Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Target Women Assigned to Each Condition.

Characteristic	SET (n = 9)		HG (n = 16)
Age in years (M, SD)	38.88	5.19	40.24	7.7
Employed (n, %)	2	22%	3	19%
Hispanic (n, %)	1	11%	1	6%
African American (n, %)	7	78%	15	94%
Never married, not cohabitating (n, %)	4	44%	10	63%
Household income in U.S. dollars (M, SD)	13,556	7086	9,770	6163
CD4 Cell Count (M, SD)	625.13	283.89	555.07	360.97
Log HIV viral load (M, SD)	3.69	1.14	2.86	1.33
Years since HIV diagnosis (M, SD)	9.79	5.18	9.22	5.21
Years of substance abuse (M, SD)	21.13	7.26	18.12	9.08
Cocaine dependence (n, %)	7	78%	16	100%
Dependent on multiple substances (n, %)	5	56%	14	88%

Note. SET = Structural ecosystems therapy; HG = Health group.

^*p < .05.