Table 2.
Baseline Characteristics of Caregiver-reported BSI Study Population by Trajectory Group
| Trajectory Group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Best (n=243) |
Average (n=243) |
Improving (n=62) |
At-Risk (n=28) |
Problematic (n=24) |
| Racial/ethnic Group | |||||
| White non-Hispanic | 12 (4.9%) | 21 (8.6%) | 6 (9.7%) | 2 (7.1%) | 3 (12.5%) |
| Black Hispanic | 12 (4.9%) | 10 (4.1%) | 3 (4.8%) | 3 (10.7%) | 5 (20.8%) |
| White Hispanic | 64 (26.3%) | 47 (19.3%) | 12 (19.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (16.7%) |
| Black non-Hispanic | 155 (63.8%) | 165 (67.9%) | 41 (66.1%) | 23 (82.1%) | 12 (50.0%) |
| Male vs Female | 121 (49.8%) | 114 (46.9%) | 35 (56.5%) | 15 (53.6%) | 11 (45.8%) |
| YPHIV vs YPHEU | 167 (68.7%) | 160 (65.8%) | 31 (50.0%) | 18 (64.3%) | 15 (62.5%) |
| Socioeconomic Status | |||||
| Household income ≤ $20,000 | 124 (51.0%) | 122 (50.2%) | 33 (53.2%) | 14 (50.0%) | 9 (37.5%) |
| Caregiver education <HS | 65 (26.7%) | 65 (26.7%) | 22 (35.5%) | 7 (25.0%) | 7 (29.2%) |
| Household income supports ≤ 4 people | 152 (62.6%) | 148 (60.9%) | 36 (58.1%) | 13 (46.4%) | 13 (54.2%) |
| Family Structure | |||||
| Mother born in US | 180 (74.1%) | 188 (77.4%) | 51 (82.3%) | 21 (75.0%) | 19 (79.2%) |
| Caregiver is biological mother | 89 (36.6%) | 91 (37.4%) | 24 (38.7%) | 8 (28.6%) | 7 (29.2%) |
| Primary caregiver change | 21 (8.6%) | 25 (10.3%) | 6 (9.7%) | 5 (17.9%) | 1 (4.2%) |
| Caregiver is married | 77 (31.7%) | 80 (32.9%) | 21 (33.9%) | 9 (32.1%) | 14 (58.3%) |
| Experienced stressful life event | 171 (70.4%) | 177 (72.8%) | 52 (83.9%) | 24 (85.7%) | 18 (75.0%) |
| Site location | |||||
| South | 76 (31.3%) | 85 (35.0%) | 26 (41.9%) | 17 (60.7%) | 5 (20.8%) |
| Northeast | 77 (31.7%) | 86 (35.4%) | 15 (24.2%) | 5 (17.9%) | 10 (41.7%) |
| Midwest | 34 (14.0%) | 35 (14.4%) | 8 (12.9%) | 4 (14.3%) | 6 (25.0%) |
| West | 29 (11.9%) | 19 (7.8%) | 8 (12.9%) | 1 (3.6%) | 2 (8.3%) |
| Puerto Rico | 27 (11.1%) | 18 (7.4%) | 5 (8.1%) | 1 (3.6%) | 1 (4.2%) |
| Caregiver Health | |||||
| Living with HIV | 117 (48.1%) | 117 (48.1%) | 29 (46.8%) | 9 (32.1%) | 10 (41.7%) |
| Positive CDQ screening for | |||||
| Alcohol abuse | 4 (1.6%) | 14 (5.8%) | 4 (6.5%) | 3 (10.7%) | 3 (12.5%) |
| Panic or GAD | 20 (8.2%) | 24 (9.9%) | 8 (12.9%) | 3 (10.7%) | 7 (29.2%) |
| Major or other depression | 22 (9.1%) | 25 (10.3%) | 9 (14.5%) | 6 (21.4%) | 4 (16.7%) |
| Drug abuse | 4 (1.6%) | 6 (2.5%) | 3 (4.8%) | 1 (3.6%) | 1 (4.2%) |
| Any psychiatric condition | 42 (17.3%) | 83 (34.2%) | 19 (30.6%) | 10 (35.7%) | 14 (58.3%) |
BSI: Behavioral Symptoms Index; 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