Table 1.
Participant characteristics by assignment
| Intervention | Control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Study Site | ||||
| Los Angeles | 125 | 41.5 | 133 | 42.2 |
| Milwaukee | 20 | 6.6 | 25 | 7.9 |
| New York | 50 | 16.6 | 49 | 15.6 |
| San Francisco | 106 | 35.2 | 108 | 34.3 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 121 | 40.2 | 130 | 41.3 |
| Black/African American | 117 | 38.9 | 106 | 33.7 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 38 | 12.6 | 52 | 16.5 |
| Other | 23 | 7.6 | 27 | 8.6 |
| Unknown/No answer | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sexual Orientation | ||||
| Homosexual/Bisexual | 288 | 95.7 | 310 | 98.4 |
| Heterosexual | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 1.6 |
| Age | ||||
| 39 or less | 147 | 48.8 | 159 | 50.5 |
| 40 or more | 154 | 51.2 | 156 | 49.5 |
| Education Completed | ||||
| High school or less | 103 | 34.2 | 94 | 29.8 |
| Some college or more | 198 | 65.8 | 221 | 70.2 |
| Employment | ||||
| Unemployed | 175 | 58.1 | 190 | 60.3 |
| Employed | 126 | 41.9 | 125 | 39.7 |
| Primary Relationship | ||||
| No | 202 | 67.1 | 209 | 66.4 |
| Yes | 98 | 32.6 | 106 | 33.7 |
| Unknown/No answer | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CD4 Cell Count | ||||
| Below 200 | 50 | 16.6 | 43 | 13.7 |
| 200 or above | 233 | 77.4 | 254 | 80.6 |
| Unknown/No answer | 18 | 6.0 | 18 | 5.7 |
| Most Recent Viral Load | ||||
| Undetectable | 109 | 36.2 | 109 | 34.6 |
| Detectable | 184 | 61.1 | 198 | 62.9 |
| Unknown/No answer | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 2.5 |
| Currently on ART | ||||
| No | 52 | 17.3 | 48 | 15.2 |
| Yes | 209 | 69.4 | 230 | 73.0 |
| Unknown/No answer | 40 | 13.3 | 37 | 11.7 |
| Alcohol Use | ||||
| None | 79 | 26.2 | 75 | 23.8 |
| Some | 194 | 64.5 | 226 | 71.7 |
| Daily | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 3.8 |
| Unknown/No answer | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Stimulant Use | ||||
| No | 213 | 70.8 | 230 | 73.0 |
| Yes | 88 | 29.2 | 85 | 27.0 |
| Other Drug Use | ||||
| No | 235 | 78.1 | 228 | 72.4 |
| Yes | 66 | 21.9 | 87 | 27.6 |
| Continuous Predictors | M | SD | M | SD |
| Coping Self-Efficacy | 6.4 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 1.8 |
| Perceived Stress | 19.0 | 7.2 | 19.2 | 7.0 |
| Depression | 12.7 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 9.0 |
| Anxiety | 36.9 | 10.8 | 37.6 | 11.7 |
| Positive States of Mind | 12.7 | 3.3 | 12.4 | 3.7 |
| Social Provisions | ||||
| Guidance | 10.8 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 2.6 |
| Reassurance of Worth | 10.2 | 2.3 | 10.3 | 2.3 |
| Social Integration | 10.2 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 1.6 |
| Social Attachment | 10.8 | 2.0 | 10.9 | 1.9 |
| Social Nurturance | 9.5 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 2.4 |
| Reliable Alliance | 11.0 | 2.7 | 11.1 | 2.8 |