Table 2.
Response Frequencies, Mean Scores, and Reliability for the Index of Engagement in HIV Care
| Variables | Response frequencies (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. How much do you trust your HIV care provider? | Not at all | A little | A moderate amount | A lot | A great deal |
| Non-Latino Whites | .22 | 1.33 | 3.70 | 19.47 | 75.28 |
| Latinos | 1.06 | 1.42 | 1.77 | 23.76 | 71.99 |
| African Americans | .71 | 1.34 | 3.62 | 21.07 | 73.27 |
| 2. How much does your HIV care provider respect what you have to say? | Not at all | A little | A moderate amount | A lot | A great deal |
| Non-Latino Whites | .22 | 1.40 | 4.94 | 23.95 | 69.49 |
| Latinos | 1.38 | 1.38 | 3.81 | 25.95 | 67.47 |
| African Americans | 1.34 | 1.34 | 4.10 | 22.65 | 70.56 |
| 3. How much does your HIV care provider really understand you as a person? | Not at all | A little | A moderate amount | A lot | A great deal |
| Non-Latino Whites | .74 | 2.97 | 11.95 | 31.25 | 53.08 |
| Latinos | 2.07 | 2.07 | 8.97 | 28.28 | 58.62 |
| African Americans | 1.19 | 2.93 | 8.39 | 26.82 | 60.68 |
| 4. How much does the clinic help you meet your most important health needs? | Not at all | A little | A moderate amount | A lot | A great deal |
| Non-Latino Whites | .37 | 1.61 | 6.37 | 27.82 | 63.84 |
| Latinos | 1.04 | 1.74 | 5.21 | 28.82 | 63.19 |
| African Americans | 1.42 | 2.05 | 5.59 | 24.31 | 66.64 |
| 5. How open do you feel you can be with your HIV care provider? | No at all | Slightly open | Moderately open | Very open | Extremely open |
| Non-Latino Whites | .30 | .67 | 4.97 | 24.24 | 69.83 |
| Latinos | 1.41 | 1.41 | 7.07 | 26.86 | 63.25 |
| African Americans | 1.49 | 1.57 | 5.82 | 27.91 | 63.21 |
| 6. How well does your HIV care provider explain things in a way that is easy to understand? | Not at all | A little | A moderate amount | A lot | A great deal |
| Non-Latino Whites | — | .81 | 2.87 | 25.06 | 71.26 |
| Latinos | 1.03 | 1.03 | 4.12 | 25.09 | 68.73 |
| African Americans | .71 | 1.18 | 3.71 | 25.20 | 69.19 |
| 7. How comfortable do you feel asking questions during your HIV care appointments? | No at all | Slightly comfortable | Moderately comfortable | Very comfortable | Extremely comfortable |
| Non-Latino Whites | .44 | 1.03 | 4.62 | 25.83 | 68.09 |
| Latinos | 1.03 | 2.06 | 6.53 | 25.09 | 65.29 |
| African Americans | 1.57 | 1.89 | 4.40 | 27.12 | 65.02 |
| 8. How well do you follow through on your HIV care when things in your life get tough? | Not at all | A little | A moderate amount | A lot | A great deal |
| Non-Latino Whites | 2.29 | 4.21 | 14.04 | 30.30 | 49.15 |
| Latinos | 1.76 | 3.87 | 15.49 | 33.10 | 45.77 |
| African Americans | 2.45 | 3.95 | 11.60 | 34.25 | 47.75 |
| 9. How much of a role do you have in making decisions about your HIV care? | No role at all | A small role | A medium-sized role | A big role | A very big role |
| Non-Latino Whites | 1.75 | 2.40 | 6.55 | 26.66 | 62.64 |
| Latinos | 7.51 | 1.71 | 5.80 | 25.60 | 59.39 |
| African Americans | 3.74 | 3.19 | 6.54 | 26.07 | 60.47 |
| 10. How often do you leave your HIV care appointment feeling like you got really good care? | Never | Sometimes | About half the time | Most of the time | Always |
| Non-Latino Whites | 1.83 | 2.85 | 1.98 | 26.85 | 66.50 |
| Latinos | 4.12 | 3.09 | 4.47 | 23.71 | 64.60 |
| African Americans | 3.22 | 3.92 | 2.51 | 19.29 | 71.06 |
Note. Cronbach’s alpha for non-Latino Whites was .84, and .87 for Latinos and African Americans. Total Index scores (sum of all items divided by 10, range of 0–4) was 3.54 (.51) for non-Latino Whites, 3.56 (.47) for Latinos, and 3.53 (.53) for African Americans.