CHARACTERISTICS
OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN WITH HIV AND AIDS
TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic charactenstics of women with HIV and AIDS
interviewed in Los Angeles County, 1990-1997
| Characteristic
|
(n = 168) |
(n = 87) |
(n = 357) |
(n = 12)
|
| <=19 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
— |
| 20-29 |
40 |
24 |
19 |
22 |
118 |
33 |
1 |
8 |
| 30-39 |
67 |
40 |
36 |
41 |
125 |
35 |
1 |
8 |
| 40-49 |
41 |
24 |
25 |
29 |
55 |
15 |
8 |
67 |
| 50-59 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
30 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
| 60+ |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
| Missing
information |
4 |
2 |
0 |
— |
9 |
3 |
0 |
— |
| t-Test on
difference in mean age:a 0.8; p = 0.4 |
| Marital status |
| Single |
80 |
48 |
30 |
35 |
136 |
38 |
0 |
— |
| Married |
24 |
14 |
22 |
25 |
61 |
17 |
4 |
33 |
|
Divorced/separated |
40 |
24 |
22 |
25 |
48 |
13 |
5 |
42 |
| Other |
24 |
14 |
13 |
15 |
112 |
31 |
3 |
25 |
| ORb
for single vs other = 1.6; 95% CI = l.l, 2.3 |
|
| Single parent |
| Yes |
108 |
64 |
35 |
40 |
199 |
56 |
5 |
42 |
| No |
59 |
35 |
52 |
60 |
156 |
44 |
7 |
58 |
| ORb
for single vs not single parent = 1.6; 95% Cl = 1.1, 2.4 |
| Employment status |
| Unemployed |
148 |
88 |
68 |
78 |
304 |
85 |
7 |
58 |
| Employed |
20 |
12 |
19 |
22 |
53 |
15 |
5 |
42 |
| Orb for unemployed vs employed = 1.5; 95%
CI = 0.9, 2.5 |
| Receiving public
assistance or welfare, including Social Security |
| Yes |
144 |
86 |
62 |
71 |
281 |
79 |
6 |
50 |
| No/have not
applied |
20 |
12 |
23 |
26 |
65 |
18 |
5 |
42 |
| Applied/not
received |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
| Refused to answer |
0 |
— |
0 |
— |
I |
0 |
0 |
— |
| ORb
for on public assistance vs not on public assistance = 1.8; 95% Cl = 1.1, 2.9 |
| Living situation |
| Living alone in
house or apartment |
25 |
15 |
12 |
14 |
24 |
7 |
2 |
17 |
| Living with
partner, family, or |
120 |
71 |
71 |
82 |
317 |
89 |
9 |
75 |
|
friends in house or apartment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other |
23 |
14 |
4 |
5 |
16 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
| ORb
for living alone vs other living situation = 1.9; 95% CI = 1.1., 3.3 |
| Annual household
income |
| <$10,000 U.S. |
127 |
76 |
42 |
48 |
285 |
80 |
3 |
25 |
| $10,000-19,999
U.S. |
16 |
10 |
19 |
22 |
43 |
12 |
3 |
25 |
| $20,000-29,999
U.S. |
13 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
| >$30,000 U.S. |
6 |
4 |
15 |
17 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
25 |
| Refused to answer |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Unknown |
6 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
| ORb
comparing <$10,000 U.S. with >$10,000 U.S. =1.2; 95% Cl = 0.8, 1.8 |
| Stage of HIV
disease |
| Asymptomatic HIV
infection |
41 |
24 |
20 |
23 |
145 |
41 |
2 |
17 |
| Symptomatic HIV
infection |
14 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
20 |
6 |
0 |
— |
| AIDS |
113 |
67 |
64 |
74 |
192 |
54 |
10 |
83 |
ORb
comparing asymptomatic and symptomatic HIV with AIDS = 0.7; 95%
CI = 0.5, 1.0 |
| Time between
learning of HIV infection and seeking medical treatmentc |
| >1 year |
20 |
20 |
6 |
14 |
16 |
8 |
1 |
13 |
| 6 months-1 year |
7 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
| <6 months |
73 |
73 |
34 |
81 |
169 |
88 |
6 |
75 |
| ORb
comparing >6 months with <6 months = 2.4; 95% CI = 1.4, 4.3 |
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval;
SHAS, Supplement to HIV and AIDS Surveillance project.
a The t-test was conducted comparing African-American women with
women of all other races.
b OR and 95% Cls were calculated comparing African-American women
with women of all other races.
c This question was introduced in SHAS in 1995 and therefore only
asked of approximately 50% of the subjects.
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