Table 2.
Sociodemographic Characteristics and Oregon Social Determinants of HIV Health Index Items Among People With HIV in the United States, Medical Monitoring Project, 2015–2019
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Col % (95% CI) | |
| Total | 15 964 | 100 |
| Sociodemographics | ||
| Age group, y | ||
| 18–29 | 1327 | 8.9 (8.2–9.6) |
| 30–39 | 2553 | 16.6 (15.9–17.3) |
| 40–49 | 3781 | 24.2 (23.3–25.1) |
| ≥50 | 8303 | 50.3 (49.1–51.6) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 6734 | 41.1 (36.4–45.9) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 4662 | 29.5 (26.4–32.6) |
| Hispanic or Latinx | 3477 | 22.3 (18.5–26.2) |
| Other | 1091 | 7.0 (6.2–7.9) |
| Gender and sex partner type | ||
| Any MSM | 7805 | 49.8 (47.9–51.7) |
| MSW only | 3558 | 23.1 (22.0–24.2) |
| Any WSM | 3981 | 23.0 (21.8–24.3) |
| Other | 616 | 4.1 (3.7–4.4) |
| OSHI items | ||
| Education | ||
| Education level | ||
| Less than high school | 2851 | 17.6 (16.5–18.7) |
| High school or more | 13 050 | 82.4 (81.3–83.5) |
| Health literacy | ||
| Low confidence in completing health forms | 3779 | 24.0 (23.1–24.9) |
| High confidence in completing health forms | 12 083 | 76.0 (75.1–76.9) |
| Economic stability | ||
| Poverty | ||
| Yes | 6553 | 43.2 (41.2–45.3) |
| No | 8253 | 56.8 (54.7–58.8) |
| Food insecurity | ||
| Yes | 3304 | 20.8 (20.0–21.7) |
| No | 12 600 | 79.2 (78.3–80.0) |
| Health | ||
| Gap in insurance | ||
| Yes | 1665 | 11.5 (10.4–12.6) |
| No | 14 064 | 88.5 (87.4–89.6) |
| ER visit | ||
| Yes | 6189 | 38.7 (37.3–40.1) |
| No | 9661 | 61.3 (59.9–62.7) |
| Neighborhood & built environment | ||
| Homelessness | ||
| Yes | 1460 | 8.9 (8.3–9.4) |
| No | 14 452 | 91.1 (90.6–91.7) |
| Need for transportation help | ||
| Yes | 5283 | 31.7 (30.7–32.7) |
| No | 10 553 | 68.3 (67.3–69.3) |
| Social & community context | ||
| Criminal justice involvement | ||
| Yes | 780 | 5.1 (4.6–5.6) |
| No | 15 122 | 94.9 (94.4–95.4) |
| History of sexual/physical IPV | ||
| Yes | 5231 | 33.1 (31.6–34.5) |
| No | 10 491 | 66.9 (65.5–68.4) |
| OSHI score categorized | ||
| 0 indicators | 2354 | 16.6 (15.7–17.6) |
| 1 indicator | 3212 | 22.7 (21.6–23.8) |
| 2 indicators | 2938 | 20.4 (19.5–21.3) |
| 3 indicators | 2273 | 15.6 (14.8–16.4) |
| ≥4 indicators | 3659 | 24.6 (23.6–25.7) |
Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; ER, emergency room; IPV, intimate partner violence; MSM, men who have sex with men; MSW, men who have sex with women; WSM, women who have sex with men.