Table 4.
HIV Care and Outcomes among Whites vs. African Americans Stratified by Level of Trust in Provider
| |
Receiving ARTa |
Adherenceb |
Viral suppressiona |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient race | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | n (%) | OR (95% CI) | n (%) | OR (95% CI) |
| Whites | 323 (92) | — | 287 (89) | — | 164 (47) | — |
| African Americans, complete trust in provider | 1,193 (86) | 0.59 (0.37–0.94) | 1,023 (86) | 0.59 (0.36–0.95) | 561 (40) | 0.77 (0.58–1.0) |
| African Americans, incomplete trust in provider | 619 (83) | 0.59c (0.36–0.96) | 487 (79) | 0.40d (0.25–0.66) | 287 (38) | 0.71c (0.52–0.97) |
ART, antiretroviral therapy; OR, odds ratio for comparison with whites; CI, confidence interval.
Adjusted for age, sex, sexual preference, history of injection drug use, and overall quality of life.
a
Among patients receiving ART or with CD4 count ≤350 cells/mm3.
b
Among patients receiving ART.
c
p = NS for comparison to African Americans with complete trust in provider.
d
p = 0.009 (adjusted OR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.52–0.91) for comparison with African Americans with complete trust in provider.