Table 1.
Characteristics of Participants Grouped According to their Medication Adherence
| |
Adherent (n = 168) |
Nonadherent (n = 58) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | χ2 | p | |
| Race | ||||||
| African American | 153 | 91 | 52 | 89 | ||
| White | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | ||
| Other | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.3 | 0.34 |
| Employment | ||||||
| Unemployed | 58 | 35 | 18 | 31 | ||
| Employed | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Disability | 94 | 56 | 38 | 66 | 3.2 | 0.51 |
| Undetectable viral load | 100 | 60 | 22 | 39 | 7.5 | 0.006 |
| STI in past 6 months | 21 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 0.6 | 0.82 |
| Current alcohol use | 83 | 49 | 38 | 66 | 4.5 | 0.03 |
| Current drug use |
45 |
27 |
29 |
50 |
10.5 |
0.001 |
| |
M |
SD |
M |
SD |
t |
p |
| Age | 44.5 | 6.8 | 42.8 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 0.10 |
| Education | 12.6 | 2.2 | 12.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.52 |
| CD4 cell count | 388.4 | 251.5 | 328.7 | 263.5 | 1.4 | 0.16 |
| CES-D-depression | 13.6 | 9.7 | 16.3 | 11.1 | 1.6 | 0.10 |
| Drug abuse (DAST) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.17 |
STI, sexually transmitted infection; SD, standard deviation; CES-D, Centers for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale.