Table 1.
Sociodemographics of men living with HIV in the Atlanta, GA and surrounding areas.
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | ||
| ≤ High School | 74 | 39.2 |
| > High School | 115 | 60.8 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Black | 182 | 96.3 |
| Other/Non-specified | 7 | 3.7 |
| Sexual Orientation | ||
| Heterosexual | 10 | 5.3 |
| Gay/Same gender loving | 161 | 85.0 |
| Bisexual | 18 | 9.5 |
| Income | ||
| ≤ $20,000 | 112 | 59.3 |
| > $20,000 | 77 | 40.7 |
| Pay for healthcare | ||
| No coverage | 17 | 9.0 |
| Private insurance | 47 | 24.9 |
| Public insurance | 107 | 56.6 |
| Other | 18 | 9.5 |
| Without healthcare in past two years | 80 | 42.3 |
| Seen a provider for HIV care in past 4 months | 165 | 87.3 |
| Employed | 123 | 65.1 |
| AUDIT (8 or higher) | 32 | 16.9 |
| Depression (16 or higher) | 93 | 49.2 |
| M | SD | |
| Years since diagnosis | 7.01 | 4.51 |
| Internalized stigma | 2.54 | 1.49 |
| Anticipated stigma | 3.10 | 1.42 |
| Enacted stigma | .39 | |
| Social support | 2.28 | .33 |
| Barriers to accessing healthcare | 1.24 | .98 |
| HIV status disclosure | 1.11 | .45 |
| HIV care self-efficacy | 8.67 | 1.61 |
Note: Enacted stigma ranged from 1 (never) to 4 (often). Internalized stigma and anticipated stigma ranged from 1 (strongly disagree) to 6 (strongly agree). Social support ranged from 1 (completely true) to 4 (completely false). Barriers to accessing health care ranged from 0 (very easy) to 4 (very hard). HIV status disclosure ranged from 1 (none) to 3 (all). HIV care self-efficacy ranged from 0 (not certain at all) to 10 (very certain). N=number, M=mean, SD=standard deviation.