Table 2.

Baseline psychosocial characteristics (N = 120)

Variable N, if not 120	CASA cohort, N = 60 N (%) or Mean ± STD	Control group, N = 60 N (%) or Mean ± STD	T-test, unless otherwise specified	P value	Degrees of freedom
Perceives HAART benefit, 102	44 (78.6)	44 (95.7)	0.01 (Fisher’s exact)	0.02*	1
Quality of life, 102
Quality of life	40.7 ± 9.1	40.0 ± 8.9	0.58	0.69	100
Physical health (PHS)	40.1 ± 10.0	40.8 ± 11.3	−0.11	0.77	100
Mental health (MHS)	41.3 ± 10.2	39.2 ± 9.8	1.17	0.30	100
Depression
HSC depression, 102	2.00 ± 0.55	1.96 ± 0.42	0.41	0.68	100
Suicidal ideation in past month, 102	14 (25.0)	9 (19.6)	0.43	0.51	1
Stigma score, 102	51.6 ± 14.4	46.0 ± 16.4	1.83	0.07	100
Social support, 102
Social support	62.3 ± 18.5	65.4 ± 20.7	−0.58	0.43	100
Emotional social support	69.4 ± 19.4	67.6 ± 21.4	0.60	0.65	100
Instrumental social support	51.6 ± 27.8	62.1 ± 30.7	−1.60	0.07	100
Self-efficacy
Self-efficacy	64.8 ± 19.3	66.0 ± 14.5	−0.37	0.71	100

^*P < .05