Table 1.
Participant demographics and characteristics at enrollment into the parent study
| Characteristic | Median, [IQR] or n, (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 200 (66.0) |
| Male | 103 (34.0) |
| Age, years | 36.0 [31.0–45.0] |
| 18–25 | 22 (7.3) |
| 26–40 | 166 (54.8) |
| > 40 | 115 (38.0) |
| Ethnic group (race) | |
| Black | 302 (99.7) |
| Coloured | 1 (0.3) |
| Years since initiation of ART | 3.0 [1.0–6.0] |
| Education level | |
| No school | 6 (2.0) |
| Primary | 34 (11.2) |
| Some high school | 123 (40.6) |
| Matric | 120 (39.6) |
| Tertiary | 20 (6.6) |
| Employed | |
| No | 164 (54.1) |
| Yes | 139 (45.9) |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 237 (78.2) |
| Currently married | 58 (19.1) |
| Divorced/separated | 5 (1.7) |
| Widowed | 3 (1.0) |
| Ability to take HIV medication (n = 302) | |
| Very poor, poor, or fair | 0 |
| Good | 6 (2.0) |
| Very good | 49 (16.2) |
| Excellent | 247 (81.8) |
| Doses of ART missed in the preceding 7 days | |
| 0 doses missed | 286 (94.4) |
| 1–3 doses missed | 17 (5.6) |
| > 3 doses missed | 0 |
| Baseline competing needsa | |
| None | 297 (98.0) |
| Any | 6 (2.0) |
| Number of HIV stigma items endorsed at baseline, range 0–12 (n = 293) | |
| 0 | 160 (54.6) |
| 1–6 | 65 (22.2) |
| > 6 | 68 (23.2) |
| Time enrolled in CCMDD prior to COVID-19 interview, months | 7 [5–12] |
| 0–6 months | 150 (49.5) |
| 6–12 months | 81 (26.7) |
| > 12 months | 72 (23.8) |
n = 303 unless noted otherwise
aWhether the participant had gone without healthcare because they needed the money for basic needs, such as food, clothing, or housing, or if they had gone without basic needs because they needed the money for healthcare, in the preceding 6 months before enrollment in CCMDD