TABLE 3.
Associations of Mental Health Measures With History of Childhood Sexual Abuse Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM; N = 593): Positive Connections, 2005–2006
| Characteristic | MSM Reporting Abuse, No. (%) | MSM Not Reporting Abuse, No. (%) | Total Sample, No. (%) | Pa |
| Compulsive sexual behavior quartileb | < .001 | |||
| Quartile 1 | 22 (8.8) | 71 (24.5) | 93 (17.2) | |
| Quartile 2 | 73 (29.1) | 78 (27.2) | 151 (28.0) | |
| Quartile 3 | 56 (22.3) | 66 (22.8) | 122 (22.6) | |
| Quartile 4 | 100 (39.8) | 74 (25.5) | 128 (32.2) | |
| Internalized homonegativity categoryc | < .001 | |||
| Category 1 | 75 (26.9) | 136 (43.5) | 211 (35.6) | |
| Category 2 | 90 (32.3) | 98 (31.3) | 188 (31.8) | |
| Category 3 | 114 (40.9) | 79 (25.2) | 193 (32.6) | |
| Depression and anxiety categoryd | < .003 | |||
| Category 1 | 49 (18.9) | 77 (26.3) | 126 (22.8) | |
| Category 2 | 57 (21.9) | 78 (26.6) | 135 (24.4) | |
| Category 3 | 52 (20.0) | 69 (23.6) | 121 (21.9) | |
| Category 4 | 102 (39.2) | 69 (23.6) | 171 (30.9) | |
| Sexual comfort levele | .007 | |||
| Higher | 102 (36.6) | 150 (47.6) | 252 (42.4) | |
| Lower | 177 (63.4) | 165 (52.4) | 342 (57.6) | |
| Problems with drugsf | .008 | |||
| Yes, in past | 62 (24.2) | 54 (18.4) | 116 (21.1) | |
| Yes, currently | 42 (16.4) | 28 (9.6) | 70 (12.8) | |
| Do not know | 24 (9.4) | 24 (8.2) | 48 (8.7) | |
| No | 128 (50.0) | 187 (63.8) | 315 (57.4) | |
| Problems with alcoholg | .06 | |||
| Yes, in past | 65 (23.7) | 61 (19.9) | 126 (21.7) | |
| Yes, currently | 24 (8.8) | 24 (7.8) | 48 (8.3) | |
| Do not know | 21 (7.7) | 11 (3.6) | 32 (5.5) | |
| No | 164 (59.9) | 211 (68.7) | 375 (64.6) | |
| Methamphetamine use during anal intercourse | < .05 | |||
| Never | 190 (80.9) | 235 (86.4) | 425 (83.8) | |
| Rarely | 12 (5.1) | 16 (5.9) | 28 (5.5) | |
| Sometimes | 18 (7.7) | 10 (3.7) | 28 (5.5) | |
| Always | 15 (6.4) | 11.(4.0) | 26 (5.1) | |
| Alcohol use during anal intercourse | .34 | |||
| Never | 129 (50.8) | 152 (52.1) | 281 (51.5) | |
| Rarely | 28 (11.0) | 40 (13.7) | 68 (12.5) | |
| Sometimes | 68 (26.8) | 77 (26.4) | 145 (26.6) | |
| Always | 29 (11.4) | 23 (7.9) | 52 (9.5) |
Note. Overall totals vary because not all participants answered all questions. For MSM reporting abuse, n = 279; for MSM not reporting childhood abuse, n = 314.
Values are for tests of trend where response categories are ordinal.
Quartile 1, scores 13 to 16 (lowest); quartile 2, scores 17 to 23; quartile 3, scores 24 to 30; quartile 4, scores over 30 (highest).
Category 1, scores 0 to 4 (lowest); category 2, scores 5 to 10; category 3, scores over 10 (highest).
Category 1, scores 12 to 14 (lowest); category 2, scores 15 to 19; category 3, scores 20 to 26; category 4, scores over 26 (highest).
For higher sexual comfort, scores = 23 and 24 (above median); for lower sexual comfort, scores ≤ 23 (below median).
Self-reported perception of drug problems.
Self-reported perception of alcohol problems.