Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of 106 recently-incarcerated, HIV-infected participants in the CARE+ Corrections study
| Total (N=106)a | |
|---|---|
| Median age (IQR), years | 41 (30−49) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 61 (57.55) |
| Female | 25 (23.58) |
| Transgender (MTF) | 20 (18.87) |
| Current employment status | |
| Employed | 5 (4.72) |
| Unemployed | 44 (41.51) |
| Other | 57 (53.77) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 27 (25.47) |
| High school or greater | 79 (74.53) |
| Health insurance pre-incarceration | 93 (87.74) |
| Healthcare provider pre-incarceration | 88 (83.02) |
| Median times in jail/prison (IQR) | 7 (4−15) |
| Median lifetime spent in jail/prison (IQR), months | 84 (24−180) |
| Recruitment site | |
| Jail | 33 (31.13) |
| Community | 73 (68.87) |
| Psychological support pre-incarceration | 61 (57.55) |
| Alcohol treatment pre-incarceration | 25 (23.58) |
| Drug treatment pre-incarceration | 34 (32.08) |
| HIV treatment during incarceration | 87 (82.08) |
| Time since HIV diagnosis | |
| <1 year | 11 (10.38) |
| 1−4 years | 14 (13.21) |
| 5−9 years | 26 (24.53) |
| ≥10 years | 55 (51.89) |
| CD4 count | |
| ≤200 cells/uL | 10 (9.43) |
| >200 cells/uL | 96 (90.57) |
| Virally suppressed (<200 copies/mL) | 70 (66.04) |
IQR (interquartile range); MTF (male to female)
a All values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated