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Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2008 Aug 15;14(2):300–307. doi: 10.1007/s10461-008-9443-8

Table III.

Comparison of non-depressed and depressed subgroups (N=101)

Not Depressed
(CES-D < 12) n=56
Depressed (CES-D≥ 12)
n=45
X2 Wilcoxon

n (%) Mean (SD) n (%) Mean (SD)

Demographics
Age 40.6 (8.31) 38.4 (7.732) 2079.0
Black 47 (83.9) 34 (75.6) 1.101
Male 44
(781.5)
29 (64.4) 3.679
Married 9 (16.7) 4 (8.9) 1.302
Employed pre-prison 27 (50.9) 18 (40.0) 1.174
GED or higher 37 (66.1) 21 (46.7) 3.843*
Length of prison
stay (months)
28.5 (47.69) 23.4 (36.91) 1920.0
Times in prison 3.3 (2.44) 3.7 (3.02) 2316.0
Health
CD4 above 200 42 (79.3) 32 (71.1) 0.871
Viral load
undetectable
19 (35.2) 21 (48.8) 1.841
On ART 34 (65.4) 33 (73.3) 0.714
Years HIV+ 7.8 (7.00) 8.5 (6.02) 2299.5
HIV+ test this
incarceration
18 (33.3) 7 (15.6) 4.110*
SA prior to prison 50 (89.2) 41 (91.1) 0.093
Coping Self-Efficacy 214.4(44.04) 179.7 (45.01) 1500.0***
Needs
Basic needs or care 14 (25.0) 23 (51.1) 7.328**
Pre-prison needs:
    Income 31 (56.4) 33 (75.0) 3.715
    Health benefits 31 (59.6) 27 (69.2) 0.892
    Housing 19 (35.2) 25 (55.6) 4.125*
Post-prison needs:
    Income 40 (75.5) 41 (91.1) 4.152*
    Health benefits 53 (96.4) 43 (95.6) 0.042
    Housing 29 (53.7) 38 (84.4) 10.603**
    Employment 30 (55.6) 33 (73.3) 3.352
    Transportation 28 (50.9) 41 (91.1) 18.701***
    Medication access 44 (80.0) 39 (86.7) 0.780
    Adherence help 4 (7.4) 17 (37.8) 13.547***
    Finding a MD 29 (52.7) 28 (62.2) 0.910
    Adjust to “outside” 18 (32.7) 16 (36.4) 0.143
*

p<0.05

**

p<0.01

***

p<0.001