Table 1.
Baseline descriptive characteristics of sample by treatment group
| New leaf control N (%) | SafeTalk intervention N (%) | Total sample N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 242 (49.39) | 248 (50.61) | 490 (100) |
| Demographics | |||
| Age N (Mean, Std) | 241 (42.7, 8.4) | 246 (42.6, 9.7) | 487 (42.6, 9.0) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Black/African-American | 165 (68.46) | 182 (73.68) | 347 (71.11) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 54 (22.41) | 46 (18.62) | 100 (20.49) |
| Other | 22 (9.13) | 19 (7.69) | 41 (8.40) |
| Sex preference subgroup | |||
| MSM | 97 (40.59) | 88 (36.07) | 185 (38.30) |
| MSW | 63 (26.36) | 67 (27.46) | 130 (26.92) |
| WSM | 75 (31.38) | 86 (35.25) | 161 (33.33) |
| WSW | 4 (1.67) | 3 (1.23) | 7 (1.45) |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 63 (26.14) | 57 (23.08) | 120 (24.59) |
| High school graduate or GED | 77 (31.95) | 85 (34.41) | 162 (33.20) |
| At least some college or technical school training | 101 (41.91) | 105 (42.51) | 206 (42.21) |
| Income | |||
| $10,000 or less | 128 (55.90) | 139 (59.15) | 267 (57.54) |
| $10,001 to $40,000 | 82 (35.81) | 78 (33.19) | 160 (34.48) |
| More than $40,000 | 19 (8.30) | 18 (7.66) | 37 (7.97) |
| Employment | |||
| Working part- or full-time | 82 (33.88) | 83 (33.47) | 165 (33.67) |
| Not working | 160 (66.12) | 165 (66.53) | 325 (66.33) |
| Had health insurance | 157 (68.26) | 170 (69.11) | 327 (68.70) |
| Relationship status | |||
| Single, not living with a partner | 119 (49.38) | 118 (47.97) | 237 (48.67) |
| Single, living with a partner | 58 (24.07) | 41 (16.67) | 99 (20.33) |
| Married | 26 (10.79) | 37 (15.04) | 63 (12.94) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 38 (15.77) | 50 (20.33) | 88 (18.07) |
| Sexual identity | |||
| Straight/heterosexual | 128 (53.33) | 145 (59.18) | 273 (57.47) |
| Gay/homosexual | 83 (34.58) | 70 (28.57) | 153 (32.21) |
| Bisexual | 19 (7.92) | 19 (7.76) | 38 (8.00) |
| Other/not sure | 10 (4.16) | 11 (4.49) | 21 (4.42) |
| Clinical characteristics | |||
| Had undetectable viral load in last 6 months | 128 (52.89) | 121 (48.99) | 249 (50.92) |
| Duration of diagnosis | |||
| Less than one year | 16 (6.69) | 21 (8.57) | 37 (7.64) |
| 1–9 years | 112 (46.86) | 120 (48.98) | 232 (47.93) |
| 10 years or more | 111 (46.45) | 104 (42.45) | 215 (44.42) |
| Currently on HAART | 192 (79.34) | 197 (79.44) | 389 (79.39) |
| CD4 count <200 | 45 (20.64) | 35 (15.63) | 80 (18.1) |
| Psychosocial characteristics | |||
| Sexual abuse | 105 (43.57) | 103 (41.53) | 208 (42.54) |
| Incarceration | 130 (53.72) | 145 (58.47) | 275 (56.12) |
| Emotional well-being N (Mean, Std) | 241 (2.6, 0.9) | 245 (2.5, 0.8) | 486 (2.6, 0.9) |
| Behavioral characteristics | |||
| Binge drinking in past 3 months | 100 (40.98) | 92 (39.15) | 192 (40.08) |
| Crack/cocaine use in past 3 months | 50 (21.01) | 39 (17.03) | 89 (19.06) |
| Number of sex partners N (Mean, Std) | 236 (1.4, 2.0) | 243 (1.3, 1.4) | 479 (1.4, 1.8) |
| Had main sex partner | 131 (55.74) | 139 (57.44) | 270 (56.60) |