Table 1.
Cohort Characteristics
| Characteristics | Total (n = 28), n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| Median [IQR] | 43 [32–53] |
| Sex | |
| Male | 19 (68) |
| Female | 9 (32) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Black | 17 (61) |
| White | 6 (21) |
| Hispanic | 3 (11) |
| Other | 2 (7) |
| Financial status | |
| <50% FPL | 7 (25) |
| 51%–100% FPL | 8 (29) |
| 101%–133% FPL | 4 (14) |
| >134% FPL | 4 (14) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 4 (14) |
| High school or equivalent | 12 (42) |
| Vocational | 4 (14) |
| College degree | 8 (29) |
| Housing stabilitya | |
| Unstable housing | 3 (11) |
| Stable housing with future concern | 7 (25) |
| Stable housing without future concern | 18 (64) |
| Self-reported disability status | |
| Disabled | 12 (43) |
| Not disabled | 16 (57) |
| Employment status | |
| Unemployed | 22 (79) |
| Employed | 6 (21) |
| Hours worked/week, median [IQR] | 35 [20–50] |
| Transportation access | |
| Difficulty | 18 (64) |
| No difficulty | 10 (36) |
| Travel time to HIV clinician (min) | |
| Median [IQR] | 53 [28–120] |
| Internet access | |
| None | 4 (14) |
| Smartphone only | 7 (25) |
| Computer only | 0 (0) |
| Computer and smartphone | 17 (61) |
| Food securitybc | |
| Food insecure | 13 (46) |
| Marginal food security | 6 (21) |
| Food secure | 9 (32) |
| Use of SNAP services | |
| Yes | 12 (43) |
| No | 16 (57) |
| Health literacy leveld | |
| Adequate | 23 (82) |
| Marginal | 3 (11) |
| Inadequate | 2 (7) |
| Depressive symptomse | |
| Yes | 17 (61) |
| No | 11 (39) |
| Problem drinkingf | |
| Yes | 7 (25) |
| No | 21 (75) |
| Drug use within the past yearg | |
| Yes | 7 (25) |
| No | 21 (75) |
| Time since HIV diagnosis, years | |
| Median [IQR] | 10.5 [5.7–18.5] |
| Viral suppression status, past 12-months | |
| Suppressed viral load | 20 (71) |
| Detectable viral load | 7 (25) |
| Unsure | 1 (4) |
| Viral suppression status, current | |
| Suppressed viral load | 28 (86) |
| Detectable viral load | 4 (14) |
| Unsure | 0 (0) |
Housing stability assessed using methods from Montgomery et al.8
Food Security assessed using the USDA Food Insecurity Measurement Guidelines, 2012.9
Two categories (Marginal Food Security, Low Food Security) were collapsed into one category, Marginal Food Security.
Health literacy level based on the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (STOFHLA): inadequate health literacy (0–5 points), marginal health literacy (6–7 points), and adequate health literacy (≥8 points).10
Depressive symptoms assessed using the 5-item MHI scale from Berwick et al.11
Problem drinking assessed using AUDIT-C questionnaire from Bush et al.12
Drug use assessed using single-question screening test from Smith et al.13
FPL, federal poverty level; IQR, interquartile range; SNAP, Supplemental Food Assistance Program.