Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Caregiver-reported BSI Study Population by Racial/ethnic Group
| Racial/ethnic Group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Total (n=600) |
White non-Hispanic (n=44) |
White Hispanic (n=127) |
Black non-Hispanic (n=396) |
Black Hispanic (n=33) |
| Median Assessments (IQR) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (2–5) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–4) |
| Mean Age (SD) | 11.6 (2.7) | 12.1 (2.8) | 11.5 (2.7) | 11.6 (2.7) | 11.5 (2.7) |
| Male vs Female | 296 (49.3%) | 19 (43.2%) | 70 (55.1%) | 190 (48.0%) | 17 (51.5%) |
| YPHIV vs YPHEU | 391 (65.2%) | 28 (63.6%) | 69 (54.3%) | 276 (69.7%) | 18 (54.5%) |
| Socioeconomic Status | |||||
| Household income ≤ $20,000 | 302 (50.3%) | 10 (22.7%) | 88 (69.3%) | 185 (46.7%) | 19 (57.6%) |
| Caregiver education <HS | 166 (27.7%) | 2 (4.5%) | 59 (46.5%) | 91 (23.0%) | 14 (42.4%) |
| Household income supports ≤4 people | 362 (60.3%) | 35 (79.5%) | 69 (54.3%) | 236 (59.6%) | 22 (66.7%) |
| Family Structure | |||||
| Mother born in US | 459 (76.5%) | 40 (90.9%) | 80 (63.0%) | 319 (80.6%) | 20 (60.6%) |
| Caregiver is biological mother | 219 (36.5%) | 18 (40.9%) | 58 (45.7%) | 131 (33.1%) | 12 (36.4%) |
| Primary caregiver change | 58 (9.7%) | 5 (11.4%) | 15 (11.8%) | 36 (9.1%) | 2 (6.1%) |
| Caregiver is married | 201 (33.5%) | 21 (47.7%) | 41 (32.3%) | 132 (33.3%) | 7 (21.2%) |
| Experienced stressful life event | 442 (73.7%) | 36 (81.8%) | 90 (70.9%) | 291 (73.5%) | 25 (75.8%) |
| Site location | |||||
| South | 209 (34.8%) | 7 (15.9%) | 16 (12.6%) | 184 (46.5%) | 2 (6.1%) |
| Northeast | 193 (32.2%) | 12 (27.3%) | 35 (27.6%) | 130 (32.8%) | 16 (48.5%) |
| Midwest | 87 (14.5%) | 14 (31.8%) | 5 (3.9%) | 65 (16.4%) | 3 (9.1%) |
| West | 59 (9.8%) | 11 (25.0%) | 30 (23.6%) | 17 (4.3%) | 1 (3.0%) |
| Puerto Rico | 52 (8.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 41 (32.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 11 (33.3%) |
| Caregiver Health | |||||
| Living with HIV | 282 (47.0%) | 22 (50.0%) | 84 (66.1%) | 160 (40.4%) | 16 (48.5%) |
| Positive CDQ screening for | |||||
| Alcohol abuse | 28 (4.7%) | 1 (2.3%) | 10 (7.9%) | 15 (3.8%) | 2 (6.1%) |
| Panic or GAD | 62 (10.3%) | 3 (6.8%) | 13 (10.2%) | 40 (10.1%) | 6 (18.2%) |
| Major or other depression | 66 (11.0%) | 3 (6.8%) | 11 (8.7%) | 43 (10.9%) | 9 (27.3%) |
| Drug abuse | 15 (2.5%) | 1 (2.3%) | 3 (2.4%) | 10 (2.5%) | 1 (3.0%) |
| Any psychiatric condition | 168 (28.0%) | 11 (25.0%) | 36 (28.3%) | 106 (26.8%) | 15 (45.5%) |
BSI: Behavioral Symptoms Index; SD: Standard Deviation; YPHIV: Youth with perinatally-acquired HIV infection; YPHEU: Youth who are perinatally HIV-exposed but uninfected; HS: High School; CDQ: Client Diagnostic Questionnaire; GAD: Generalized Anxiety Disorder; Missingness for Socioeconomic Status (range: 0–5%), Family Structure (range: 0–16%), Caregiver Health (range: 10–14%)