Table 3.
Sample characteristics of Epic Allies study population by intervention arm. Q1: 25th percentile. Q3: 75th percentile.
| Characteristic | Intervention (N=74) | Control (N=72) | Total (N=146) | |
| Classification strata, n (%) |
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New to care | 36 (49) | 38 (53) | 74 (50.7) |
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Antiretroviral therapy nonadherent | 38 (51) | 34 (47) | 72 (49.3) |
| Study site, n (%) |
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University of South Florida | 19 (26) | 11 (15) | 30 (20.5) |
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Stroger Hospital | 9 (12) | 14 (19) | 23 (15.8) |
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Montefiore Medical Center | 15 (20) | 15 (21) | 30 (20.5) |
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Tulane Medical Center | 9 (12) | 17 (24) | 26 (17.8) |
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University of North Carolina | 22 (30) | 15 (21) | 37 (25.3) |
| Age <18 years, n (%) |
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No | 71 (96) | 66 (92) | 137 (94.0) |
| Age |
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Median | 22.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 |
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Q1, Q3 | 20.0, 23.0 | 20.0, 23.0 | 20.0, 23.0 |
| Gender identity, n (%) |
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Male | 69 (93) | 67 (93) | 136 (93.2) |
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Transgender female | 5 (7) | 3 (4) | 8 (5.5) |
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Other | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | 2 (1.4) |
| Sexual identity, n (%) |
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Gay | 55 (74) | 58 (81) | 113 (77.4) |
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Bisexual | 16 (22) | 11 (15) | 27 (18.5) |
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Other | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 6 (4.1) |
| Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, n (%) |
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Yes | 17 (23) | 12 (17) | 29 (19.9) |
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No | 57 (77) | 60 (83) | 117 (80.1) |
| Black or African American race, n (%) |
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Yes | 60 (81) | 60 (83) | 120 (82.2) |
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No | 14 (19) | 12 (17) | 26 (17.8) |
| White race, n (%) |
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Yes | 10 (14) | 6 (8) | 16 (11.0) |
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No | 64 (86) | 66 (92) | 130 (89.0) |
| Other race, n (%) |
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Yes | 5 (7) | 8 (11) | 13 (8.9) |
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No | 69 (93) | 64 (89) | 133 (91.1) |
| Highest level of education completed, n (%) |
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<12th grade | 17 (23) | 11 (15) | 28 (19.2) |
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Completed high school/General Equivalency Diploma, some technical school/college | 48 (65) | 58 (81) | 106 (72.6) |
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College/technical degree or more | 9 (12) | 3 (4) | 12 (8.2) |
| Annual income, n (%) |
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<US $11,999 | 56 (76) | 52 (72) | 108 (74.0) |
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US $12,000+ | 10 (14) | 13 (18) | 23 (15.8) |
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Don't know/Refuse | 8 (11) | 7 (10) | 15 (10.3) |
| Employment, n (%) |
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Yes | 51 (69) | 44 (61) | 95 (65.1) |
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No | 23 (31) | 28 (39) | 51 (34.9) |
| Health insurance, n (%) |
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Medicaid | 24 (32) | 26 (36) | 50 (34.2) |
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Private health insurance (eg, Blue Cross Blue Shield, parent's) | 7 (9) | 15 (21) | 22 (15.1) |
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AIDS Drug Assistance Program | 21 (28) | 17 (24) | 38 (26.0) |
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Other | 6 (8) | 0 (0) | 6 (4.1) |
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I do not have health insurance | 16 (22) | 14 (19) | 30 (20.5) |
| Homelessness in past 3 months, n (%) |
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Yes | 24 (32) | 18 (25) | 42 (28.8) |
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No | 50 (68) | 54 (75) | 104 (71.2) |
| Lifetime incarceration, n (%) |
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Yes | 21 (28) | 18 (25) | 39 (26.7) |
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No | 53 (72) | 54 (75) | 107 (73.3) |