Table 1.
Sociodemographic, HIV care, and behavioral characteristics of recruited participants, by drug use status (n=765 a)
| Total n=765 N (%) | Non-drug users n=208 n (%) | Other drug users n=291 n (%) | Stimulant drug users n=266 n (%) | p value b | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, n=764 c | 0.130 | ||||
| 18 – 29 years | 155 (20.3) | 48 (23.1) | 53 (18.3) | 54 (20.3) | |
| 30 – 39 years | 232 (30.4) | 63 (30.3) | 85 (29.3) | 84 (31.6) | |
| 40 – 49 years | 221 (28.9) | 57 (27.4) | 78 (26.9) | 86 (32.3) | |
| ≥ 50 years | 156 (20.4) | 40 (19.2) | 74 (25.5) | 42 (15.8) | |
| Race, n=765 | <0.001 | ||||
| White | 521 (68.1) | 124 (59.6) | 210 (72.2) | 187 (70.3) | |
| Black | 124 (16.2) | 51 (24.5) | 45 (15.5) | 28 (10.5) | |
| Hispanic | 120 (15.7) | 33 (15.9) | 36 (12.4) | 51 (19.2) | |
| Education, n=762 c | 0.290 | ||||
| Less than a college graduate | 382 (50.1) | 104 (50.2) | 136 (46.9) | 142 (53.6) | |
| College graduate or higher | 380 (49.9) | 103 (49.8) | 154 (53.1) | 123 (46.4) | |
| Employment status, n=754 c | <0.001 | ||||
| Not working full time | 311 (41.3) | 69 (34.2) | 98 (33.8) | 144 (55.0) | |
| Working full time | 443 (58.8) | 133 (65.8) | 192 (66.2) | 118 (45.0) | |
| Income, n=742 c | 0.002 | ||||
| < $20,000 | 225 (30.3) | 54 (27.7) | 71 (24.7) | 100 (38.5) | |
| $20,000 - $59,999 | 319 (43.0) | 88 (45.1) | 124 (43.2) | 107 (41.2) | |
| ≥ $60,000 | 198 (26.7) | 53 (27.2) | 92 (32.1) | 53 (20.4) | |
| Alcohol use disorder, n=638 c | 0.163 | ||||
| No | 380 (59.6) | 96 (64.4) | 148 (55.4) | 136 (61.3) | |
| Yes | 258 (40.4) | 53 (35.6) | 119 (44.6) | 86 (38.7) | |
| Past 3 month injection drug use, n=557 c | -- d | ||||
| No | 451 (81.0) | 0 (0.0) | 291 (100.0) | 160 (60.2) | |
| Yes | 106 (19.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 106 (39.8) | |
| Past 3 month male anal sex partners, n=754 c | <0.001 | ||||
| 0 partners | 115 (15.3) | 56 (27.2) | 40 (13.8) | 19 (7.3) | |
| 1 – 4 partners | 415 (55.0) | 117 (56.8) | 168 (58.1) | 130 (50.2) | |
| ≥ 5 partners | 224 (29.7) | 33 (16.0) | 81 (28.0) | 110 (42.5) | |
| Past 3 month male anal sex with SD partner, n=637 c | 0.136 | ||||
| No | 108 (16.9) | 29 (19.6) | 33 (13.2) | 46 (19.2) | |
| Confirmed / Unknown | 529 (83.1) | 119 (80.4) | 216 (86.8) | 194 (80.8) | |
| Past 3 month CAS with male SD partner, n=514 c | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 41 (8.0) | 19 (16.7) | 14 (6.6) | 8 (4.2) | |
| Yes | 473 (92.0) | 95 (83.3) | 197 (93.4) | 181 (95.8) | |
| Past 3 month STI diagnosis, n=756 c | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 622 (82.3) | 179 (87.8) | 246 (85.1) | 197 (74.9) | |
| Yes | 134 (17.7) | 25 (12.2) | 43 (14.9) | 66 (25.1) | |
| Engaged in HIV care, n=757 c | 0.634 | ||||
| No | 69 (9.1) | 19 (9.5) | 23 (7.9) | 27 (10.2) | |
| Yes | 688 (90.9) | 182 (90.6) | 268 (92.1) | 238 (89.8) | |
| Last HIV care visit, n=687 c | 0.079 | ||||
| < 6 months | 627 (91.3) | 169 (92.9) | 250 (93.4) | 208 (87.8) | |
| 6 – 12 months | 50 (7.3) | 9 (5.0) | 17 (6.3) | 24 (10.1) | |
| > 12 months | 10 (1.5) | 4 (2.2) | 1 (0.4) | 5 (2.1) | |
| ART adherence, n=762 c | <0.001 | ||||
| Not currently on ART | 60 (7.9) | 18 (8.7) | 13 (4.5) | 29 (10.9) | |
| Suboptimal adherence | 361 (47.4) | 81 (39.1) | 126 (43.5) | 154 (58.1) | |
| High adherence | 341 (44.8) | 108 (52.2) | 151 (52.1) | 82 (30.9) | |
| Self-reported HIV viral load, n=672 c | <0.001 | ||||
| Undetectable (<=200 copies/ml) | 616 (91.7) | 168 (92.8) | 258 (95.9) | 190 (85.6) | |
| Detectable (>200 copies/ml) | 56 (8.3) | 13 (7.2) | 11 (4.1) | 32 (14.4) |
Abbreviations: SD, serodiscordant; CAS, condomless anal sex; ART, antiretroviral therapy.
Notes: Column percentages presented; percentages may exceed 100% due to rounding.
a
A total of 766 participants were recruited. One participant with missing drug use data was excluded from all analyses.
b
Chi-square test.
c
Denominators vary due to missing data or survey skip pattern.
d
Test statistic not computed due to 0 values in multiple categories.