Table 1.
Characteristic | N (%) |
---|---|
Median age (interquartile range) | 41 (36–45) |
African-American Race | 565 (97%) |
Female gender | 147 (25%) |
≥ High school education | 224 (39%) |
Annual income <$5000† | 442 (79%) |
Employed† | 110 (19%) |
Recent homelessness† | 97 (17%) |
Recent incarceration† | 113 (20%) |
Alcohol use† | |
None | 221 (39%) |
< daily | 273 (48%) |
≥daily | 78 (14%) |
Injection drug use† | |
None | 230 (40%) |
< daily | 151 (27%) |
≥ daily | 188 (33%) |
Type of drug injected† | |
None | 232 (40%) |
Cocaine alone | 27 (5%) |
Heroin alone | 31 (5%) |
Cocaine and Heroin | 279 (49%) |
Any non-injection drug use† | 234 (41%) |
Any cocaine use | 345 (60%) |
Any crack use | 123 (21%) |
Methadone maintenance† | 73 (13%) |
Median CD4 at eligibility | 235 (140 – 297) |
Median log10HIV RNA at eligibility | 4.42 (3.81 – 4.82) |
Prior AIDS diagnosis | 49 (8%) |
Prior antiretroviral therapy | 359 (62%) |
Usual source of care† | 397 (69%) |
Recent outpatient visit† | 302 (53%) |
Health insurance† | 378 (66%) |
Calendar period of 1st eligibility | |
1996 – 1998 | 487 (84%) |
1999 – 2002 | 63 (11%) |
2003 – 2007 | 32 (5%) |
Characteristics are presented as n(%) except where otherwise specified
Reflect characteristics/behaviors in the prior six months