 137 (37.3) |
| Bisexual | 50 (13.6) |
| Heterosexual | 163 (44.4) |
| Other | 17 (4.6) |
| Housing | |
| Stably housed | 244 (66.0) |
| Unstably housed | 114 (30.8) |
| Homeless | 12 (3.2) |
| Education | |
| Bachelor’s degree/Any postgraduate | 51 (13.8) |
| Some college/associate’s or technical degree | 132 (35.7) |
| High school/General Education Development | 112 (30.3) |
| Less than high school | 75 (20.2) |
| Description of financial situation | |
| Comfortable, can purchase extras | 66 (18.1) |
| Have the necessities/money to cover needs | 125 (34.3) |
| Barely paying the bills | 82 (22.5) |
| Struggling to survive | 92 (25.2) |
| Opiate or stimulant use past 30 d | 71 (19.3) |
| Health literacya | |
| Extremely low | 52 (14.6) |
| Moderately low | 91 (25.5) |
| Adequate | 214 (59.9) |
| Currently on oral antiretroviral therapy | 353 (98.3) |
| Well-engaged in careb | 269 (72.7) |
| Most recent viral load ≥200 copies/mLc | 75 (22.0) |
| Primary care visits in past 12 mo | |
| <2 visits scheduled | 41 (11.1) |
| <2 visits scheduled and attended | 43 (11.6) |
| ≥2 visits attended | 286 (77.3) |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.
aBased on the 4-item Brief Health Literacy Screening Tool.
bDefined as virally suppressed (HIV-1 RNA <200 copies/mL) or ≥2 primary care visits attended in prior 12 months.
cTwenty-nine (7.8%) did not have a viral load result in their medical record in the past 12 months.