Table 2.
Demographic and Health Characteristics of Persons with HIV Who Request Health-Related Information Assistance and Those Who Do Not Request Assistance
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Does not request assistance |
Requests assistance |
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N=245 |
N=229 |
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| Characteristic | M | SD | M | SD | OR | 95%CI |
| Age | 46.09 | 7.51 | 45.97 | 8.35 | 0.97 | 0.95–1.00 |
| Education | 12.37 | 1.78 | 11.21 | 1.85 | 0.77** | 0.69–0.87 |
| CD4 count | 423.03 | 286.46 | 408.98 | 282.09 | 1.00 | 0.99–1.00 |
| HIV symptoms | 6.51 | 2.80 | 6.73 | 2.71 | 1.06 | 0.97–1.11 |
| Adherence—% pills taken | 86.61 | 16.92 | 82.09 | 19.91 | 0.22** | 0.07–0.68 |
| TOFHLA Score | 80.78 | 12.15 | 64.20 | 25.96 | 0.01** | 0.01–0.03 |
| Numeracy Scale | 4.95 | 1.63 | 4.11 | 2.06 | 0.78** | 0.70–0.86 |
| AUDIT score | 5.82 | 3.66 | 5.89 | 3.75 | 1.00 | 0.95–1.05 |
| CES-Depression | 15.28 | 10.51 | 17.37 | 9.78 | 1.01 | 0.99–1.03 |
| N | % | N | % | |||
| Men | 178 | 73 | 150 | 66 | ||
| Women | 67 | 27 | 79 | 34 | 1.50 | 0.92–2.29 |
| African-American | 231 | 94 | 211 | 93 | ||
| White | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Other ethnicity | 1.20 | 0.61–1.65 | ||||
| Income<$10,000 | 177 | 73 | 172 | 75 | 0.93 | 0.69–1.25 |
| Unemployed | 82 | 34 | 74 | 32 | 0.94 | 0.64–1.3 |
| Receives disability benefits | 148 | 60 | 136 | 59 | 0.85 | 0.57–1.29 |
| Wears corrective lenses | 156 | 64 | 152 | 66 | 1.10 | 0.72–1.66 |
| TOFHLA score<85% | 107 | 44 | 166 | 73 | 0.29** | 0.20–0.43 |
| CD4<200 | 53 | 23 | 55 | 26 | 0.69 | 0.43–1.22 |
| Undetectable VL | 100 | 42 | 68 | 32 | 0.63* | 0.41–0.96 |
| Adherence<85% | 95 | 41 | 109 | 54 | 0.64* | 0.42–0.97 |
| Doctor visit in past month | 136 | 55 | 118 | 52 | 1.19 | 0.80–1.77 |
| Missed doctor appointment in past month | 24 | 10 | 33 | 15 | 0.54* | 0.29–0.99 |
Analyses of nonliteracy measures adjusted for health literacy scores; *p<0.05, **p<0.01.