Table 1.
Demographic information and intervention attendance for MLH and adolescents, Los Angeles County 2005–2007
| MLH (n = 173) | n | % | Adolescents (n = 116) | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race/ethnic group | |||||
| Latina | 109 | 63.01 | Latina | 61 | 53.98 |
| African American | 49 | 28.49 | African American | 33 | 29.20 |
| Mixed ethnicity | 6 | 3.47 | Mixed ethnicity | 15 | 13.27 |
| White | 5 | 2.89 | White | 2 | 1.77 |
| Other | 3 | 1.73 | Other | 1 | 0.88 |
| Asian American | 1 | 0.58 | Asian American | 1 | 0.88 |
| Education | |||||
| 8th grade or less | 67 | 39.64 | In school | 95 | 84.07 |
| Some high school | 46 | 27.22 | High school grade or GED | 10 | 13.89 |
| High school grade or GED | 16 | 9.47 | Gender | ||
| Some college | 33 | 19.53 | Male | 41 | 35.34 |
| College graduate or higher | 7 | 4.14 | Female | 75 | 64.66 |
| Employment | |||||
| Currently employed | 50 | 32.05 | |||
| Currently unemployed | 47 | 30.13 | |||
| No, retired, or disabled | 59 | 37.82 | |||
| Recruitment location | |||||
| HIV/AIDS clinic | 66 | 38.15 | |||
| Community-based clinic | 26 | 15.03 | |||
| HIV/AIDS organization | 72 | 41.62 | |||
| Peer or other referal | 9 | 5.23 |
| Continuous measures | Mean | SD | Continuous measures | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 40.82 | 8.11 | Age | 14.85 | 2.32 |
| Annual income (in dollars) | 11786.29 | 8275.24 | |||
| Recent CD4+ Count | 510.92 | 646.81 | |||
| Years since diagnosis | 9.09 | 5.13 | |||
| Distance from home to MD | 9.86 | 14.32 | |||
| Distance from home to group | 9.35 | 10.45 | |||
| Annual number of MD visits | 8.05 | 7.45 |
| Attendance results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| At least one session | 133 | 76.88 | At least one session | 74 | 63.79 |
| 12 or more sessions | 108 | 62.43 | 12 or more sessions | 49 | 42.24 |
| Switched locations | 41 | 24.70 | Switched locations | 9 | 7.76 |
| Location first attended | |||||
| Campus | 8 | 6.02 | Campus | 4 | 5.4 |
| Community center | 84 | 63.16 | Community center | 29 | 39.19 |
| Children's hospital | 33 | 24.81 | Children's Hospital | 34 | 45.95 |
| HIV/AIDS clinic | 8 | 6.02 | HIV/AIDS clinic | 7 | 9.46 |
| ANOVA results on number of sessions attended as a function of location | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location first attended | Mean | SD | Location first attended | Mean | SD |
| Campus | 8.38 | 3.25 | Campus | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| Community center | 13.80 | 6.24 | Community center | 9.17 | 5.56 |
| Children's hospital | 17.03 | 6.33 | Children's hospital | 14.88 | 6.03 |
| HIV/AIDS clinic | 9.38 | 6.80 | HIV/AIDS clinic | 9.14 | 6.26 |
| F-stat | 6.40* | F-stat | 7.80* | ||
| R-square | 0.13 | R-square | 0.27 | ||
*
P<.01