Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants (N = 359)
| Socio-demographic Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age in years [Mean (SD)] | 34.0 (8.11) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 279 (77.7) |
| Transgender | 48 (13.3) |
| Sexual Orientation | |
| Homosexual | 284 (79.1) |
| Bisexual | 60 (16.7) |
| Heterosexual | 15 (4.2) |
| Education | |
| Primary | 8 (2.2) |
| Secondary | 103 (28.7) |
| College | 246 (68.5) |
| Completed college (N=246) | 131 (53.3) |
| Employment Status | |
| Stable job | 163 (45.4%) |
| Part-time job | 92 (25.6%) |
| Unemployed | 33 (9.2%) |
| Below poverty level (less than 257 Nuevos Soles per month) | 11 (3.5) |
| Whom do you live with? | |
| Single | 71 (19.8) |
| Male partner (gay) | 47 (13.1) |
| Relatives (parents, other) | 199 (55.4) |
| Depressiona | |
| No depression | 142 (39.6) |
| Moderate to severe depression | 215 (59.9) |
| Health Literacy Score [Mean (SD)] | |
| How often do you have problems learning about your medical condition because of difficulty understanding written information?b | 1.80 (0.80) |
| How often do you have someone (like a family member, friend, hospital/clinic worker, or caregiver) help you read hospital materials?b | 1.90 (0.93) |
| How confident are you filling out medical forms by yourself?c | 3.15 (1.08) |
| Alcohol Use Disorders | |
| Any AUD | 143 (39.8) |
| Alcohol dependence | 15 (4.2) |
| Risky Sex | |
| Anal sex with more than 5 partners in the past 6 months | 125 (34.8) |
| Sex with HIV-positive partners in the last 6 months | 81 (22.6) |
| Sex with a person with an STI in the past 6 months | 56 (15.6) |
| Sexual activity as sex worker in the last 6 months | 23 (6.4) |
| Did not use protection (i.e. use a condom) during the last sexual encounter | 281 (78.3) |
| ART Adherence | |
| On ART currently | 313 (87.2) |
| Optimal ART ≥ 90% | 267 (85.6) |
| Perfect ART = 100% | 170 (54.5) |
a
Measured using the CES-D 10 scale with a cut-off of >7 to indicate moderate to severe depression
b
Scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1=Never, 2=Rarely, 3=Sometimes, 4=Often, 5=Always)
c
Scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1 being ‘Not at all confident’ to 5 being ‘Extremely confident’)