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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of intervention sample (N = 19)

From: Acceptability of a mobile health intervention to enhance HIV care coordination for patients with substance use disorders

Characteristic N (%)
Sociodemographic variables
 Median age, years (IQR) 49.3 (45.0–54.6)
 African American (%) 17 (89%)
 Male (%) 12 (63%)
 High school/GED (%) 14 (74%)
 Ever married (%) 5 (26%)
 Income, yearly < $5000 (%) 8 (42%)
 In prison, ever (%) 9 (47%)
 Homeless, ever (%) 5 (26%)
Substance use variables*
 Cigarette use (%) 14 (74%)
 Alcohol use (%) 8 (42%)
 Marijuana use (%) 10 (53%)
 Cocaine use (%) 3 (15%)
 Heroin use (%) 4 (26%)
 Injecting drug use, any (%) 3 (16%)
Clinical variables
 Prescribed ART at enrollment (%) 16 (84%)
 Hepatitis C virus seropositive (%) 7 (37%)
 Median CD4 (IQR) 171 (95–262)
 CD4 < 200 cells/mcL (%) 10 (53%)
 Median HIV viral Load (copies/mL) (IQR) 18,938 (3458–103,437)
  1. * Represents self-reported exposure during the 6 months prior to enrollment. IQR Intra-quartile range, GED graduation equivalence degree, ART antiretroviral therapy
  2. From health records at time of enrollment