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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants and comparison between groups with and without vulnerability

From: Mental health and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among Mexican people living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Total n = 1259

Vulnerability***

p-value

No n = 983

Yes n = 276

Age

    

 Mean

42.78

42.77

42.79

t = – 0.022

 SD

10.11

9.96

10.64

p = 0.98

 Range

20–74

20–74

22–68

 

Gender % (n)

    

 Male

84.7 (1067)

87.4 (859)

75.4 (208)

x2 = 28.09

 Female

13.3 (167)

10.6 (104)

22.8 (63)

p < 0.001

 Transgender

2.0 (25)

2.0 (20)

1.8 (5)

 

Place of residence % (n)

    

 Mexico City

68.3 (860)

69.3 (681)

64.9 (179)

x2 = 4.21

 State of Mexico

21.3 (268)

20.0 (197)

25.7 (71)

p = 0.121

 Other

10.4 (131)

10.7 (105)

9.4 (26)

 

Marital status % (n)

    

 Single

69.6 (876)

71.8 (706)

61.6 (170)

 

 Married

11.8 (148)

11.5 (113)

12.7 (35)

x2 = 20.31

 In common law

11.8 (148)

11.3 (111)

13.4 (37)

p < 0.001

 Separated

4.1 (52)

3.4 (33)

6.5 (18)

 

 Widowed

2.9 (36)

2.0 (20)

5.8 (16)

 

Educational level % (n)

    

 Unschooled

2.7 (34)

2.0 (20)

5.1 (14)

 

 Basic education

32.5 (409)

28.2 (277)

47.8 (132)

x2 = 68.85

 High school education

32.6 (411)

34.9 (343)

24.7 (68)

p < 0.001

 Superior education

32.1(405)

34.9 (343)

22.5 (62)

 

Employed % (n)

    

 Unemployed

22.1 (278)

18.9 (186)

33.3 (92)

 

 Informal employment

35.4 (446)

36.5 (359)

31.5 (87)

x2=61.68

 Formal employment

35.2 (443)

38.8 (381)

22.5 (62)

p<0.001

 Housewife/husband

4.6 (58)

3.1 (30)

10.1 (28)

 

 Student

2.2 (28)

2.2 (22)

2.2 (6)

 

 Retired

0.5 (6)

0.5 (5)

0.4 (1)

 

Sexual orientation % (n)

    

 Heterosexual

31.3 (394)

27.6 (270)

45.8 (124)

 

 Homosexual

61.8 (778)

65.5 (641)

50.6 (137)

 

 Bisexual

4.8 (61)

5.5 (54)

2.6 (7)

x2 = 33.64

 Other

1.3 (16)

1.3 (13)

1.1 (3)

p < 0.001

 Missing data

0.8 (10)

27.6 (270)

45.8 (124)

 

Socioeconomic level* % (n)

    

 1x

11.4 (144)

   

 1

37.2 (468)

   

 2

40.1 (505)

42.77

42.79

 

 3

9.2 (116)

9.96

10.64

t = -0.022

 4

1.7 (22)

20–74

22–68

p = 0.982

 5

0.2 (3)

   

 6

0.1 (1)

   

Previous psychological treatment ** % (n)

    

 No

90.9 (1145)

   

 Yes

9.1 (114)

   

Previous psychiatric treatment ** % (n)

    

 No

92.9 (1170)

   

 Yes

7.1 (89)

   

Vulnerability criteria*** % (n)

    

 0

78.1 (983)

   

 1

16.9 (213)

   

 2

4.4 (56)

   

 3

0.6 (7)

   
  1. SD: Standard deviation
  2. *Social work staff assigns this socioeconomic classification to each patient treated at the clinic to determine the fees for clinical services and several indicators are considered: occupation, monthly income, type of housing, number of people patients live with, number of economic providers and dependents. 1x is the lowest socioeconomic level (exempt from payment), while 6 is the highest
  3. **Participants had psychological and/or psychiatric treatment in the 12 months previous to the health contingence
  4. ***Vulnerability criteria established were: (1) socioeconomic level 1x, (2) previous psychological treatment, (3) previous psychiatric treatment. Participants with at least 1 vulnerability criteria were prioritized to be contacted
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