Table 1. Characteristics of patients attending HIV clinics in two U.S. cities, August 1, 2015-March 31, 2017.
| Comparison _______ | Intervention _______ | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Category | Atlanta | Huntsville | Atlanta | Huntsville | ||||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||||
| All patients, N | — | 1327 | 653 | 1302 | 721 | ||||||
| Sex/gender | Male | 1003 (75.8) | 492 (75.3) | 998 (76.8) | 544 (75.5) | ||||||
| Female | 299 (22.6) | 155 (23.7) | 279 (21.5) | 166 (23.0) | |||||||
| Transgender | 21 (1.6) | 6 (0.9) | 22 (1.7) | 11 (1.5) | |||||||
| Race/ethnicity | Black, non-Hispanic | 1204 (90.7) | 311 (47.6) | 1176 (90.3) | 347 (48.1) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 32 (2.4) | 40 (6.1) | 29 (2.2) | 43 (6.0) | |||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 63 (4.8) | 291 (44.6) | 61 (4.7) | 316 (43.8) | |||||||
| Other | 28 (2.1) | 11 (1.7) | 36 (2.8) | 15 (2.1) | |||||||
| Age | 18–24 years | 27 (2.0) | 40 (6.1) | 53 (4.1) | 60 (8.3) | ||||||
| 25–34 years | 468 (35.3) | 202 (30.9) | 441 (33.9) | 225 (31.2) | |||||||
| 35–87 years | 832 (62.7) | 411 (62.9) | 808 (62.1) | 436 (60.5) | |||||||
| HIV risk | MSM | 735 (55.4) | 378 (57.9) | 741 (56.9) | 423 (58.7) | ||||||
| Heterosexual | 475 (35.8) | 234 (35.8) | 477 (36.6) | 254 (35.2) | |||||||
| IDU | 31 (2.3) | 28 (4.3) | 30 (2.3) | 24 (3.3) | |||||||
| MSM and IDU | 20 (1.5) | 4 (0.6) | 20 (1.5) | 5 (0.7) | |||||||
| Perinatal | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.6) | 1 (0.1) | 4 (0.6) | |||||||
| Transfusion | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.3) | 3 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) | |||||||
| Hemophilia | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | |||||||
| Not specified | 65 (4.9) | 2 (0.3) | 30 (2.3) | 8 (1.1) | |||||||
| Time since HIV | < 1 year | 156 (12.3) | 77 (11.8) | 135 (10.6) | 92 (12.9) | ||||||
| diagnosis* | 1–5 years | 483 (38.2) | 208 (31.9) | 475 (37.2) | 217 (30.3) | ||||||
| 6–10 years | 321 (25.4) | 161 (24.7) | 341 (26.7) | 170 (23.7) | |||||||
| > 10 years | 305 (24.1) | 207 (31.8) | 327 (25.6) | 237 (33.1) | |||||||
Notes. Other race/ethnicity includes American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, multiple races, and not specified. MSM = men who have sex with men. IDU = injection drug use.
*Time since HIV diagnosis was assessed at index clinic visit date.