Table 2.

Differences by HIV risk groups to drug use behaviors, sexual behaviors, and sociodemographic characteristics

	Highest risk group N = 111	Consistent condom use group N = 54	Inconsistent condom use group N = 93	Test statistics
Drug use behaviors				F	χ² test
Mean times used crack,				5.83^**
past 30 days	56.77^1–3	44.63	27.47
Range	1 – 300	1 – 300	2 – 300
Mean times used				4.43^**
alcohol, past 30 days	54.17 ^{1–2, 1–3}	23.18	36.40
Range	1 – 240	2 – 180	1 – 300
Binge crack use, past 30					15.44^*
days	62 % (69)	33 % (18)	41 % (38)
Powder cocaine, past 30					11.77^*
days	19 % (21)	4 % (2)	7 % (6)
Sexual behaviors
Mean number of sex				23.25^***
partner, past 30 days	6.31^{1–2, 1–3}	2.26	1.00
Range	1 – 55	1 – 25	1 - 1
Same gender sex	14 % (16)	7 % (4)	1 % (1)		12.09^*
Mean times traded sex				16.22^***
for drugs, past 30 days	5.49^{1–2, 1–3}	.37	.00
Range	0 – 75	0 – 16	0 - 0
Mean times traded sex				18.08^***
for money, past 30
days	7.21^{1–2, 1–3}	.61	.00
Range	0 – 100	0 – 16	0 - 0
Frequency of condom use					293.46^***
Never	16 % (18)	0 %	47 % (44)
Less than half the time	27 % (30)	0 %	8 % (7)
Half the time	37 % (41)	0 %	29 % (26)
More than half the time	20 % (22)	0 %	16 % (15)
Always	0 % (0)	100 % (54)	< 1 % (1)
Sociodemographic
characteristics
Gender					1.91
Females	53 % (59)	47 % (25)	58 % (54)
Males	47 % (52)	53 % (29)	42 % (39)
Mean age	43.60	43.04	43.45	0.10
Range	23 – 58	24 – 63	22 – 63
Marital status					12.94^**
Married	21 % (23)	15 % (8)	39 % (36)
Single	79 % (88)	85 % (46)	61 % (57)
Mean years schooling	11.22	11.09	11.38	0.31
Range of years	5 – 18	5 – 17	7 – 16
Major source of income					25.69^*
Job	17 % (19)	22 % (12)	16 % (15)
Public assistance	51 % (57)	48 % (26)	67 % (62)
Family, friend	9 % (10)	15 % (8)	5 % (5)
Illegal sources	13 % (15)	4 % (2)	3 % (3)
No income	9 % (10)	11 % (6)	9 % (8)
Mean years since HIV
diagnosis	9.25	7.37 ^2–3	9.80	3.37^*
Range of years	0 – 22	0 – 22	0 – 23

p < .05

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p < .01

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p < .001