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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jun 11.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Med Sociol. 2021 Jan 15;21:103–131. doi: 10.1108/s1057-629020210000021010

Table 1.

Characteristics of Immigrant Latinx Men Who Have Sex with Men, Who Live in the Washington, DC, Metro Area, and Participated in Qualitative Study 1 and Quantitative Study 2.

Study 1 (N = 20)
Study 2 (N = 86)
Characteristic Value Percent Number Percent Number
Documentation status Undocumented 40 8 53 46
Undocumented, but going through a legal process 50 10 40 34
Completed a legal process, but not yet a permanent resident 10 2 7 6
Years in the United States of America Less than five years 55 11 57 48
More than five years 45 9 43 36
Where resides Washington, DC 55 11 58 50
Maryland 30 6 22 19
Virginia 5 1 20 17
Country of origin El Salvador 65 13 58 50
Honduras 15 3 15 13
Guatemala 0 0 8 7
Mexico 10 2 7 6
Other 10 2 12 10
Age 18–19 years 10 2 2 2
20–29 years 55 11 68 57
30–34 years 25 5 30 25
HIV status Positive 25 5 19 16
Health insurance Yes 65 13 47 40
Ever detained by US immigration Yes 35 7 28 24