Table 2.
Characteristics of Respondents Eligible for Antiretroviral Therapy at HOPE Baseline Visit (n=350)
| Category | Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Individual-level factors | ||
| Demographic | Age (years): mean (SD) | 44.9 (SD 7.0) |
| Sex: male | 171 (49) | |
| Race: non-Hispanic black | 314 (90) | |
| Education: ≥ High school | 158 (45) | |
| Income, monthly | ||
| <$100 | 134 (39) | |
| $100–599 | 128 (37) | |
| ≥$600 | 83 (24) | |
| Employed | 12 (3) | |
| Sexual preference: heterosexual | 282 (81) | |
| Substance use | Crack use | |
| Daily | 127 (36) | |
| Weekly | 125 (36) | |
| Less than weekly | 97 (28) | |
| Alcohol use | ||
| Daily | 63 (18) | |
| Less than daily | 178 (51) | |
| None | 109 (31) | |
| Injection drug use, ever | 73 (21) | |
| Health status | HIV primary care, ≥2 visits in the past 6 months | 152 (43) |
| CD4 count <200 | 220 (64) | |
| At risk for depression | 247 (71) | |
| Interpersonal factors | Social support: high | 197 (56) |
| HIV knowledge: high | 212 (61) | |
| Patient-provider relationship | 164 (51) | |
| Structural factors | Current homelessness | 138 (40) |
| Drug or alcohol treatment: past 6 months | 58 (17) | |
| Incarceration: past 6 months | 96 (28) | |
| Insurance coverage: any | 177 (51) | |
| Trading sex for money | 47 (14) | |
| Site: Miami | 158 (45) | |