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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Aug 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2007 Feb 20;40(6):489–498. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.11.136

Table 3.

Final Partner Characteristics

PARTNER CHARACTERISTICS1 SERVICE PROVISION2
Site # Partners Per Site Population3 Of Focus Power Broker Interest/New HIV Initiative Foster Collaboration Community Presence C2P Buy-In Research Interest GAF TP YF HIVF
1 19 YWSM 3 4 4 4 2 0 11 19 7 7
2 16 YMSM 1 1 1 3 0 0 5 16 4 8
3 13 YWSM 0 3 3 2 3 1 3 10 8 6
4 19 YMSM 1 1 3 6 1 7 18 19 3 15
5 21 YWSM 1 0 6 1 2 2 13 18 7 11
6 19 IVDU 4 10 4 4 7 4 19 10 12 12
7 21 YWSM 4 3 5 5 0 0 13 21 9 3
8 23 YMSM 2 0 3 5 2 2 11 20 21 5
9 12 YMSM 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 7 4
10 20 YWSM 4 0 3 3 4 0 10 20 9 4
11 17 YMSM 0 4 7 12 6 10 16 17 11 3
12 20 YWSM 3 5 8 1 4 2 10 19 11 11
13 20 YWSM 3 8 9 6 11 2 11 20 15 7
14 20 YWSM 3 9 6 11 12 8 10 19 16 7
15 21 YMSM 1 4 4 4 2 1 8 18 14 4
Total 281 30 52 66 67 56 39 65 258 152 107
% of total partners* 11% 19% 23% 24% 20% 14% 59% 92% 54% 38%
Average #/site with identified characteristic:
Total 19/site 2 3 4 4 4 3 11 18 10 7
1

Characteristics = partner was considered a “power broker”, expressed particular interest in new HIV initiatives, would foster collaboration, had significant community presence, had significant C2P “buy-in”, and/or was interested in research collaboration.

2

Service = GAF: Serves Geographical Area of Focus, PF: Serves Population of Focus; YF: Youth Focused; HIVF: HIV Focused

3

Population of Focus = YWSM: Young Women Who Have Sex with Men; YMSM: Young Men Who Have Sex with Men; IVDU: Intravenous Drug Users

*

Questions on characteristics were not mutually exclusive and partners could use more than one characteristic to describe themselves. Thus, total percents add up to more than 100%.