Table 1.
Participant Background Characteristics
| Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics (N=24) | |
|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 14 (58) |
| Female | 8 (33) |
| Transgender | 2 (8) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White | 10 (42) |
| Black | 6 (25) |
| Hispanic | 7 (29) |
| Other | 1 (4) |
| Sexual orientation, n (%) | |
| Heterosexual | 20 (83) |
| Homosexual | 2 (8) |
| Bisexual | 2 (8) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 44.1 (9.4) |
| Highest level of education | |
| Some high school or less | 13 (54) |
| High School Diploma or GED | 9 (38) |
| Some College | 2 (8) |
| Current employment status | |
| Employed (full time or part-time) | 0 (0) |
| Unemployed | 15 (63) |
| Retired | 9 (38) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 12 (50) |
| Married | 0 (0) |
| Divorced | 5 (21) |
| Separated | 1 (4) |
| Widowed | 6 (25) |
| Living arrangements | |
| With significant other | 5 (21) |
| With family (not own children) | 3 (13) |
| With friends | 5 (21) |
| Alone | 8 (33) |
| Residential facility | 3 (13) |
| Homeless, n (%) | 10 (42) |
| Viral Load, n (%) | |
| 75–400 | 1 (4) |
| 401–10,000 | 6 (25) |
| 10,001–100,000 | 12 (50) |
| >100,000 | 5 (21) |
| Years since diagnosis, n (%) | |
| <1 year | 1 (4) |
| 1–9 years | 8 (33) |
| 10–19 years | 13 (54) |
| 20+ years | 2 (8) |
| Years in methadone maintenance, n (%) | |
| <1 year | 11 (46) |
| 1–9 years | 10 (42) |
| 10–19 years | 3 (13) |
| Substance use in past 14 days, mean (SD) | |
| Alcohol | 3.3 (5.2) |
| Marijuana | 4.3 (5.3) |
| Heroin | .6 (1.1) |
| Cocaine | 5.5 (5.8) |
| Opioids | 5.4 (5.9) |
| Benzodiazepines | 2.1 (4.3) |
| Methamphetamine | .3 (.6) |
| Proportion of high (>1/3) substance use days, n (%) | |
| Alcohol | 5 (21) |
| Marijuana | 4 (17) |
| Heroin | 0 |
| Cocaine | 7 (29) |
| Opioids | 7 (29) |
| Benzodiazepines | 2 (8) |
| Methamphetamine | 0 |