Research Article
Effectiveness of Couple-Based HIV Counseling and Testing for Women Substance Users and Their Primary Male Partners: A Randomized Trial
Table 4
Baseline characteristics of participants lost to follow-up compared to those retained.
| | 3-month followup () | | 9-month followup () | | Lost () | Retained () | P value | Lost () | Retained () | P value | | % | % | | % | % | |
| Participant characteristics | | | | | | | Race/ethnicity | | | <.001 | | | .10 | African American | 23.8 | 38.8 | | 30.0 | 37.6 | | Hispanic | 67.5 | 50.2 | | 60.5 | 51.6 | | White/other | 8.8 | 11.0 | | 9.5 | 10.9 | | Unemployed | 76.9 | 72.0 | .26 | 73.3 | 73.1 | 1.00 | Completed high school | 49.4 | 52.4 | .53 | 51.0 | 52.0 | .80 | Homelessa | 27.0 | 29.8 | .55 | 30.0 | 28.7 | .78 | Ever diagnosed with STIb | 40.7 | 46.0 | .26 | 47.1 | 43.6 | .43 | Ever being injected with illicit drugs | 56.3 | 50.0 | .17 | 53.3 | 50.7 | .56 | Age (yrs)† | 38.2 | 39.8 | 4.31, .04 | 38.2 | 39.9 | 5.94, .02 | HIV transmission risk† | 2.03 | 1.61 | 0.57, .45 | 1.31 | 1.78 | 1.47, .22 |
| Couple characteristics | | | | | | | Marital Status | | | .07 | | | .37 | Married, legal | 18.1 | 26.6 | | 23.8 | 24.9 | | Married, common law | 70.6 | 65.0 | | 64.8 | 67.1 | | Not married | 11.3 | 8.4 | | 11.4 | 8.0 | | Trying to conceive | 10.6 | 8.0 | .33 | 7.6 | 9.1 | .56 | Perceived closeness | 75.0 | 75.2 | 1.00 | 73.8 | 75.8 | .63 | Condom use last 3 months | 21.9 | 20.8 | .82 | 23.8 | 19.8 | .26 | Anal sex last 3 months | 33.8 | 28.4 | .20 | 31.4 | 28.9 | .52 | HIV serodiscordant () | 7.3 | 6.6 | .77 | 5.6 | 7.0 | .79 | Prob (%) male HIV positive† | .18 | .16 | 0.22, .64 | .14 | .17 | 0.58, .45 | Relationship duration (yrs)† | 6.0 | 8.1 | 12.0, <.001 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 20.6, <.0001 |
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Mean given. ‡Welch’s ANOVA F statistic.
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