Table 1.
Selected descriptive characteristics among 306 participants (199 men and 107 women), Belo Horizonte (MG), 2001-2002.
| Characteristics | Total | Men | Women | |||
| na | (%) | na | (%) | na | (%) | |
| SOCIODEMOGRAPHICS | ||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| >33 | 148 | (48.4) | 99 | (49.8) | 49 | (45.8) |
| ≤33 | 158 | (51.6) | 100 | (50.2) | 58 | (54.2) |
| Race | ||||||
| Non-white | 218 | (74.4) | 137 | (72.5) | 81 | (77.9) |
| White | 75 | (25.6) | 52 | (27.5) | 23 | (22.1) |
| Schooling (years) | ||||||
| ≤4 | 83 | (27.2) | 39 | (19.7) | 44 | (41.1) |
| 4-8 | 85 | (27.9) | 61 | (30.8) | 24 | (22.4) |
| ≥8 | 137 | (44.9) | 98 | (49.5) | 39 | (36.5) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single/Divorced/Widowed | 198 | (64.7) | 135 | (67.8) | 63 | (58.9) |
| Married/Stable union | 108 | (35.3) | 64 | (32.2) | 44 | (41.1) |
| Individual income in last month | ||||||
| Yes | 179 | (58.9) | 123 | (62.1) | 56 | (52.8) |
| No | 125 | (41.1) | 75 | (37.9) | 50 | (47.2) |
| Job schedule | ||||||
| Unfixed | 59 | (19.3) | 46 | (23.1) | 13 | (12.1) |
| Fixed | 137 | (44.8) | 100 | (50.3) | 37 | (34.6) |
| Unemployed | 110 | (36.0) | 53 | (26.6) | 57 | (53.3) |
| BEHAVIOR | ||||||
| Disclosure of HIV status | ||||||
| Yes | 255 | (86.4) | 167 | (85.6) | 88 | (88.0) |
| No | 40 | (13.6) | 28 | (14.4) | 12 | (12.0) |
| Alcohol use in month prior to baseline interview | ||||||
| Yes | 111 | (37.6) | 78 | (40.0) | 33 | (33.0) |
| No | 184 | (62.4) | 117 | (60.0) | 67 | (67.0) |
| Current tobacco use | ||||||
| Yes | 101 | (34.2) | 75 | (38.5) | 26 | (26.0) |
| No | 194 | (65.8) | 120 | (61.5) | 74 | (74.0) |
| Lifetime injection drug use | ||||||
| Yes | 17 | (5.8) | 15 | (7.7) | 2 | (2.0) |
| No | 278 | (94.2) | 180 | (92.3) | 98 | (98.0) |
| Lifetime illicit drug use | ||||||
| Yes | 83 | (28.1) | 74 | (38.0) | 9 | (9.0) |
| No | 212 | (71.9) | 121 | (62.0) | 91 | (91.0) |
| HEALTH SERVICES | ||||||
| Recruitment site | ||||||
| CTR/DIP | 248 | (81.1) | 158 | (79.4) | 90 | (84.1) |
| HEM | 58 | (18.9) | 41 | (20.6) | 17 | (15.9) |
| Difficulty in searching for HIV service | ||||||
| Yes | 27 | (9.2) | 20 | (10.3) | 7 | (7.1) |
| No | 266 | (90.8) | 174 | (89.7) | 92 | (92.9) |
| Number of attended HIV health service | ||||||
| Only one | 227 | (77.0) | 151 | (77.4) | 76 | (76.0) |
| More than one | 68 | (23.0) | 44 | (22.6) | 24 | (24.0) |
| Psychological support | ||||||
| Yes | 16 | (5.4) | 10 | (5.1) | 6 | (6.1) |
| No | 278 | (94.6) | 85 | (94.9) | 93 | (93.9) |
| Understanding of medical counseling | ||||||
| Sufficient | 212 | (69.7) | 143 | (72.2) | 69 | (65.1) |
| Insufficient | 76 | (25.0) | 44 | (22.2) | 32 | (30.2) |
| Did not receive | 16 | (5.3) | 11 | (5.6) | 5 | (4.7) |
| Understanding of pharmaceutical counseling | ||||||
| Sufficient | 247 | (80.7) | 160 | (80.4) | 87 | (81.3) |
| Insufficient | 33 | (10.8) | 23 | (11.6) | 10 | (9.4) |
| Did not receive | 26 | (8.5) | 16 | (8.0) | 10 | (9.4) |
| Understanding of ART prescription | ||||||
| Sufficient | 152 | (49.7) | 99 | (49.8) | 53 | (49.5) |
| Insufficient | 154 | (50.3) | 100 | (50.2) | 54 | (50.5) |
| CLINICAL | ||||||
| Number of prescribed pills/day | ||||||
| <7 | 134 | (43.8) | 85 | (42.7) | 49 | (45.8) |
| 7-12 | 122 | (39.9) | 85 | (42.7) | 37 | (34.6) |
| >12 | 50 | (16.3) | 29 | (14.6) | 21 | (19.6) |
| Self-reported difficulty of antiretroviral treatment | ||||||
| Low | 141 | (47.8) | 94 | (48.2) | 47 | (47.0) |
| High | 154 | (52.2) | 101 | (51.8) | 53 | (53.0) |
| Clinical classification | ||||||
| Symptomatic (B-C) | 168 | (56.8) | 110 | (57.3) | 58 | (55.8) |
| Asymptomatic (A) | 128 | (43.2) | 82 | (42.7) | 46 | (44.2) |
| Baseline TCD4+ lymphocyte count | ||||||
| <200/mm3 | 160 | (58.8) | 103 | (59.5) | 57 | (57.6) |
| ≥200/mm3 | 112 | (41.2) | 70 | (40.5) | 42 | (42.4) |
| Number of adverse reactions reported | ||||||
| <3 | 84 | (27.5) | 58 | (29.3) | 26 | (24.3) |
| ≥3 | 221 | (72.5) | 140 | (70.7) | 81 | (75.7) |
| Time between HIV test and first ART prescription | ||||||
| <113 days | 152 | (49.7) | 111 | (55.8) | 41 | (38.3) |
| ≥113 days | 154 | (50.3) | 88 | (44.2) | 66 | (61.7) |
| Time between first medical visit and first ART prescription | ||||||
| <43 days | 144 | (47.1) | 103 | (51.8) | 41 | (38.3) |
| ≥43 days | 162 | (52.9) | 96 | (48.2) | 66 | (61.7) |
| Self-perceived quality of life | ||||||
| Good | 170 | (58.2) | 121 | (62.7) | 49 | (49.5) |
| Poor | 122 | (41.8) | 72 | (37.3) | 50 | (50.5) |
| Baseline anxiety symptoms | ||||||
| None-mild | 189 | (64.5) | 136 | (70.5) | 53 | (53.0) |
| Moderate-severe | 104 | (35.5) | 57 | (29.5) | 47 | (47.0) |
| Baseline depression symptoms | ||||||
| None-mild | 229 | (78.2) | 163 | (84.5) | 66 | (66.0) |
| Moderate-severe | 64 | (21.8) | 30 | (15.5) | 34 | (34.0) |
a Total for each variable differs as a result of missing values.