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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 19.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Care. 2018 Feb 17;30(8):982–989. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1437252

Table 1.

Factors Associated with Missing Two or More Clinic Visits in the Past Year (N = 2125)

n (%)* or
M (SD)
OR 95% CI AOR 95% CI
Gender
 Male 1421 (64) ref ref ref ref
 Female 731 (33) 1.26 1,05, 1.56 1.63 1.30, 2.04
 Transgender male 14 (1) .85 38, 3.26 .76 .21, 2.80
 Transgender female 69 (3) 1.85 1.20, 2.84 1.19 .69, 2.05
Age
 12–15 160 (7) .61 41, .91 .66 .41, 1.07
 16–19 609 (28) ref ref ref ref
 20–24 1435 (65) 1.19 .98, 1.45 .96 .74, 1.25
Race
 White 278 (13) ref ref ref ref
 Black 1484 (67) 1.53 1.15, 2.02 1.76 1.23, 2.43
 Asian/Pacific Islander 21 (1) 1.32 51, 3.39 1.28 .46, 3.60
 Native American/Alaskan Native 23 (1) 1.41 57, 3.45 1.34 .50, 3.60
 Mixed heritage 246 (11) 1.72 1.19, 2.48 1.71 1.13, 2.89
 Other 143 (7) 1.34 .86, 2.09 1.42 .87, 2.33
Ethnicity
 Not Hispanic or Latino 1769 (80) ref ref
 Hispanic or Latino 436 (20) .78 .78, 1.23
Sexual orientation
 Straight 1004 (45) ref ref
 Gay 845 (38) .95 .79, 1.15
 Bisexual 269 (12) 1.10 .84, 1.46
 Lesbian 23 (1) 1.98 .87, 4.53
 Other 63 (3) .97 .59, 1.60
Route of infection
 Perinatal 612 (28) ref ref ref ref
 Behavioral 1519 (69) 1.43 1.17, 1.75 1.19 .90, 1.56
 Don’t know 82 (4) 1.77 1.10, 2.83 1.86 1.10, 3.15
No high school degree 762 (34) 1.23 1.03, 1.47 1.15 .91, 1.45
Not in school 1067 (48) 1.52 1.28, 1.81 1.13 .91, 1.40
Earned no money in past 30 days 652 (29) .94 .80, 1.14
Unemployed 1468 (66) 1.26 1.05, 1.52 1.04 .83, 1.30
Living with parents 1010 (46) .83 .69, .99 1.07 .87, 1.32
Number of times moved in past year 1.79 (3.57) 1.10 1.06, 1.13 1.07 1.03, 1.10
Disclosed HIV status to someone 1774 (80) 1.43 1.14, 1.80 1.37 1.04, 1.81
Social-cognitive resources
Appointment readiness 9.24 (1.81) .88 .84, .93 .96 .90, 1.01
Appointment self-efficacy 4.61 (.53) .25 .21, .30 .28 .23, .34
Adherence support 4.30 (.99) .76 .70, .83 .88 .80, .98
Provider support 4.58 (.71) .87 .78, .98 1.05 .90, 1.21
Mental health
Psychological distress .96 (.79) 1.68 1.50, 1.88 1.14 .99, 1.32
Suicidal ideation 335 (15) 1.67 1.32, 2.11 1.03 .77, 1.38
Suicide attempt 141 (6) 1.55 1.10, 2.19
Substance use
Alcohol use (any past 3 months) 1544 (70) 1.68 1.38, 2.05 1.18 .90, 1.54
Alcohol use (weekly or more) 472 (21) 1.28 1.04, 1.58
Marijuana use (any past 3 months) 1094 (49) 2.13 1.79, 2.55 1.42 1.11, 1.81
Marijuana use (weekly or more) 611 (28) 1.82 1.51, 2.21
Other drug use (any past 3 months) 510 (23) 1.76 1.43, 2.16
Other drug use (weekly or more) 123 (6) 2.13 1.48, 3.08 1.60 1.05, 2.44
CRAFFT score ≥ 2 1215 (55) 2.13 1.77, 2.56 1.24 .95, 1.61
Sexual risk behavior
Unprotected anal or vaginal sex 662 (30) 1.34 1.11, 1.63 1.00 .77, 1.30
 Unprotected anal or vaginal sex w/ an HIV- or status unknown partner 478 (22) 1.25 1.01, 1.54
Unprotected sex on alcohol/drugs 319 (14) 1.64 1.29, 2.08 1.09 .79, 1.51
Legal involvement
Ever been incarcerated 707 (32) 1.81 1.51, 2.18 1.27 1.02, 1.59

*Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding and because descriptive information is based on raw data which includes missing data.

Note: Significant effects (p < .05) have CI’s that do not cross zero.