Table 1.

Sample characteristics of people who were ART non-adherent and adherent over the six-week observation period.

Characteristics	< 85% Adherent		≥85% Adherent		X2
	N = 325		N = 617
	N	%	N	%
Male	236	73	441	72
Female	89	27	176	29	0.13
African American	307	95	554	90
Caucasian	11	3	45	7
Other ethnicities	7	2	13	3	9.26
Unemployed	88	27	167	27	0.01
Income < $10,000	217	67	390	63	1.36
Viral load Detectable	96	30	114	19	15.27**
CD4 < 200 cell/mL	71	23	84	14	11.15**
Unstable housing	142	44	244	40	5.56+
Food insecure	230	71	387	63	13.69**
Lacks reliable transportation	174	53	266	43	9.42**
Alcohol use	214	67	300	49	34.39**
Drug use	199	63	304	50	14.33**
	M	SD	M	SD	t
Age	43.4	9.7	47.4	9.5	6.02**
Years of education	12.6	1.9	12.6	1.8	0.49
Years since HIV diagnosis	13.0	7.6	13.8	8.2	1.45
HIV symptoms	4.1	3.5	3.5	3.4	2.57**
ART side effects	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	1.95*
CD4 cell count	440.4	288.7	532.8	370.8	3.83**
Depression (CESD)	14.2	8.9	12.7	8.6	2.43**
Stress experience	3.2	3.9	2.9	3.6	1.08
Medication concerns	14.3	4.6	13.3	4.5	3.33**
Medication necessity	20.7	4.0	21.5	3.7	2.78**

Note:

⁺p < .10,

^*p < .05,

^**p < .01