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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of HIV-positive patientsa receiving care at UAB, 2007–2013 (N = 743)

From: Mental health service utilization is associated with retention in care among persons living with HIV at a university-affiliated HIV clinic

Characteristic

Total

Retainedb

Not retainedb

N = 743

N (col%)

N = 627 (84.4)

n (row%)

N = 116 (15.6)

n (row%)

Age (years), mean (SD)

34.8 ± 11.3

34.9 ± 11.4

34.2 ± 10.3

Age (years)c

   

 < 30

312 (42.0)

264 (84.6)

48 (15.4)

 30–45

288 (38.8)

238 (82.6)

50 (17.4)

 > 45

143 (19.2)

125 (87.4)

18 (12.6)

Race

   

 White

259 (34.9)

222 (85.7)

37 (14.3)

 Black

458 (61.6)

385 (84.1)

73 (15.9)

 Other

26 (3.5)

20 (76.9)

6 (23.1)

Sex

   

 Female

133 (17.9)

113 (85.0)

20 (15.0)

 Male

610 (82.1)

514 (84.3)

96 (15.7)

Transmission risk

   

 Heterosexual

234 (31.5)

193 (82.5)

41 (17.5)

 IVDU

45 (6.0)

38 (84.4)

7 (15.6)

 MSM

407 (54.8)

351 (86.2)

56 (13.8)

 Unknown

57 (7.7)

45 (79.0)

12 (21.0)

Insurancec

   

 Private

282 (38.0)

255 (90.4)

27 (9.6)

 Public

84 (11.3)

64 (76.2)

20 (23.8)

 Uninsured/unknown

377 (50.7)

308 (81.7)

69 (18.3)

CD4 count, cells/uLc

   

 < 200

244 (33.7)

211 (86.5)

33 (13.5)

 ≥ 200

481 (66.3)

404 (84.0)

77 (16.0)

Viral loadc

   

 < 200

18 (2.5)

15 (83.3)

3 (16.7)

 ≥ 200

709 (97.5)

603 (85.0)

106 (15.0)

Depressionc,d

   

 Yes

251 (33.7)

211 (84.1)

40 (16.0)

 Mild/No

462 (61.5)

387 (83.8)

75 (16.2)

 Unknown

36 (4.8)

31 (86.1)

5 (13.9)

Drug usec,e

   

 Current

129 (17.1)

103 (79.8)

26 (20.2)

 Past/never

609 (81.4)

515 (81.9)

94 (15.4)

 Unknown

11 (1.5)

11 (100.0)

0 (0)

At risk alcohol usec,f,g

   

 Yes

253 (34.0)

209 (82.6)

44 (17.4)

 No/Low

477 (64.2)

408 (85.5)

44 (14.5)

 Unknown

13 (1.7)

10 (76.9)

3 (23.1)

Number of MHCsc,h

   

 0

307 (41.3)

259 (84.4)

48 (15.6)

 1

270 (36.3)

235 (87.0)

35 (13.0)

 2

138 (18.6)

113 (81.9)

25 (18.1)

 3

28 (3.8)

20 (71.4)

8 (28.6)

Mental healthcare utilizationi

   

 0

559 (75.2)

461 (82.5)

98 (17.5)

 1–2

98 (13.2)

84 (85.7)

14 (14.3)

 3 +

86 (11.6)

82 (95.4)

4 (4.6)

  1. IVDU intravenous drug use, MHC mental health co-morbidities, MSM men who have sex with men, SD standard deviation, UAB University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL, USA)
  2. aTreatment naïve and newly engaged in care
  3. bDefinition: at least two primary care appointments being attended within a period of 12 months but separated by at least 90 days
  4. cMeasured at baseline (time of clinic enrollment interview)
  5. dPatient Health Questionnaire-9
  6. eAlcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test
  7. fAlcohol use disorder identification test-consumption
  8. gDrug use excludes marijuana
  9. hMeasured as total count of depression, drug use, and alcohol use
  10. iMeasured within 12 months
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