TABLE 4—
Sexual Partner Risk Factor | Two-Spirits (n = 8). % | Heterosexuals (n = 29), % | χ2 |
Has had sex with a gay or bisexual man | 88 | 4 | 25.36*** |
Was a casual (not steady or regular) partner | 75 | 14 | 11.43** |
Was someone participant did not know well | 63 | 11 | 9.65** |
Was having sex with other partners | 71 | 4 | 18.15*** |
Has traded sex for money, drugs, or favors | 50 | 0 | 15.75*** |
Has HIV/AIDS | 29 | 0 | 8.48* |
Has injected illegal drugs | 14 | 0 | 4.12 |
Has a sexually transmitted disease | 0 | 0 | . . . |
Mean total number of sexual partner risk factor categories | 3.75 | 0.32 | t = −7.08*** |
* P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001 according to Fisher exact test.