Table 1 Sample demographics and HIV care continuum characteristics
Factor | N (%) |
|---|---|
Race/Ethnicity | |
Black/African American | 16 (100) |
Hispanic/Latino | 2 (13) |
White/mixed | 1 (6.3) |
NYC borough | |
Manhattan | 5 (3.1) |
Bronx | 8 (50) |
Brooklyn | 1 (6.3) |
Queens | 1 (6.3) |
Staten Island | 1 (6.3) |
Sexual identity | |
Gay/homosexual | 15 (94) |
Bisexual | 1 (6.3) |
Education | |
Some high school | 1 (6.3) |
Some college | 7 (44) |
Degree from vocational/technical school | 1 (6.3) |
Associate degree | 3 (19) |
Bachelor’s degree | 2 (13) |
Advanced degree | 2 (13) |
Employment status | |
Employed for wages | 10 (63) |
Self-employed | 2 (13) |
Unemployed and looking for work | 3 (19) |
Unemployed and not looking for work | 1 (6.3) |
Housing status | |
Currently housed | 14 (88) |
Currently homeless | 2 (13) |
Homeless in the past 12 months | 3 (19) |
Annual income | |
< $20,000 | 9 (56) |
$20,000 – $40,000 | 4 (25) |
$40,000 – $60,000 | 1 (6.3) |
> $100,000 | 2 (13) |
Health insurance | |
Yes | 15 (94) |
No | 1 (6.3) |
Relationship status | |
Single | 12 (75) |
Partnered | 2 (13) |
Married | 2 (13) |
STI diagnosis in the past year | |
Yes | 2 (13) |
Syphilis | 1 (6.3) |
Gonorrhea | 1 (6.3) |
No | 14 (88) |
Illicit drug use in the past year | |
Yes | 8 (50) |
Crack/cocaine | 1 (6.3) |
Ecstasy | 1 (6.3) |
Methamphetamine | 1 (6.3) |
Marijuana | 7 (44) |
Injection drugs | 1 (6.3) |
No | 8 (50) |
Past incarcerations in lifetime | |
Yes | 2 (13) |
No | 14 (88) |
Years in which participants first tested positive for HIV | |
1985–2000 | 3 (19) |
2001–2016 | 13 (81) |
Visited a healthcare worker for HIV-related medical care within 3 months of diagnosis? | |
Yes | 15 (94) |
No | 1 (6.3) |
Visited a healthcare worker for HIV-related medical care in the past year | |
Yes | 16 (100) |
No | 1 (0) |
Current trusting relationship with healthcare provider | |
Yes | 15 (94) |
No | 1 (6.3) |
Number of missed clinic appointments in the past year | |
0 | 11 (69) |
1 | 1 (6.3) |
2 | 2 (12) |
≥ 3 | 2 (12) |
Currently taking antiretroviral medications | |
Yes | 15 (94) |
No | 1 (6.3) |
Viral load | |
Undetectable (< 50 copies/mL) | 11 (69) |
≤ 75 copies/mL | 3 (19) |
Unknown | 2 (12) |