Table II:
Characteristics and Profile of Time Spent Living with Increased Transmission Risk (Detectable Viral Load) by Newly Diagnosed Adult PLWHs in South Carolina
| Characteristic | Detectable (n=1,028) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median days | p-Value | Median # viral load tests | p-Value | |
| Age Group | <0.0001 | 0.3342 | ||
| 18–25 years | 61 | 6 | ||
| 26–50 years | 46 | 7 | ||
| >50 years | 31 | 7 | ||
| Sex | 0.6905 | 0.1826 | ||
| Male | 46 | 7 | ||
| Female | 45 | 7 | ||
| Race | 0.0022 | 0.2565 | ||
| Black | 46 | 7 | ||
| Non-Black | 31 | 7 | ||
| State Neighborhood ADI Rank | 0.0723 | 0.1498 | ||
| Least Disadvantaged Neighborhood | 46 | 7 | ||
| Moderate Disadvantaged Neighborhood | 31 | 6 | ||
| Most Disadvantaged Neighborhood | 46 | 7 | ||
| Residence | 0.1335 | 0.3516 | ||
| Rural | 46 | 7 | ||
| Urban | 46 | 7 | ||
| Transmission Risk Group | 0.0268 | 0.0435 | ||
| Non-identified risk (NIR) | 31 | 6 | ||
| Heterosexual | 46 | 8 | ||
| Men who have sex with men (MSM) | 42 | 7 | ||
| Injection drug user (IDU) | 76 | 6 | ||
| Proportion of Time In-Care | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||
| 0–25% | 31 | 2 | ||
| 25–75% | 213 | 7 | ||
| 100% | 45 | 7 | ||
| Initial CD4+ Count | 0.2771 | <0.0001 | ||
| ≤ 200 cells/mm3 | 31 | 8 | ||
| 200–500 cells/mm3 | 46 | 6 | ||
| > 500 cells/mm3 | 46 | 7 | ||
| Timely Linkage to care | 0.0955 | 0.1960 | ||
| No | 60 | 6 | ||
| Yes | 46 | 7 | ||
PLWH: People Living with HIV