Table II.
Patient Demographic and Selected Baseline Characteristics (N = 138)
| Characteristic | Overall n (%) |
|---|---|
| Demographic variables | |
| Female | 62 (45%) |
| Age | |
| 8 to <12 years | 57 (41%) |
| 12 to <19 years | 81 (59%) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White/others | 21 (15%) |
| African American | 79 (57%) |
| Hispanic | 38 (28%) |
| Primary caregiver | |
| Biological parent/relative | 92 (67%) |
| Other adult/shelter/home | 46 (33%) |
| Education level of primary caregiver | |
| Grade 1-11/other/unknown | 49 (35%) |
| High school graduate | 89 (65%) |
| Individual child factors | |
| Youth knows HIV status | |
| No | 40 (29%) |
| Yes | 98 (71%) |
| Family factors | |
| Caregiver fully responsible for meds (caregiver-reported) | |
| No | 64 (47%) |
| Yes | 72 (53%) |
| Missing | 2 (–) |
| Extrafamilial factors | |
| Number of recent calls to clinic | |
| None | 89 (78%) |
| At least one | 25 (22%) |
| Missing | 24 (–) |
| HIV disease markers | |
| Detectable viral load (HIV-1 RNA > 400 cp/mL) | |
| No | 77 (62%) |
| Yes | 48 (38%) |
| Missing | 13 (–) |
| CD4 percent | |
| <15% | 10 (8%) |
| 15 to <25% | 31 (24%) |
| ≥25% | 86 (68%) |
| Missing | 11 (–) |
| CDC class C | |
| No | 90 (65%) |
| Yes | 48 (35%) |