Table 1.
Characteristics of the study sample, n=53
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
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Age, mean (SD) years | 49 (7) | |
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Sex, n (%) | ||
Female | 26 (49) | |
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Race, n (%) | ||
White | 7 (13) | |
Black | 21 (40) | |
Other | 25 (47) | |
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Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
Hispanic | 25 (47) | |
Non-Hispanic | 28 (53) | |
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Education, n (%) | ||
< Grade 9 | 24 (45) | |
>= Grade 9 or GED | 14 (27) | |
More than high school | 15 (28) | |
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WRAT-3 reading grade equivalent, mean (SD) (n=45) | 8.0 (3.9) | |
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Marital status, n (%) | ||
Married | 24 (45) | |
Widowed | 14 (27) | |
Single | 15 (28) | |
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Employment, n (%)* | ||
Employed | 2 (4) | |
Unemployed or unable to work | 50 (96) | |
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Duration of HIV infection, median years (IQR) | 13 (9-16) | |
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Years of antiretroviral treatment, n (%) (n=50) | ||
< 6 months | 13 (26) | |
6-12 months | 8 (16) | |
1-5 years | 10 (20) | |
> 5 years | 19 (38) | |
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Years of methadone maintenance, median (IQR) (N=43) | 10 (5-16) | |
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Antiretroviral dosing schedule, n (%) | ||
Once daily | 15 (28) | |
Twice daily | 38 (72) | |
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HIV Viral Load, copies/ml**, n (%) | ||
<75 | 30 (58) | |
≥ 75 | 22 (42) | |
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Urine toxicology result***, n (%) | ||
Opioids | 6 (11) | |
Crack or cocaine | 15 (28) | |
Benzodiazepine | 4 (8) |
n=52
n=52; median of 28 days between HIV viral load test and survey
n=53; median of 22 days between urine toxicology test and survey