TABLE 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Intervention and Control Condition Participants: Men Residing in Atlanta, GA, 2009
| Intervention Group | Control Group | |
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 28.3 (10.4) | 30.0 (9.6) |
| Education, y, mean (SD) | 14.0 (2.0) | 13.8 (2.0) |
| Income, $, no. (%) | ||
| 0–10 999 | 27 (37.5) | 29 (38.7) |
| 11 000–20 999 | 14 (19.4) | 15 (20.0) |
| 21 000–30 999 | 10 (13.9) | 7 (9.3) |
| 31 000–40 999 | 8 (11.1) | 7 (9.3) |
| 41 000–50 999 | 5 (6.9) | 8 (10.7) |
| 51 000–60 999 | 3 (4.2) | 4 (5.3) |
| ≥61 000 | 5 (6.9) | 5 (6.7) |
| Sexual orientation, no. (%) | ||
| Gay | 55 (75.3) | 54 (72.0) |
| Bisexual | 16 (21.9) | 20 (26.7) |
| Heterosexual | 2 (2.7) | 1 (1.3) |
| Extent of disclosure of sexual orientation, no. (%) | ||
| Not out | 6 (8.1) | 5 (6.9) |
| Out sometimes | 30 (40.5) | 37 (50.0) |
| Out always | 38 (51.4) | 32 (43.2) |
| Relationship status, no. (%) | ||
| Not having sex | 11 (14.9) | 8 (10.7) |
| Having sex but no exclusive partner | 46 (62.2) | 51 (68.0) |
| Have main partner and outside partners | 10 (13.5) | 9 (12.0) |
| Have exclusive partner | 7 (9.5) | 7 (9.3) |
| DAST score, mean (SD) | 2.5 (2.1) | 2.5 (2.5) |
| DAST score of 3 or higher, % | 44.6 | 37.3 |
| AUDIT score, mean (SD) | 6.9 (6.4) | 7.7 (8.2) |
| AUDIT score of 7 or higher, % | 39.2 | 44.0 |
| Ethnicity, no. (%) | ||
| White | 18 (24.0) | 14 (17.9) |
| Black | 50 (69.3) | 55 (73.1) |
| Hispanic | 2 (2.7) | 3 (3.8) |
| Asian | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Other | 3 (4.0) | 3 (5.1) |
| Employed, no. (%) | ||
| Yes | 34 (45.9) | 33 (44.0) |
| No | 40 (54.1) | 42 (56.0) |
| Drug use, no. %) | ||
| Alcohol | 66 (89.2) | 64 (85.3) |
| Marijuana | 42 (56.8) | 38 (50.7) |
| Cocaine | 16 (21.6) | 15 (20.3) |
| Nitrate inhalants | 9 (12.2) | 12 (16.0) |
| Methamphetamine | 4 (5.4) | 6 (8.0) |
| Viagra/Cialis/Levitra | 7 (9.5) | 10 (13.3) |
| Intravenous drugs | 1 (1.4) | 2 (2.7) |
| Other | 12 (16.2) | 13 (17.3) |
| HIV status, no. (%) | ||
| Negative | 70 (93.3) | 67 (91.8) |
| Unknown | 5 (6.7) | 6 (8.2) |
| Frequency of HIV testing, no. (%) | ||
| Less than yearly | 15 (21.1) | 16 (22.5) |
| Yearly | 15 (21.1) | 17 (23.9) |
| Every 6 mo | 31 (43.7) | 23 (32.4) |
| Every 3 mo | 10 (14.1) | 13 (18.3) |
| Monthly | 0 (0) | 2 (2.8) |
| History of sexually transmitted disease, no. (%) | ||
| Yes | 36 (48.0) | 35 (47.3) |
| No | 39 (52.0) | 39 (52.7) |
Note. AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; DAST = Drug Abuse Screening Test. Relationship status was recoded to represent a continuous variable progressing from no sexual contact to sex with an exclusive partner and sex with casual partners.