Table 3.
Baseline survey participant characteristics (n=1,235)
| Characteristic | All (n=1235) Mean (SD) |
Know HIV+ person (n=393) | Do not know HIV+ person (n=842) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female (%) | 63.8% | 67.6% | 62.0% | 0.0941 |
| Mean age | 40.2 (15.1) | 41.8 | 39.5 | 0.2987 |
| Race-ethnicity (nativity, language proficiency) (%) | ||||
| African American | 34.4% | 53.7% | 25.4% | <.0001 |
| Latino (U.S.-born, high English proficiency) | 16.8% | 14.7% | 17.7% | 0.6579 |
| Latino (foreign born, high English proficiency) | 16.0% | 12.5% | 17.6% | 0.9829 |
| Latino (foreign born, low English proficiency) | 32.9% | 19.1% | 39.3% | 0.0004 |
| Highest education (%) | ||||
| 6th grade or less | 16.5% | 10.1% | 19.4% | 0.1128 |
| 7–11th grade | 15.6% | 8.5% | 18.8% | 0.0100 |
| High School or GED | 28.3% | 23.6% | 30.4% | 0.1858 |
| Some college (no degree) | 20.4% | 25.8% | 17.9% | 0.1074 |
| Associate’s degree | 5.2% | 7.9% | 3.9% | 0.1166 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 7.3% | 10.9% | 5.6% | 0.2278 |
| Some graduate school or degree | 6.9% | 13.1% | 4.0% | 0.0002 |
| Knows someone HIV positive (%) | 31.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Total HIV information received at church (0–8) | 1.9 (2.2) | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.0025 |
| Number of people spoken with about HIV at church (%) | ||||
| None | 75.9% | 66.2% | 79.0% | <.0001 |
| 1–2 people | 15.8% | 23.2% | 12.4% | <.0001 |
| 3–5 people | 5.4% | 6.1% | 5.1% | 0.1978 |
| 6–9 people | 1.9% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.5412 |
| 10–19 people | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.6746 |
| 20 or more people | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.3901 |
| Number of people spoken with about HIV outside church (%) | ||||
| None | 51.2% | 39.1% | 56.7% | <.0001 |
| 1–2 people | 25.4% | 29.2% | 23.7% | 0.1312 |
| 3–5 people | 13.6% | 15.6% | 12.7% | 0.1147 |
| 6–9 people | 4.5% | 7.1% | 3.3% | 0.0064 |
| 10–19 people | 2.4% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 0.0021 |
| 20 or more people | 2.9% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 0.0514 |
| Spoke with clergy about HIV (yes/no) | 11.2% | 13.2% | 10.2% | 0.0136 |
| Mean drug stigma (1–5) | 3.2 (1.3) | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.0298 |
| Mean homosexuality stigma (1–5) | 3.0 (1.1) | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.2307 |
| Mean HIV stigma – discomfort (1–5) | 2.8 (1.6) | 2.4 | 2.9 | <.0001 |
| Mean HIV stigma – shame (1–5) | 3.5 (1.1) | 3.3 | 3.6 | 0.0037 |
| Mean HIV stigma – rejection (1–5) | 3.2 (1.1) | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.0635 |
| Mean HIV stigma – blame (1–5) | 2.4 (1.2) | 2.2 | 2.5 | 0.0026 |
Statistically significant differences (p<.05, adjusted for church-level clustering) between people who knew someone with HIV vs. those who did not are bolded.