Table 1.
Outcomes by demographic characteristics
| Characteristic | Variable (N) | Retention in carea
N (%) |
Viral suppressionb
N (%) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
| Gender | Female (24) | 19 (79%) | 5 (21%) | 23 (96%)* | 1 (4%) |
| Male (41) | 31 (76%) | 10 (24%) | 29 (71%) | 12 (29%) | |
| Age | <45 years (12) | 8 (64%) | 4 (33%) | 6 (50%)* | 6 (50%) |
| ≥45 years (53) | 43 (81%) | 10 (19%) | 43 (81%) | 10 (19%) | |
| Race | African American (27) | 20 (74%) | 7 (26%) | 21 (78%) | 6 (22%) |
| Caucasian (26) | 20 (77%) | 6 (23%) | 17 (65%) | 9 (35%) | |
| Other (12) | 11 (92%) | 1 (8%) | 11 (92%) | 1 (8%) | |
| Site of care | Methadone clinic (15) | 14 (93%) | 1 (7%) | 14 (93%) | 1 (7%) |
| HIV clinic (42) | 31 (74%) | 11 (26%) | 33 (79%) | 9 (21%) | |
| Community clinics (8) | 5 (62%) | 3 (38%) | 5 (62%) | 3 (38%) | |
aRetention in care = meets criteria of having a primary care visit in 1st and 2nd halves of the study year
bViral suppression = meets criteria of HIV viral load <40 copies/ml at most recent laboratory draw
* Significant relationships for (a) viral suppression and gender (Fisher’s exact test (2-sided), p = .022), and (b) viral suppression and age (Fisher’s exact test (2-sided), p = .034)