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Table 1 Characteristics of PWH participants

From: Extreme weather events and HIV: development of a conceptual framework through qualitative interviews with people with HIV impacted by the California wildfires and their clinicians

Characteristic

Responses

N = 15

Age, mean (SD)

 

56.7 (7.8)

Gender identity*, N (%)

  
 

Cis-gender man

14 (93.3)

 

Cis-gender woman

1 (6.7)

 

Genderqueer

1 (6.7)

Race, N (%)

  
 

African American

3 (20.0)

 

American Indian or Alaska Native

1 (6.7)

 

Multiracial/Multicultural

1 (6.7)

 

White

10 (66.7)

Ethnicity, N (%)

  
 

Hispanic or Latinx

4 (26.7)

 

Not Hispanic or Latinx

11 (73.3)

Sexual orientation, N (%)

  
 

Gay

9 (60.0)

 

Bisexual

3 (20.0)

 

Heterosexual

1 (6.7)

 

Asexual

1 (6.7)

 

Missing

1 (6.7)

Work situation, N (%)

  
 

Disabled, permanently, or temporarily

10 (66.7)

 

Retired

2 (13.3)

 

Working now (part-time or full-time)

2 (13.3)

 

Looking for work, unemployed

1 (6.7)

Education, N (%)

  
 

High school or less

4 (26.7)

 

Some college, no degree

6 (40.0)

 

Associate or bachelor’s degree

4 (26.7)

 

Master’s degree or higher

1 (6.7)

Financial situation, N (%)

  
 

I have enough money to live comfortably

3 (20.0)

 

I can barely get by on the money I have

10 (66.7)

 

I cannot get by on the money I have

2 (13.3)

Housing, N (%)

  
 

Own house/apartment/room

13 (86.7)

 

Someone else’s house/apartment/room

2 (13.3)

Residential location, N (%)

  
 

Rural

11 (73.3)

 

Urban

4 (26.7)

Time since HIV diagnosis, mean years (SD, range)

 

23.7 (11.2, 1–39 years)

Recent viral load count, N (%)

  
 

Undetectable

13 (86.7)

 

Detectable

2 (13.3)

Impact from wildfires*, N (%)

  
 

Fire/smoke damage to residence

10 (66.7)

 

Disruption in transportation to/from medical care

8 (53.3)

 

Disruption in food services

7 (46.7)

 

Disruption in other primary care needs

5 (33.3)

 

Fire/smoke damage to a place receiving healthcare services (e.g., clinic/hospital/pharmacy)

5 (33.3)

  1. * Total is greater than 100% due to ability to choose all options that applied
  2. PWH: people with HIV; SD: standard deviation