TABLE 1.
Distribution of sociocontextual mechanisms across clusters of social capital and selected indicators along the HIV care continuum in Philadelphia, PA Census Tracts (N=378), 2007–2011
| Type of clustering | NS | HH | LL | LH | HL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social capital and late HIV diagnosis | ||||||
| Number of Census tracts | ||||||
| Variable (Inter quartile range) | 228 | 33 | 67 | 23 | 27 | |
| Social capital (0.78, 0.99) | 0.93 | 1.00 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.98 | |
| Late HIV diagnosis (22.48, 28.60) | 26.36 | 35.19 | 20.00 | 32.54 | 20.98 | |
| Male to female ratio (0.77, 1.00) | 0.89 | 1.00 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 0.90 | |
| Percent black (9.64, 85.17) | 48.79 | 20.22 | 46.87 | 32.94 | 36.93 | |
| Percent 16 older unemployed (8.35, 19.24) | 13.67 | 09.63 | 19.27 | 11.33 | 12.57 | |
| Percent of families in poverty (7.3, 30.41) | 18.76 | 07.78 | 31.04 | 19.90 | 14.57 | |
| Percent 25 years older with college education or higher (9.13, 31.2) | 28.15 | 29.95 | 10.48 | 20.47 | 24.87 | |
| Median household income ($25,084, $50,732) | $40,868 | $58,099 | $27,511 | $34,782 | $45,085 | |
| Income inequality (Gini coefficient) (0.41, 0.49) | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.47 | |
| Density of HIV testing/treatment centers, per square mile (0, 1.53) | 1.50 | 0.14 | 1.15 | 0.33 | 0.69 | |
| Density of alcohol outlets, per square mile (2.10, 7.09) | 5.78 | 2.41 | 5.62 | 4.67 | 4.44 | |
| Social capital and linkage to HIV care | ||||||
| Number of Census tracts | ||||||
| Variable (Inter quartile range) | 214 | 35 | 48 | 50 | 31 | |
| Social capital (0.78, 0.99) | 0.91 | 1.05 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 1.04 | |
| Linkage to HIV care (63.65 69.44) | 66.14 | 73.47 | 61.45 | 71.57 | 61.08 | |
| Male to female ratio (0.77, 1.00) | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.99 | 0.88 | 0.91 | |
| Percent black (9.64, 85.17) | 43.61 | 22.71 | 63.23 | 41.28 | 48.07 | |
| Percent 16 older unemployed (8.35, 19.24) | 13.76 | 9.66 | 20.94 | 13.93 | 11.25 | |
| Percent of families in poverty (7.3, 30.41) | 18.67 | 8.19 | 34.85 | 23.52 | 12.27 | |
| Percent 25 years older with college education or higher (9.13, 31.2) | 25.89 | 36.39 | 10.28 | 16.37 | 36.26 | |
| Median household income ($25,084, $50,732) | $48,048 | $60,398 | $25,774 | $34,034 | $43,905 | |
| Income inequality (Gini coefficient) (0.41, 0.49) | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.46 | |
| Density of HIV testing/treatment centers, per square mile (0, 1.53) | 1.00 | 0.74 | 1.26 | 0.76 | 2.89 | |
| Density of alcohol outlets, per square mile (2.10, 7.09) | 5.04 | 4.80 | 5.54 | 5.63 | 6.63 | |
Social capital: predicted count of participation in social, political, religious or other organizations in neighborhood. Social Capital is X and HIV is Y, for the clustering patterns.
NS= Not significant, HH=High-High, LL=Low-Low, LH=Low-High, HL=High-Low.