Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics and primary outcome measures at baseline.
| Characteristics | Total (n=62) | Intervention group (n=31) | Control group (n=31) | P value | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 28.3 (6.1) | 29.2 (6.5) | 27.4 (5.7) | .26 | ||
| Gender, n (%) | .20 | |||||
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Male | 56 (90) | 26 (84) | 30 (97) |
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Female | 6 (10) | 5 (16) | 1 (3) |
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| Education, n (%) | >.99 | |||||
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<High school | 12 (19) | 6 (19) | 6 (19) |
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≥High school | 50 (81) | 25 (81) | 25 (81) |
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| Sexual orientation, n (%) | >.99 | |||||
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Heterosexual | 15 (24) | 7 (23) | 8 (26) |
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Gay or bisexual | 47 (76) | 24 (77) | 23 (74) |
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| Marital status, n (%) | .35 | |||||
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Married | 5 (8) | 4 (13) | 1 (3) |
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Unmarried | 57 (92) | 27 (87) | 30 (97) |
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| Residence, n (%) | .20 | |||||
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Urban residence | 29 (47) | 17 (55) | 12 (39) |
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Rural residence | 33 (53) | 14 (45) | 19 (61) |
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| Monthly income (yuan), n (%) | .30 | |||||
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＜3000 | 15 (24) | 5 (16) | 10 (32) |
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3000–7000 | 25 (40) | 14 (45) | 11 (35) |
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＞7000 | 22 (36) | 12 (39) | 10 (32) |
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| Duration since HIV diagnosis (years), mean (SD) | 2.7 (2.4) | 3.1 (2.2) | 2.3 (2.5) | .24 | ||
| CD4a cell counts (cells/μL), median (interquartile range) | 392 (277-517) | 380 (283-542) | 414 (260-513) | .89 | ||
| Missed medication within the last 30 days, n (%) | 5 (8) | 3 (10) | 2 (6) | >.99 | ||
| Depression, mean (SD) | 16.9 (9.4) | 15.8 (9.4) | 18.0 (9.3) | .36 | ||
| Quality of Life (total scores), mean (SD) | 83.4 (12.7) | 84.3 (14.2) | 82.6 (11.2) | .60 | ||
aCD4: cluster of differentiation 4.