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Table 1 Characteristics of HIV-positive (HIV+) PWIDs stratified by 90, 180, and 365 days of MMT adherence

From: Adherence among HIV-positive injection drug users undergoing methadone treatment in Taiwan

Characteristics

Baseline a

n = 961

90 days (n = 951; 98.9%)

pb

180 days (n = 936; 97.4%)

pb

365 days (n = 919; 95.6%)

pb

Low

n = 298

Moderate

n = 382

High

n = 271

Low

n = 397

Moderate

n = 350

High

n = 189

Low

n = 516

Moderate

n = 271

High

n = 132

Age, mean (sd)

37.40 (8.34)

36.60 (7.72)

37.09 (8.39)

38.76 (8.75)

.005c

36.66 (7.96)

37.35 (8.13)

38.97 (9.10)

.007d

36.78 (7.89)

37.37 (8.45)

39.42 (9.25)

.005e

Gender, n(%)

    

.098

   

.663

   

.663

 Female

137

53 (39)

49 (36)

33 (24)

 

59 (44)

51 (38)

23 (17)

 

74 (56)

42 (32)

16 (12)

 

 Male

824

245 (30)

333 (41)

238 (29)

 

338 (42)

299 (37)

166 (21)

 

442 (56)

229 (29)

116 (15)

 

Education level, n(%)

    

.012

   

.003

   

.034

  < 9 years

679

230 (34)

264 (39)

180 (27)

 

304 (46)

236 (36)

122 (19)

 

376 (58)

193 (30)

81 (13)

 

  > =9 years

282

68 (25)

118 (43)

91 (33)

 

93 (34)

114 (42)

67 (25)

 

140 (52)

78 (29)

51 (19)

 

Marital status, n(%)

    

.524

   

.091

   

.041

 Married

111

35 (32)

46 (42)

28 (26)

 

44 (41)

37 (35)

26 (24)

 

50 (47)

33 (31)

23 (22)

 

 Married but separated

61

21 (34)

27 (44)

13 (21)

 

33 (55)

19 (32)

8 (13)

 

38 (64)

16 (27)

5 (9)

 

 Single

510

167 (33)

196 (39)

143 (28)

 

215 (43)

194 (39)

88 (18)

 

290 (60)

133 (27)

62 (13)

 

 Divorced

279

75 (27)

113 (41)

87 (32)

 

105 (39)

100 (37)

67 (25)

 

138 (51)

89 (33)

42 (16)

 

Employment status, n(%)

    

.006

   

.004

   

.013

 Not employed

568

194 (35)

228 (41)

141 (25)

 

249 (45)

214 (39)

92 (17)

 

324 (60)

155 (29)

65 (12)

 

 Employed

393

104 (27)

154 (40)

130 (34)

 

148 (39)

136 (36)

97 (26)

 

192 (51)

116 (31)

67 (18)

 

Case management city, n(%)

    

<.001

   

<.001

   

<.001

 Taipei metro area

315

71 (23)

134 (43)

109 (35)

 

100 (33)

120 (39)

88 (29)

 

139 (46)

96 (32)

68 (22)

 

 Kaohsiung metro area

330

108 (33)

123 (38)

95 (29)

 

145 (45)

120 (37)

56 (17)

 

188 (60)

97 (31)

28 (9)

 

 Taiwan County

316

119 (38)

125 (40)

67 (22)

 

152 (50)

110 (36)

45 (15)

 

189 (62)

78 (26)

36 (12)

 

MMT mean dosage, n(%)

    

<.001

   

<.001

   

<.001

  < 60 mg

512

274 (35)

302 (39)

198 (26)

 

346 (47)

263 (36)

132 (18)

 

421 (60)

197 (28)

90 (13)

 

  > =60 mg

107

24 (14)

80 (45)

73 (41)

 

51 (26)

87 (45)

57 (29)

 

95 (45)

74 (35)

42 (20)

 

HIV+ diagnosed & in MMT, n(%)

    

.073

   

.042

   

.002

 HIV+ before MMT > = 180 days

437

126 (27)

195 (42)

141 (31)

 

169 (37)

183 (41)

100 (22)

 

218 (50)

129 (34)

69 (16)

 

 HIV+ before MMT < 180 days

175

56 (32)

71 (40)

50 (28)

 

81 (46)

58 (33)

36 (21)

 

112 (64)

36 (21)

27 (15)

 

 HIV+ after MMT

312/309/307

116 (37)

116 (37)

80 (26)

 

147 (48)

109 (35)

53 (17)

 

186 (61)

85 (28)

36 (12)

 
  1. aBaseline MMT mean dosage calculated from the first 30 days
  2. bp value for difference between low, moderate, and high groups
  3. cPost hoc comparison: high > low, moderate > low by Dunnett’s T3 method
  4. dPost hoc comparison: high > low by Dunnett’s T3 method
  5. ePost hoc comparison: high > low by Dunnett’s T3 method