Table 3.
Bivariate clinical, stigma, and ART attitude associations with ART utilization (n = 102)
| Characteristic | (n = 102) N (%) | Utilizing ART in prison
|
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 51) N (%) | No (n = 51) N (%) | |||
| HIV care factors | ||||
| ≤1 year since HIV diagnosis | 35 (34.3) | 11 (21.6) | 24 (47.1) | 0.007 |
| Diagnosed in jail/prison | 79 (77.5) | 34 (66.7) | 17 (33.3) | 0.009 |
| Diagnosed during the current prison term | 70 (68.6) | 30 (58.8) | 40 (78.4) | 0.033 |
| Regular medical care before incarceration | 12 (11.8) | 9 (17.6) | 3 (5.9) | 0.073 |
| Taking ART before incarceration | 6 (5.9) | 6 (11.8) | 0 (0) | 0.018 |
| CD4 testing in prison | ||||
| Underwent CD4 testing while incarcerated | 84 (82.4) | 47 (92.2) | 33 (64.7) | 0.001 |
| <350 cells/mL | 49 (48.0) | 35 (68.6) | 14 (27.4) | <0.001 |
| <200 cells/mL | 26 (25.5) | 19 (37.3) | 7 (13.7) | 0.006 |
| HIV stigma and disclosure | ||||
| Mean HIV stigma score (SD) | 40.5 ± 19.8 | 45.1 ± 21.3 | 35.9 ± 17.2 | 0.019 |
| Disclosed HIV status to someone outside prison | 56 (54.9) | 34 (72.3) | 22 (46.8) | 0.012 |
| ART attitudes | ||||
| Mean ART attitudes score (SD) | 53.1 ± 11.0 | 58.7 ± 9.5 | 47.4 ± 9.4 | <0.001 |
p value significant at p < 0.05 or higher are given in bold
SD standard deviation