Table 1 Participants' characteristics

Mean Age (years)

50 (SD 11.7)

Mean time since HIV diagnosis (years)

17.6 (SD 8.6)

Sex

Male

25 (83 %)

Female

5 (17 %)

Race

Black

17 (57 %)

Hispanic

10 (33 %)

White

3 (10 %)

Housing situation

Halfway house/transitional HIV housing shelter

11 (37 %)

Homeless

8 (27 %)

Living with friends or family

6 (20 %)

Own or rent house/apartment

4 (13 %)

Re-incarcerated

1 (3 %)

Source of livelihood

Employment

1 (3 %)

Social security

25 (83 %)

None

4 (13 %)

Marital status

Married

3 (10 %)

Single

14 (47 %)

Divorced/separated

13 (43 %)

Has been incarcerated >1 time

29 (97 %)