TABLE 2.
COVID-19 Burden and Risk (N = 200)
| N (%) | |
| COVID-19 burden | |
| Test positive for COVID-19 | 7 (3.5) |
| COVID-19 symptoms | 11 (5.5) |
| Suspect COVID-19 infection | 7 (3.5) |
| COVID-19 impact | 93 (46.5) |
| Employment loss due to COVID-19 | 82 (41.0) |
| Childcare loss | 23 (11.5) |
| Financial loss | 17 (8.5) |
| Housing loss | 16 (8.0) |
| Unable to obtain medications | 19 (9.5) |
| Unable to obtain HIV medications | 15 (7.5) |
| Unable to afford medical care | 31 (15.5) |
| Health insurance loss | 9 (4.5) |
| Mental health treatment loss | 23 (11.5) |
| Substance use treatment loss | 25 (12.5) |
| COVID-19 risk | |
| Hypertension | 103 (51.5) |
| Heart disease (eg, cardiomyopathy and coronary artery disease) | 20 (10.0) |
| Diabetes | 43 (21.5) |
| Renal disease | 7 (3.5) |
| Pulmonary disease | 39 (19.5) |
| Neurological conditions | 21 (10.5) |
| Gastrointestinal conditions | 9 (4.5) |
| Cancer | 15 (7.5) |
| History of transplant | 3 (1.5) |
| Rheumatological disease | 22 (11.0) |
| Pneumonia | 12 (6.0) |
| Former tobacco smoker | 21 (10.5) |
| Current tobacco smoker | 11 (5.5) |
COVID-19 burden was calculated as the sum score of participants providing a “yes” response to the items above. Similarly, COVID-19 risk was calculated as the sum score of participants providing a “yes” response to the items above.