Table 3. Baseline characteristics of participants at Thomas Street Health Center and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas (N = 489).
| Characteristics | |
| Age, years – mean (±SD) | 48 (±11) |
| Gender – (%) | |
| Male | 71 |
| Female | 29 |
| Race ethnicity – (%) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 61 |
| Non-Hispanic white | 15 |
| Hispanic | 21 |
| Other | 3 |
| Language preference – (%) | |
| English | 90 |
| Spanish | 10 |
| Survey mode – (%) | |
| Self-administered | 85 |
| Interviewer-administered | 15 |
| Education – (%) | |
| Some high school or less | 22 |
| High school graduate or equivalent | 35 |
| Some college of higher | 43 |
| Relationship status – (%) | |
| Married | 14 |
| In a relationship and not married | 14 |
| Single | 71 |
| Income – (%) | |
| ≤ $10K | 54 |
| > $10K and ≤ $30K | 36 |
| > $30K | 10 |
| Health status – (%) | |
| Poor/fair | 20 |
| Good/very good | 65 |
| Excellent | 15 |
| Substance use in past year | |
| Illegal or Rx drug abuse | 19 |
| EtOH screen, positive | 42 |
| Depression screen, positive | 43 |
| Self-efficacy a – mean (±SD) | 3.1 (±0.6) |
| HIV provider visits in past 12 months – mean (±SD) | 3.3 (±1.5) |
| Time enrolled in clinic, years – mean (±SD) | 7.6 (±4.6) |
| HIV risk factor – (%) | |
| IVDA | 16 |
| MSM, no IVDA | 33 |
| Heterosexual sex, no IVDA | 50 |
| Transfusion | <1 |
| CD4 cell count b – median (25th, 75th percentiles) | 449 (276, 665) |
| HIV RNA <48 copies b – (%) | 70 |
SD indicates standard deviation; IVDA intravenous drug abuse; MSM, men who have sex with men;
a
Scale 1–4, higher score indicates greater self-efficacy, Cronbach’s α = 0.79.
b
Value closest to date of survey completion, ±30 days; CD4 and HIV RNA values available for 84% of participants.