Table 2.
Behavioral Characteristics by Combined ART Adherence Among PLWH Receiving Medical Care in Houston/Harris County, Texas
| Behavioral Characteristic | Total, n (%) (N=10274) | Combined ART Adherence, n (%) | Rao–Scott χ2a (p-value) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incomplete (n=723) | Partial (n=3268) | Complete (n=4754) | |||
| Number of visits to HIV/other providers, mean (95% CI) | 5.3 (4.87–5.8) | 4.1 (3.4–4.7) | 5.1 (4.5–5.8) | 5.6 (4.9–6.3) | |
| Medical care P6M | 6.90 (0.032)* | ||||
| Care | 533 (5.4) | 52 (7.2) | 249 (7.7) | 234 (3.9) | |
| No care | 9426 (94.6) | 672 (92.8) | 2989 (92.3) | 5766 (96.1) | |
| At least one unmet need | 10.50 (0.005)** | ||||
| Yes | 4949 (49.2) | 467 (64.6) | 1706 (52.2) | 2776 (45.7) | |
| No | 5116 (50.8) | 256 (35.4) | 1561 (47.8) | 3299 (54.3) | |
| Able to take all or most of medication as directed | 63.92 (<0.001)*** | ||||
| Sure | 9600 (95.2) | 565 (78.0) | 3015 (92.5) | 6021 (98.7) | |
| Not sure | 484 (4.8) | 159 (22.0) | 244 (7.5) | 81 (1.3) | |
| Have friends or family members help remember to take medications | 12.67 (0.013)** | ||||
| A lot | 2290 (22.9) | 90 (12.9) | 757 (23.3) | 1444 (23.9) | |
| Somewhat | 2186 (21.9) | 249 (35.7) | 787 (24.3) | 1151 (19.0) | |
| Not at all | 5515 (55.2) | 358 (51.4) | 1698 (52.4) | 3459 (57.1) | |
| Belief if not taking medication as directed, HIV will become resistant to medications | 31.61 (<0.001)*** | ||||
| Very sure | 8545 (85.3) | 473 (65.3) | 2670 (82.7) | 5403 (89.0) | |
| Somewhat sure | 1040 (10.4) | 186 (25.7) | 416 (12.9) | 441 (7.3) | |
| Not at all sure | 434 (4.3) | 65 (9.0) | 143 (4.4) | 227 (3.7) | |
| Receive free condoms | 5.91 (0.052)* | ||||
| Yes | 4617 (45.9) | 380 (52.6) | 1316 (40.5) | 2921 (47.9) | |
| No | 5451 (54.1) | 343 (47.4) | 1936 (59.5) | 3172 (52.1) | |
| Receive any of the 3 HIV education supports | 7.31 (0.026)* | ||||
| Yes | 3257 (56.1) | 261 (62.0) | 956 (48.7) | 2040 (59.6) | |
| No | 2549 (43.9) | 160 (38.0) | 1006 (51.3) | 1384 (40.4) | |
| At least 1 of 6 stigma | 8.01 (0.018)* | ||||
| Yes | 900 (18.7) | 266 (89.6) | 1437 (86.0) | 2209 (77.6) | |
| No | 3911 (81.3) | 31 (10.4) | 234 (14.0) | 636 (22.4) | |
Notes: aχ2 value based on the Rao–Scott modified statistic, which provides for a design-based goodness-of-fit test using survey weights. Significance Level: *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.
Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; CI, Confidence interval; PLWH, people living with HIV; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; P6M, past 6 months.