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. 2013 Sep 19;5:587–591. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S47162

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV-positive and -negative African American women (n = 115)

HIV-negative (n) HIV-positive (n) Total (n) χ2 P
Age, years
 Mean 34.9 35.54
 SD 7.464 7.389
Education
 High school 17 31 48 11.69 0.003**
 College 25 10 35
 Postgraduate 18 11 29
Sexual orientation
 Heterosexual 37 53 90 6.88 0.032*
 Homosexual 4 4 8
 Bisexual 11 3 14
Household income
 Less than $600 per month 21 13 34 19.643 0.001***
 $600 to $1,000 per month 12 7 19
 $1,000 and over 9 39 48
Source of income
 SSI/SSDI 15 10 25 3.063 0.216
 Wages 17 12 29
 Unemployment 19 17 36
 Other 20 21 41
Children, n
 0 17 19 36 3.678 0.159
 1 27 28 55
 2–3 12 13 25
 4 or more 3 0 3
Length of time residing in Washington DC
 Mean 2.2 6.31**
 SD 1.2 2.6
HIV knowledge
 Mean 40.48 41.42
 SD 6.42 5.16

Notes:

*

P < 0.05;

**

P < 0.01;

***

P < 0.001.

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; SSI, Supplemental Security Income; SSDI, Social Security Disability Insurance.