Table 1.
Sociodemographic and HIV Illness Characteristics of Sample
| Characteristic | Total (n=99) | Control (n=48) | Intervention (n=51) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, in years | 45.9±9.7 | 45.5±9.4 | 46.3±10.1 | ns |
| Racial group | ns | |||
| Black or African American | 82 (82.8%) | 40 (83.3%) | 42 (82.4%) | |
| White or Caucasian | 11 (11.1%) | 5 (10.4%) | 6 (11.8%) | |
| Other | 6 (6.1%) | 3 (6.3%) | 3 (5.9%) | |
| Hispanic/Latino ethnicity | 6 (6.1%) | 3 (6.3%) | 3 (5.9%) | ns |
| Marital status-1 | ns | |||
| Married–monogamous relationship | 22 (22.7%) | 16 (34.0%) | 6 (12.0%) | |
| Not currently married–widowed | 16 (16.5%) | 7 (14.9%) | 9 (18.0%) | |
| Not currently married–divorced | 19 (19.6%) | 2 (4.3%) | 17 (34.0%) | |
| Cohabitating with long-term partner | 4 (4.1%) | 3 (6.4%) | 1 (2.0%) | |
| Single/never married | 36 (37.1%) | 19 (40.4%) | 17 (34.0%) | |
| Marital status-2 | 0.0054 | |||
| Married or cohabitating with long-term partner | 26 (26.8) | 19 (40.4%) | 7 (14.0%) | |
| Years of education | 12.5±2.2 | 12.7±2.1 | 12.4±2.3 | ns |
| Currently employed | 18 (18.4%) | 11 (23.4%) | 7 (13.7%) | ns |
| Number residing in household (including self) | 2.6±1.8 | 2.7±1.6 | 2.5±2.1 | ns |
| 1 resident | 35 (36.1%) | 11 (23.9%) | 24 (47.1%) | |
| 2 residents | 23 (23.7%) | 15 (32.6%) | 8 (15.7%) | |
| 3 residents | 16 (16.5%) | 9 (19.6%) | 7 (13.7%) | |
| 4 residents | 10 (10.3%) | 5 (10.9%) | 5 (9.8%) | |
| 5 residents | 5 (5.2%) | 2 (4.4%) | 3 (5.9%) | |
| >5 residents | 8 (8.2%) | 4 (8.7%) | 4 (7.8%) | |
| Primary caregiver for someone in your household | 32 (33.7%) | 18 (38.3%) | 14 (29.2%) | ns |
| Total monthly income, in dollars (mean±SD) | 1111±1445 | 1308±1905 | 919±737 | ns |
| Total monthly income, in dollars (min, median, max) | 0, 700, 12500 | 0, 699, 12500 | 0, 700, 4000 | ns |
| How contracted HIV | ns | |||
| Sex with a man | 76 (76.8%) | 39 (81.3%) | 37 (72.6%) | |
| Injection drug use | 8 (8.1%) | 2 (4.2%) | 6 (11.8%) | |
| Blood transfusion | 4 (4.0%) | 2 (4.2%) | 2 (3.9%) | |
| Occupation exposure | 1 (1.0%) | 1 (2.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Other | 10 (10.1%) | 4 (8.3%) | 6 (11.8%) | |
| Ever injected street drugs | 22 (22.2%) | 7 (14.6%) | 15 (29.4%) | ns |
| Sexual orientation | ns | |||
| Heterosexual | 84 (86.6%) | 41 (87.2%) | 43 (86.0%) | |
| Lesbian | 4 (4.1%) | 2 (4.3%) | 2 (4.0%) | |
| Bisexual | 7 (7.2%) | 3 (6.4%) | 4 (8.0%) | |
| Other | 2 (2.1%) | 1 (2.1%) | 1 (2.0%) | |
| Years since contracted HIV | 13.7±7.1 | 14.1±7.0 | 13.4±7.3 | ns |
| Most recent CD4 count (mean±SD) | 629±348 | 656±337 | 602±362 | ns |
| Most recent CD4 count (min, median, max) | 25, 567, 1693 | 50, 635, 1500 | 25, 550, 1693 | ns |
Data presented as mean±standard deviation (SD) for continuous measures and number of n (%) for categorical data;
Wilcoxon two sample tests for continuous measures and Fisher's exact tests for binary measures; ns=p>0.05.