Table 1.
Demographic and Medical Characteristics (n = 79)
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Mean age years (SD) | 42.03 | (7.88) |
| Gender (n, % female) | 28 | 35% |
| HIV risk factor (n, %) | ||
| Heterosexual contacts | 40 | 51% |
| Homo-/bisexual contacts | 34 | 43% |
| IDU-drug use | 4 | 5% |
| Unknown | 1 | 1% |
| Ethnicity (n, %) | ||
| African American | 32 | 41% |
| Latino | 23 | 29% |
| White | 19 | 24% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Religious upbringing (n, %) | ||
| Christian | 34 | 43% |
| Non-Christian | 39 | 47% |
| Nonreligious | 8 | 10% |
| Income level (n, % less than $10,000/year) | 42 | 53% |
| Education level (n, % high school or less) | 28 | 35% |
| Employment status (n, % employed) | 29 | 37% |
| Medical characteristics | ||
| CD4 nadir below 200 cells/mm3 (n, %) | 58 | 73% |
| Mean years since HIV-diagnosis (SD) | 11.14 | (4.15) |
| Mean viral load copies/ml (SD) | 37,858 | (83,125) |
| Mean CD4 cells/mm3 at interview (SD) | 347.00 | (227.65) |
| Antiretroviral treatment (n, % taking) | 58 | 73% |
| Treatment naïve (n, %) | 5 | 6% |
| Mean % of missed doses (over last 3 days) (SD) | 1.89 | (0.96) |
| Last time skipping doses (n, %) | ||
| Never | 27 | 34% |
| More than 3 months ago | 17 | 21% |
| 1–3 months ago | 13 | 17% |
| 2–4 weeks ago | 10 | 13% |
| 1–2 weeks ago | 5 | 6% |
| Within past week | 7 | 9% |
| Mean reasons for missing doses (scale 0–42) (SD) | 4.14 | (5.27) |
| Mean symptoms related to HIV or HIV treatment (scale 0–36) (SD) | 9.60 | (8.14) |
SD, Standard deviation.