Table 1.
Time-fixed and time-varying characteristics of 455 HIV-positive male PWID in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam at study baseline, 6 months, and 12 months.
| Time-fixed characteristics | Baseline Median (IQR) or N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (range 19–60) | 35 (30, 39) | ||
| Married or cohabitating | 215 (47) | ||
| Full-time employment | 315 (69) | ||
| Number of days (in past 90 days) injected heroin | 70 (15, 90) | ||
| Any sharing of injection equipment (past 90 days) | 332 (73) | ||
| Any sex without a condom (past 90 days) | 108 (24) | ||
| Self-rated health as poor | 136 (30) | ||
| History of overdose | 84 (18) | ||
| Any alcohol use | 307 (67) | ||
| No prior HIV diagnosis | 336 (74) | ||
| Time-varying characteristics | Baseline Median (IQR) or N (%) | 6 Months Median (IQR) or N (%)i | 12 Months Median (IQR) or N (%)ii |
| Severe depressive symptoms (CES-D≥23)iii | 201 (44) | 169 (37) | 116 (25) |
| ART useiv | 58 (13) | 148 (33) | 165 (36) |
| CD4 cell count (cells/μl)v | 241 (126, 370) | 251 (154, 387) | 260 (151, 382) |
| HIV viral load (log10 copies/mL)vi | 4.3 (2.6, 4.9) | 3.6 (1.8, 4.5) | 3.9 (3.2, 4.5) |
Percentages are based on the total sample size of 455 participants. By 6 months, 55 (12%) participants had experienced competing events of death or incarceration.
Percentages are based on the total sample size of 455 participants. By 12 months, 101 (22%) participants had experienced competing events of death or incarceration.
There was missing data on CES-D scores (not due to death or incarceration) for 1 participant at baseline, 23 participants at 6 months, and 27 participants at 12 months.
There was missing data on ART use (not due to death or incarceration) for 6 participants at baseline, 23 participants at 6 months, and 27 participants at 12 months.
There was missing data on CD4 cell count (not due to death or incarceration) for 9 participants at baseline, 43 participants at 6 months, and 50 participants at 12 months.
HIV viral load was fully observed at baseline, but missing data (not due to death or incarceration) occurred for 162 participants at 6 months and 295 participants at 12 months.