Table 3.
Baseline Characteristics of Participants Randomized to Safer Sex Skills Building (SSB) and HIV Education (HE)a
| Effect | SSB (N=250) | HE (N=265) n (%) or M (SD) |
Total (N=515) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (%) | ||||
| ≤ 40 | 131 (52.4) | 148 (55.9) | 279 (54.2) | |
| > 40 | 119 (47.6) | 117 (44.2) | 236 (45.8) | |
| Race/Ethnicity (%) | ||||
| White | 142 (56.8) | 156 (58.9) | 298 (57.9) | |
| Black/African American | 58 (23.2) | 67 (25.3) | 125 (24.3) | |
| Hispanic/Latina | 26 (10.4) | 20 (7.6) | 46 (8.9) | |
| Mixed or Other | 24 (9.6) | 22 (8.3) | 46 (8.9) | |
| Monogamy Status (% yes) | 139 (55.6) | 137 (51.7) | 276 (53.6) | |
| Program: Methadone (% yes) | 121 (48.4) | 134 (50.6) | 255 (49.5) | |
| Education (%) | ||||
| <12 | 66 (26.4) | 79 (29.2) | 145 (28.2) | |
| =12 | 90 (36.0) | 103 (39.0) | 193 (37.6) | |
| >12 | 94(37.6) | 82 (31.1) | 176 (34.2) | |
| Unprotected Sex Occasions | 18.60 (27.8) | 19.96 (33.4) | 19.3 (30.8) | |
| Cocaine Use Days In Past 30 Days | 1.96 (5.45) | 2.47 (6.03) | 2.22(5.75) | |
| Heroin Use Days In Past 30 Days | 1.54 (5.32) | 1.08 (4.61) | 1.30(4.97) | |
a
No significant differences between SSB and HE on any characteristic