Table 1 Sociodemographic, clinical and behavioral characteristics by gender
Variable | Women, N = 50 N (%) or median (IQR) or mean (SD) | Men, N = 59 N (%) median (IQR) mean (SD) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic variables | |||
Mean age | 36.8 (8.4) | 38.1 (12) | 0.53 |
Race* | 0.26 | ||
White | 10 (20) | 19 (33) | |
Black | 28 (57) | 31 (53) | |
Other | 11 (22) | 8 (14) | |
Hispanic | 5 (10) | 9 (15) | 0.57 |
Employed | 3 (6) | 7 (12) | 0.34 |
Marital status | |||
Never married, or living alone | 30 (60) | 41 (71) | |
Married, or living with a partner | 6 (12) | 9 (16) | 0.19 |
Separated, divorced, or widowed | 14 (28) | 8 (14) | |
Education | |||
Less than high school | 18 (36) | 19 (33) | |
High school degree or GED | 20 (40) | 30 (52) | 0.39 |
Some college | 12 (24) | 9 (16) | |
Number of minor children | 1.59 (1.50) | 1.13 (1.32) | 0.26 |
Immediate housing post-release | 0.49 | ||
Homeless | 20 (40) | 23 (39) | |
Transitional housing | 10 (20) | 15 (25) | |
Family/Friends | 16 (32) | 19 (32) | |
Own apartment/house | 4 (8) | 1 (0.02) | |
Current housing | 1.00 | ||
Homeless | 4 (8) | 2 (0.03) | |
Transitional housing | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | |
Family/Friends | 3 (6) | 1 (0.02) | |
Own apartment/house | 3 (6) | 1 (0.02) | |
Monthly income | 845 (843) | 308 (262) | 0.001 |
Low Income (≤130% FPL)** | 36 (77) | 55 (100) | <0.001 |
Sex work | 6 (12) | 3 (5) | 0.30 |
Incarceration History Variables | |||
Median days since most recent release | 121 (64, 285) | 126 (74, 185) | 0.32 |
Times incarcerated, lifetime | |||
1 | 16 (32) | 18 (32) | |
2–5 | 17 (34) | 15 (26) | 0.25 |
>5 | 13 (26) | 23 (40) | |
Don’t know | 4 (8) | 1 (2) | |
Total years incarcerated, lifetime | |||
<1 | 7 (14) | 2 (4) | |
1–10 | 36 (72) | 34 (62) | 0.016 |
>10 | 7 (14) | 19 (35) | |
On parole or probation | 43 (86) | 52 (91) | 0.39 |
Most recent crime was drug-related | 23 (47) | 31 (58) | 0.24 |
Food security variables | |||
Food insecure | 43 (86) | 56 (95) | 0.18 |
Severely food insecure | 22 (44) | 18 (31) | 0.15 |
AIDS knowledge score | 20.3 (6.23) | 21.6 (5.19) | 0.26 |
Drug and alcohol use variables | |||
Overall drug use | 29 (58) | 25 (42) | 0.10 |
Intravenous drug use | 11 (22) | 1 (2) | 0.001 |
ASI-lite drug score | 0.11 (0.16) | 0.04 (0.05) | 0.002 |
ASI-lite alcohol score | 0.14 (0.20) | 0.08 (0.13) | 0.06 |
Risk-taking behavior variables | |||
HRBS-plus composite score | 7.04 (11.48) | 2.37 (2.57) | 0.003 |
HRBS-plus drug subscore | 2.72 (6.62) | 0.068 (0.52) | 0.003 |
HRBS-plus sex subscore | 4.32 (5.69) | 2.31 (2.53) | 0.016 |