TABLE 3.
Associations Between Respondent and Sex Partner Incarceration and Sex With a Partner Infected With a Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) or HIV: Networks, Norms and HIV Risk Among Youth Study, Brooklyn, NY, 2002–2004
| Respondent Had ≥ 1 Sex Partner in Past 3 Months Who Was Infected With STI or HIV | |||
| Incarceration | No. (%) | Unadjusted PR (95% CI) | Adjusteda PR (95% CI) |
| Cumulative duration of respondent's incarceration in lifetime | |||
| Never (Ref; n = 187) | 102 (54.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| < 1 y (n = 43) | 32 (74.4) | 1.36 (1.10, 1.70) | 1.25 (1.01, 1.54) |
| ≥ 1 y (n = 113) | 78 (69.0) | 1.27 (1.06, 1.52) | 0.97 (0.79, 1.18) |
| No. of respondent's sex partners in past 3 mo who had a history of incarceration | |||
| 0 (Ref; n = 153) | 70 (45.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1 (n = 146) | 100 (68.5) | 1.50 (1.22, 1.84) | 1.42 (1.12, 1.79) |
| ≥ 2 (n = 44) | 42 (95.5) | 2.09 (1.73, 2.51) | 1.85 (1.43, 2.38) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; PR = prevalence ratio. Sample size was n = 343.
Adjusted for respondent's sociodemographic characteristics (age ≥ 25 years, Black race, less than high school education, current unemployment), respondent's drug use history (ever used crack, cocaine, or heroin; ever used injection drugs), respondent's same-sex partnership history, and characteristics of respondent's recent sex partners (had at least 1 sex partner in the past 3 months who was aged ≥ 25 years; was currently unemployed; had ever used crack, cocaine, or heroin; had ever used injection drugs; or had a history of same-sex partnerships).