TABLE 1.
Sample Characteristics and Unadjusted Analysis of African American Men Who Have Sex With Men: Baltimore, Maryland, 2006–2009
| Characteristics | Total, No. (%) or Mean ±SD (n = 234) | MSMO, No. (%) or Mean ±SD (n = 155) | MSMW, No. (%) or Mean ±SD (n = 79) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | P |
| College degree (bachelor's, associate's, or technical) | 99 (42.3) | 81 (52.3) | 18 (22.8) | 0.27 (0.15, 0.50) | < .001 |
| Employed (part/full time) | 65 (27.8) | 46 (29.7) | 19 (24.1) | 0.75 (0.40, 1.42) | .38 |
| Annual income > $10 000 | 110 (47.0) | 78 (50.3) | 32 (41.5) | 0.67 (0.38, 1.20) | .18 |
| HIV positive (Oraquick result or documented status) | 105 (44.9) | 81 (52.3) | 24 (30.4) | 0.40 (0.22, 0.73) | .003 |
| Having any concurrent partners in the network | 124 (53.0) | 74 (47.7) | 50 (63.3) | 1.89 (1.04, 3.40) | .004 |
| Age, y | 38 ±10.59 | 36 ±11.20 | 42 ±8.16 | 1.06 (1.03, 1.09) | < .001 |
| Network size | 8.38 ±4.30 | 8.68 ±4.70 | 7.77 ±3.33 | 0.95 (0.89, 1.01) | .09 |
| Kin | 2.11 ±2.04 | 2.10 ±2.02 | 2.11 ±2.08 | 1.00 (0.88, 1.15) | .97 |
| Nonkin | 4.54 ±3.45 | 4.79 ±3.74 | 4.03 ±2.76 | 0.93 (0.86, 1.01) | .09 |
| Network members providing support | |||||
| Emotional | 1.94 ±1.64 | 2.08 ±1.73 | 1.65 ±1.41 | 0.83 (0.67, 1.04) | .1 |
| Material | 1.27 ±1.09 | 1.30 ±1.13 | 1.22 ±1.00 | 0.93 (0.23, 1.19) | .54 |
| Network members socialized with | 2.62 ±2.49 | 2.88 ±2.76 | 2.11 ±1.73 | 0.84 (0.74, 0.98) | .03 |
| Male network members | 5.46 ±3.25 | 5.98 ±3.52 | 4.43 ±2.34 | 0.83 (0.76, 0.92) | < .001 |
| Female network members | 2.92 ±2.09 | 2.70 ±2.10 | 3.34 ±2.01 | 1.15 (1.02, 1.31) | .03 |
| Network density | 0.42 ±0.26 | 0.44 ±0.26 | 0.40 ±0.28 | 0.56 (0.18, 1.71) | .36 |
| Sexual partners | 3.01 ±1.77 | 2.79 ±1.74 | 3.44 ±1.75 | 1.23 (1.06, 1.43) | .007 |
| Men | 2.40 ±1.73 | 2.70 ±1.76 | 1.80 ±1.51 | 0.69 (0.56, 0.85) | < .001 |
| Women | 0.48 ±0.95 | 0 | 1.43 ±1.13 | … | … |
| Transgender sexual partners | 0.13 ±0.47 | 0.08 ±0.38 | 0.22 ±0.61 | 1.74 (0.96, 3.17) | .07 |
| Exchange partners | 0.45 ±1.11 | 0.25 ±0.73 | 0.84 ±1.55 | 1.67 (1.21, 2.29) | .002 |
| Sexual partners providing support | |||||
| Material | 0.35 ±0.62 | 0.30 ±0.50 | 0.44 ±0.80 | 1.46 (0.97, 2.19) | .07 |
| Emotional | 0.41 ±0.59 | 0.38 ±0.56 | 0.48 ±0.64 | 1.33 (0.83, 2.12) | .23 |
| Sexual partners seen at least once/wk | 1.46 ±1.27 | 1.26 ±1.01 | 1.86 ±1.62 | 1.45 (1.18, 1.80) | .001 |
| Sexual network density | 0.23 ±0.32 | 0.20 ±0.28 | 0.28 ±0.38 | 2.16 (0.94, 4.97) | .07 |
| Partners with whom condoms are always used | 1.11 ±1.34 | 0.92 ±1.23 | 1.48 ±1.48 | 1.35 (1.09, 1.67) | .005 |
| Men | 0.85 ±1.19 | 0.90 ±1.20 | 0.77 ±1.17 | 0.91 (0.72, 1.16) | .45 |
| Women | 0.21 ±0.58 | 0 | 0.61 ±0.87 | … | … |
Note. CI = confidence interval; MSMO = men who have sex with men only; MSMW = men who have sex with men and women; OR = odds ratio. Ellipses indicate variables not included in the adjusted model.