TABLE 3.
Demographic profiles of HIV-positive mothers, New York 1994–1996 (n = 248) and Los Angeles 2005–2006 (n = 339).
| NY | LA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity | * | ||
| African American | 35% | 27% | |
| Latina | 43% | 67.5% | |
| White | 12% | 3.5% | |
| Other | 1% | 2% | |
| Mean Age | 37.4 | 40.2 | * |
| Education | * | ||
| 8th grade or less | 12% | 36% | |
| Some high school | 35% | 28% | |
| High school grad | 28% | 14% | |
| Some college | 17% | 17% | |
| College grad | 8% | 5% | |
| Employed | 5% | 28% | * |
| Financial Status | * | ||
| Struggling to survive | 22% | 23% | |
| Barely paying bills | 33% | 40% | |
| Have necessities | 24% | 30% | |
| Comfortable | 22% | 7% | |
| Born in the United States | 75% | 36% | * |
| CD4+ Count | 188.7 | 519.6 | * |
| Current HIV transmission risk | |||
| Mean number of sex partners | 1.1 | 0.6 | * |
| Mean number of sex acts | 13.8 | 4.7 | * |
| Alcohol use | 64% | 24% | * |
| Injection drug use | 4% | 1% | * |
*
P < 0.01