Table 1.
Characteristics of the HIV-Alcohol Longitudinal Cohort Participants with Lifetime Histories of Sexual and Physical Victimization
| Characteristic | Victims of Sexual Assault1 (n=139) | Victims of Physical Assault1(n=266) | ||
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| Men N=86 | Women N=53 | Men N=206 | Women N=60 | |
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| Age—mean in years (SD) | 39(7) | 38(7) | 41(7)* | 38(7)* |
| High school education or more—no. (%) | 53(62) | 33(62) | 121(59) | 38(63) |
| Married—no. (%) | 7(8) | 6(11) | 14(7) | 8(13) |
| Homeless—no. (%) | 22(26) | 10(19) | 65(32)* | 8(13)* |
| Race—no. (%) | ||||
| Black | 33(38) | 26(49) | 80(39) | 31(52) |
| White | 34(40) | 17(32) | 78(38) | 18(30) |
| Hispanic | 18(21) | 9(17) | 47(23) | 10(17) |
| Other | 1(1) | 1(2) | 1(0.5) | 1(2) |
| HIV transmission risk category**—no. (%) | ||||
| Heterosexual | 8(9) | 22(42) | 30(15) | 27(45) |
| Injection drug use | 41(48) | 31(58) | 127(62) | 33(55) |
| Men who have sex with men (MSM) | 37(43) | N/A | 49(24) | N/A |
| Alcohol use in past 30 days—no. (%) | ||||
| Abstinent | 50(58)* | 41(77)* | 116(56)* | 44(73)* |
| Moderate | 11(13)* | 1(2)* | 24(12)* | 1(2)* |
| Hazardous | 25(29)* | 11(21)* | 66(32)* | 15(25)* |
| Any cocaine use in past 30 days—no. (%) | 25(29) | 10(19) | 51(25) | 10(17) |
| Any heroin use in past 30 days—no. (%) | 2(2)* | 8(15)* | 14(7)* | 10(17)* |
| First assault occurring prior to age 13 | 60(70) | 28(54) | 98(49) | 26(46) |
1
Sexual assault and physical assault groups are not mutually exclusive.
*
p<0.05 comparing men and women
**
HIV transmission risk category was not compared by gender due to the differences in categories