TABLE 1.

Group differences of African American women by serostatus on background characteristics

Variable	HIV+ (n = 108)	HIV- (n = 47)
Age (M years)	38.1 (SD = 15.0)	32.5 (SD=25.0)
Education (M highest grade completed)	12.0 (SD = 2.0)	13.5 (SD=2.2)*
Employment
Unemployed	85% (n = 92)	36% (n = 17)
Part or Full time	15% (n = 16)	64% (n = 30)*
Income (M per month)
Income/capital	$386 (SD = 262.5)	$1218 (SD = 1583.9)*
Household income	$865 (SD = 724.7)	$3120 (SD = 3409.4)*
Marital Status
Single	92.6% (n = 100)	83% (n = 39)
Married/together	7.4% (n = 8)	17% (n = 8)
# of Partners (Previous 6 months)	Baseline (n = 108)	Baseline (n = 47)
None	33% (n = 36)	26% (n = 12)
One or more	67% (n = 72)	74% (n = 36)
# of Partners (Previous 6 months)	6 Month (n = 87)	6 Month (n = 47)
None	33% (n = 29)	23% (n = 11)
One or more	67% (n = 58)	77% (n = 36)
# of Partners (Previous 6 Months)	12 Month (n = 79)	12 Month (n = 47)
None	28% (n = 22)	21% (n = 10)
One or more	72% (n = 57)	79% (n = 37)

^*p < 0.001, a comparison between HIV- women to HIV+ women with t-tests.