Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Participants at Baseline (N = 98)
| Male, n (%) | 92 (94) |
| Female, n (%) | 6 (6) |
| Age, year | 31 (26–43) |
| Tertiary education, n (%) | 49 (50) |
| Current Smoker, n (%) | 31 (32) |
| Current or ex-drinker, n (%) | 22 (22) |
| History of substance Use, n (%) | 41 (42) |
| Prior psychiatric illness, n (%) | 14 (14) |
| Route of transmission, n (%) | |
| MSM | 75 (77) |
| Other | 23 (23) |
| HIV-1 subtype, n (%) | |
| CRF01_AE | 41 (42) |
| B | 36 (37) |
| Other | 21 (21) |
| AIDSa, n (%) | 18 (18) |
| Blood CD4+ T-cells nadirb (cells/μL) | 270 (106–376) |
| Blood HIV-1 RNA, log10 copies/ml | 5.07 (4.68–5.47) |
| Hepatitis B virus co-infection, n (%) | 6 (6) |
| Hepatitis C virus co-infection, n (%) | 7 (7) |
| Syphilis co-infection, n (%) | 40 (41) |
| Recent in-patient care, n (%) | 37 (38) |
| IHDS ≤10, n (%) | 38 (39) |
| MoCA ≤25, n (%) | 25 (26) |
| MoCA ≤21, n (%) | 8 (8) |
| MoCA score | 27 (25–28) |
| Moderate Depression (PHQ-9 > 9)b, n (%) | 23 (24) |
Median (IQR) is presented unless specified otherwise
aDefined by the presence of AIDS-defining illness regardless of CD4+ T-lymphocyte levels
bn = 96
Abbreviations: IHDS International HIV Dementia Scale, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnare-9, MSM men who have sex with men