Table 1

Demographic and HIV testing history profiles: Trial One


Non-participants
Participants
p-value
In-person discussion arm
No information arm
p-value

n = 15
n = 73
p
n = 34*
n = 39*
p

Median age (Range)
40 (19–54)
35 (19–55)
0.27
38 (19–55)
34 (19–55)
0.14

%
%

%
%

Gender


0.45


0.60
Female
33.3
43.8

52.9
59.0

Male
66.7
56.2

47.1
41.0

Ethnicity/Race


0.75


0.96
Black
20.0
30.1

32.4
28.2

Hispanic
6.7
5.5

5.9
5.1

White
73.3
61.6

58.8
64.1

Other
0.0
2.8

2.9
2.6

Partner status


0.19


0.04
Single/never married
26.7
52.1

41.2
61.5

Married
46.7
27.4

38.2
17.9

Divorced
26.6
12.3

17.7
7.7

Separated
0.0
5.5

0.0
10.3

Unmarried couple
0.0
2.7

2.9
2.6

Insurance status


0.46


0.09
Private
20.0
34.2

35.3
33.3

Governmental
46.7
43.8

53.0
35.9

Private/Governmental
6.6
1.4

2.9
0.0

None
26.7
19.2

8.8
28.2

Don't know
0.0
1.4

0.0
2.6

Years of formal education


0.16


0.43
Grades 1–8
6.6
1.4

0.0
2.6

Grades 9–11
6.7
21.9

17.7
25.6

Grade 12 or equivalent
60.0
41.1

38.2
43.6

College 1–3 years
26.7
21.9

23.5
20.5

College 4 years
0.0
13.7

20.6
7.7

Prior HIV test


0.19


0.99
Yes
53.3
64.4

64.7
64.1

No
40.0
35.6

35.3
35.9

Don't know
6.7
0.0

0.0
0.0

Time elapsed since last HIV test
n = 8
n = 47
0.21
n = 22
n = 25
0.03
> 5 years
0.0
17.0

18.2
16.0

> 2 years ≤ 5 years
37.5
21.3

31.8
12.0

> 1 year ≤ 2 years
25.0
21.3

27.3
16.0

> 6 months ≤ 1 year
0.0
14.9

18.2
12.0

≤6 months
25.0
25.5

4.6
44.0

Don't recall
12.5
0.0

0.0
0.0


*Three patients in the in-person discussion and one in the no information arm dropped out from the study after randomization

Merchant et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:238   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-238