Table 2.
Characteristics of patients attending facilities with systematic monitoring of retention in care – Medical Monitoring Project, 2014.a
| Overall | Attended a facility with systematic monitoring | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Weighted Column % (95% CI) | n | Weighted Row % (95% CI) | p | |
| Overall | 4605 | - | 3703 | 81 (77, 85) | |
| Age, in years | 0.0527 | ||||
| 18–29 | 401 | 9 (8–11) | 328 | 82 (76–88) | |
| 30–39 | 661 | 15 (13–16) | 555 | 84 (80–88) | |
| 40–49 | 1279 | 28 (26–29) | 1056 | 82 (78–87) | |
| ≥50 | 2264 | 48 (47–50) | 1804 | 79 (75–84) | |
| Gender | 0.0408 | ||||
| Male | 3304 | 75 (73–78) | 2664 | 80 (76–84) | |
| Female | 1226 | 25 (22–27) | 1023 | 83 (79–88) | |
| Sexual orientation | 0.0072 | ||||
| Homosexual | 1868 | 43 (39–46) | 1466 | 78 (74–83) | |
| Heterosexual | 2257 | 48 (44–52) | 1871 | 83 (78–87) | |
| Bisexual | 430 | 10 (9–11) | 363 | 84 (78–90) | |
| Race/ethnicityb | 0.0014 | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 1362 | 31 (25–37) | 1027 | 76 (71–81) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1915 | 41 (33–49) | 1615 | 84 (80–89) | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1137 | 24 (17–30) | 949 | 83 (78–88) | |
| Other | 191 | 4 (4–5) | 152 | 81 (72–89) | |
| Educational attainment | 0.0024 | ||||
| Less than high school | 938 | 20 (19–22) | 807 | 86 (81–91) | |
| High school or equivalent | 1336 | 29 (26–31) | 1100 | 82 (78–86) | |
| More than high school | 2331 | 51 (48–54) | 1836 | 79 (74–83) | |
| Health insurance/coverage | <.0001 | ||||
| Any private insurance | 1306 | 30 (27–32) | 979 | 74 (69–80) | |
| Public insurance only | 2588 | 56 (52–61) | 2157 | 83 (79–87) | |
| Ryan White only/uninsured | 619 | 14 (11–18) | 538 | 88 (83–93) | |
| Poverty status | 0.0053 | ||||
| Above poverty level | 2036 | 47 (44–50) | 1593 | 78 (73–83) | |
| At or below poverty level | 2388 | 53 (50–57) | 2005 | 84 (80–88) | |
| Homelessness, past 12 months | 0.0009 | ||||
| Yes | 384 | 9 (8–10) | 338 | 89 (84–94) | |
| No | 4221 | 91 (90–92) | 3405 | 80 (76–84) | |
| Jail/prison, past 12 months | <.0001 | ||||
| Yes | 196 | 5 (4–5) | 176 | 91 (87–96) | |
| No | 4408 | 96 (95–96) | 3566 | 81 (76–85) | |
| Non-injection/injection drug use, past 12 months | 0.1424 | ||||
| Yes | 1192 | 27 (25–28) | 983 | 83 (78–87) | |
| No | 3388 | 73 (72–75) | 2740 | 80 (76–85) | |
| Injection drug use, past 12 months | 0.0218 | ||||
| Yes | 116 | 2 (2–3) | 103 | 90 (85–95) | |
| No | 4463 | 98 (97–99) | 3619 | 81 (77–85) | |
| Non-injection drug use, past 12 months | 0.1449 | ||||
| Yes | 1173 | 26 (24–28) | 968 | 83 (78–87) | |
| No | 3407 | 74 (72–76) | 2755 | 80 (76–85) | |
| Binge drinking, past 30 days | 0.1540 | ||||
| Yes | 697 | 16 (14–17) | 547 | 78 (72–84) | |
| No | 3859 | 85 (83–86) | 3154 | 81 (77–86) | |
a
Categories for some variables may not sum to total due to missing data.
b
Racial/ethnic categories are mutually exclusive. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.