Table 1.
Sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics of study population based on category of clinic attendance (n = 184)
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients based on clinic attendance
|
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular attendees (n = 65) | Irregular attendees (n = 60) | Non- attendees (n = 59) | ||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
| Male gender | 48 (74) | 45 (75) | 45 (76) | 0.95 |
| Age, mean ± SD (range) | 43 ± 7 (27 - 62) | 41±7 (27 - 58) | 39 ± 6 (25 - 59) | < 0.001† |
| Age > 40 years | 42 (65) | 31 (52) | 22 (37) | 0.01 |
| Black race (n = 65/58/59) | 57 (88) | 57 (97) | 55 (95) | 0.14 ¥ |
| Homelessness | ||||
| Current | 6 (9) | 28 (47) | 19 (32) | < 0.001 |
| Last 6 months | 5 (8) | 10 (17) | 13 (22) | 0.07 ¥ |
| Single marital status | 63 (97) | 58 (97) | 57 (97) | 1.00¥ |
| Have children < 18 years of age | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 3 (5) | 0.82¥ |
| Imprisonment in last 6 months | 18 (28) | 39 (65) | 38 (64) | < 0.001 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 4 (6) | 4 (7) | 7 (12) | Referent |
| Unemployed | 26 (41) | 26 (44) | 24 (41) | 0.63¥ |
| Other | 34 (43) | 29 (49) | 28 (47) | 0.54¥ |
| Automobile use (n = 61/55/55) | 31 (51) | 8 (15) | 3 (6) | < 0.001¥ |
| Access to transportation(n = 61/55/55) | 27(49) | 30 (55) | 28 (51) | 0.56¥ |
| Utilization of healthcare services | ||||
| ART utilization | ||||
| ART | 56 (86) | 25 (42) | 12 (20) | < 0.001 |
| No ART | 9 (14) | 35 (58) | 47 (80) | Referent |
| HIV related hospitalization | 18 (28) | 5 (8) | 6 (10) | 0.006¥ |
| Received outpatient care | 22 (34) | 28 (47) | 20 (34) | 0.25 |
| Behavioral characteristics | ||||
| Disclosure of HIV status | 5 (8) | 7 (12) | 11 (19) | 0.17 ¥ |
| Knows others with HIV | 65 (100) | 58 (97) | 52 (88) | 0.003¥ |
| Belief in ART efficacy | 51 (78) | 50 (83) | 37 (63) | 0.09¥ |
| HIV related change in sexual behavior | 55 (85) | 46 (77) | 46 (78) | 0.49 |
| Sexual preference (n = 64/60/58) | ||||
| MSM | 26 (40) | 22 (37) | 18 (31) | 0.42 |
| Lesbian | 1 (2) | 2 (3) | 0 | 0.24¥ |
| Heterosexual | 33 (52) | 1 (2) | 38 (66) | Referent |
| Other | 4 (6) | 35 (58) | 2 (3) | 0.34¥ |
| Exchange sex for money | 4 (6) | 7 (12) | 4 (7) | 0.50¥ |
| Exchange sex for drugs | 1 (1) | 10 (17) | 3 (5) | 0.004¥ |
| Presence of STD’s (n = 65/59/59) | 4 (6) | 6 (10) | 5 (8) | 0.75¥ |
| Lab values | ||||
| CD4 count, mean ± SD (range) (n = 44/47/46) | 274 ± 191 (6-652) | 231±231 (7-860) | 305±272 (6-980) | 0.66† |
| CD4 %, mean ± SD (range) (n = 47/48/35) | 17 ± 12 (0.4-58) | 13±11 (0.01-39) | 18±13 (0.03-42) | 0.66† |
| Viral load, mean ± SD (range) (n = 46/43/32) | 63,751 ± 160,261 (50 - 750,000) | 266,070±1175518 (0-7,750,00) | 63,2442±106,339 (50-445,150) | 0.87† |
†
F-test, analyzing difference among means.
¥
Fisher’s Exact Test two-sided p-value.