Table 1.
Characteristics at baseline of 61 youth living with HIV by Intervention Condition
| Variable | Total Sample (n=61) |
Intervention (n=32) |
Control (n=29) |
Test Statistic (t, F or χ2) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years, M(SD)) | 22.4 (2.5) | 22.5 (2.5) | 22.3 (2.5) | 0.34 | 0.73 |
| Gender(% ,n) | 0.01 | 0.91 | |||
| Male | 78.7 (48) | 78.1 (25) | 79.3 (23) | ||
| Female | 21.3 (13) | 21.9 (7) | 20.7 (6) | ||
| Race (% ,n) | 2.28 | 0.32 | |||
| Black, African American, or Haitian | 96.7 (59) | 96.9 (31) | 93.1 (28) | ||
| Other | 1.6 (1) | 0 (0) | 3.4 (1) | ||
| Multiple | 1.6 (1) | 0 (0) | 3.4 (1) | ||
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic/Latino | 100 (61) | 100 (32) | 100 (29) | - | - |
| Hispanic/Latino | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
| Most Recent Grade Completed (% ,n) | 2.99 | 0.57 | |||
| 10th | 3.3 (2) | 3.1 (1) | 3.4 (1) | ||
| 11th | 6.6 (4) | 6.3 (2) | 6.9 (2) | ||
| 12th | 36.1 (22) | 40.6 (13) | 31.0 (9) | ||
| Some College | 45.9 (28) | 37.5 (12) | 55.2 (16) | ||
| Graduated College | 8.2 (5) | 12.5 (4) | 3.4 (1) | ||
| Started ARV in past 3 months (% ,n) | 0.08 | 0.77 | |||
| No | 63.9 (39) | 65.6 (21) | 62.1 (18) | ||
| Yes | 36.1 (22) | 34.4 (11) | 37.9 (11) | ||
| Gaming Status (% ,n) | 0.68 | 0.41 | |||
| Daily or almost daily | 36.1 (22) | 31.3 (10) | 41.4 (12) | ||
| Not everyday | 63.9 (39) | 68.8 (21) | 58.6 (17) | ||
| Health Literacy (Need help with materials from doctor or pharmacy)*(% ,n) | 1.09 | 0.30 | |||
| Never/Rarely | 98.3 (59) | 100.0 (31) | 96.6 (28) | ||
| Sometimes or More | 1.7 (1) | 0 (0) | 3.4 (1) | ||
|
Current Living Situation
(% ,n) |
0.14 | 0.93 | |||
| Own house or apartment | 26.2 (16) | 25.0 (8) | 27.6 (8) | ||
| Parent’s house or apartment | 47.5 (29) | 46.9 (15) | 48.3 (14) | ||
| Other | 26.2 (16) | 28.1 (9) | 24.1 (7) | ||
|
Stable of Living Situation
(% ,n) |
0.83 | 0.36 | |||
| No | 13.1 (8) | 9.4 (3) | 17.2 (5) | ||
| Yes | 86.9 (53) | 90.6 (29) | 82.8 (24) | ||
| Sexual Orientation (% ,n) | 1.75 | 0.63 | |||
| Heterosexual | 26.2 (16) | 28.1 (9) | 24.1 (7) | ||
| Homosexual | 57.4 (35) | 53.1 (17) | 62.1 (18) | ||
| Bisexual | 11.5 (7) | 15.6 (5) | 6.9 (2) | ||
| Undecided | 4.9 (3) | 3.1 (1) | 6.9 (2) | ||
| Global Symptom Index (M(SD)) | 0.9 (0.9) | 1.0 (1.1) | 0.9 (0.8) | 0.04 | 0.97 |
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n<61