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Table 1 Sociodemographic and background characteristics (N = 41)

From: Understanding why racial/ethnic inequities along the HIV care continuum persist in the United States: a qualitative exploration of systemic barriers from the perspectives of African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV

 

Mean (SD) or %

N

Age in years (M, SD)

48.5 (9.40)

 

Median, [minimum, maximum], in years

52.0 [31.0, 62.0]

 

Sex assigned at birth

  

Male sex assigned at birth

75.6

31/41

Female sex assigned at birth

19.5

8/41

Other sex assigned at birth

4.9

2/41

Sexual orientation

  

Sexual minority (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, non-heterosexual)

34.1

14/41

Gender identity

  

Transgender, gender-nonbinary, or gender fluid gender identity

22.0

9/41

Race/ethnicity

  

African American/Black (non-Latino/Hispanic)

82.9

34/41

Latino

17.1

7/41

Education

  

High school graduate/equivalent or higher

65.9

27/41

Past and present homelessness

  

Homeless over the lifetime

92.7

38/41

Homeless in the past year

46.3

19/41

Current housing circumstances

  

In own home or apartment (rented or owned,

including scattered-site permanent supportive

housing, but not congregate facility housing)

48.8

20/41

Single Room Occupancy residence (SRO;

congregate facility housing)

29.3

12/41

Shelter (temporary residence for homeless

individuals and families)

7.3

3/41

Other type of residence

14.6

6/41

Indications of poverty

  

Receives public assistance

100

41/41

At least one indication of food insecurity

86.3

35/41

Currently employed full- or part-time

2.4

1/41

Ran out of funds for basic necessities monthly or

more in past year

51.2

21/41