Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics
| Characteristic |
iTAB Arm
(n = 200) |
Standard of Care
(n = 198) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 197 (98.5) | 198 (100) | |
| Transgender women | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0) | .25 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 35.1 (9.8) | 35.4 (8.7) | .44 |
| Race | .90 | ||
| Asian | 7 (3.6) | 5 (2.6) | |
| Black | 26 (13.2) | 26 (13.5) | |
| White | 147 (74.6) | 148 (76.7) | |
| Multiple | 14 (7.1) | 10 (5.2) | |
| Other | 3 (1.5) | 4 (2.1) | |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 61 (30.8) | 58 (29.4) | .83 |
| English primary language | 188 (94.0) | 192 (97) | .23 |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 4 (2.0) | 0 (0) | .05 |
| High school | 20 (10.0) | 11 (5.6) | |
| Some college | 77 (38.5) | 72 (36.4) | |
| Bachelor’ degree | 64 (32.0) | 68 (34.3) | |
| Some postgraduate | 5 (2.5) | 14 (7.1) | |
| Advanced degree | 30 (15.0) | 33 (16.7) | |
| Household income | |||
| <$2000/mo | 43 (21.5) | 42 (21.2) | .02 |
| ≥$2000/mo | 115 (57.5) | 134 (67.7) | |
| Refuse | 42 (21.0) | 22 (11.1) | |
| ≥1 HIV+ partner for >4 wk | 88 (44.0) | 109 (55.1) | .04 |
| Condomless sex with ≥3 HIV+/ unknown partners past 3 mo | 139 (70.2) | 137 (69.2) | >.99 |
| Condomless sex with ≥1 partner and had STI in past 6 mo | 31 (15.5) | 35 (17.7) | .59 |
| Any STI at baseline | 54 (27.0) | 50 (25.3) | .73 |
| Any substance use (not marijuana) past 3 mo | 152 (76.8) | 136 (69.4) | .11 |
| DAST-10 | |||
| No or low | 118 (59.6) | 131 (66.9) | .30 |
| Moderate | 67 (33.9) | 53 (27.0) | |
| Substantial | 13 (6.6) | 12 (6.1) | |
| PHQ-9, mean (SD) | 5.2 (4.9) | 4.2 (4.4) | .03 |
| Sexual compulsivity score, mean (SD) | 1.7 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.5) | .04 |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.
Abbreviations: DAST-10, Drug Abuse Screening Test; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; iTAB, individualized texting for adherence building; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9; SD, standard deviation; STI, sexually transmitted infection.