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. 2012 Feb 21;6:8–15. doi: 10.2174/1874613601206010008

Table 3.

Demographic Characteristics and HIV Risk Behaviors of 576 Index Clients (HIV-Infected Persons), by whether they Provided Names of their Partners or Unnamed Contact Information for their Partners – Partner Counseling and Referral Services Demonstration Project, 5 Sites, 2004-2006

Index Client who Provided Named Partner (N=517) Index Client who Provided Unnamed Partner (N=59)
Characteristics n a (%) n a (%) AOR (95% CI) b
Age
 ≤ 25 years 108 (21.0) 7 (11.9) 1.0
 > 25 years 407 (79.0) 52 (88.1) 0.4 (0.2-0.9)
Race
 White, not Hispanic 124 (24.3) 29 (51.8) 1.0
 Black, not Hispanic 211 (41.5) 16 (28.6) 4.0 (2.0 – 7.8)
 Hispanic/Latino 149 (29.3) 9 (16.1) 2.3 (1.0 -5.2)
 Other races c 25 (4.9) 2 (3.6) 1.9 (0.4-8.9)
Gender
 Male 367 (71.7) 54 (93.1) 1.0
 Female 145 (28.3) 4 (6.9) 6.2 (2.2 – 17.4)
Relationship Status d
 Single 227 (45.9) 47 (82.5) 1.0
 Married 268 (54.1) 10 (17.5) 4.0 (1.9 – 8.2)
Number of Sex Partners
 0-1 297 (62.7) 17 (32.7) 1.0
 ≥ 2 177 (37.3) 35 (67.3) 0.3 (0.2 - 0.6)
HIV Risk Factor e
 Heterosexual 266 (55.2) 11 (20.4) 1.0
 Male-male sex and /or injection drug use 216 (44.8) 43 (79.6) 0.2 (0.1 -0.4)
Time from Diagnosis to Interview
 Within 3 months 261 (52.8) 37 (66.1) 1.0
 ≥ 3 months 233 (47.2) 19 (33.9) 0.9 (0.5 -1.7)

AOR: adjusted odd ratio, CI: confidence interval, HET: heterosexual risk behavior, MSM: Men sex with Men.

a

Number may not add up to total due to missing values.

b

Controlled for PCRS approach.

c

Other races include Native American, Asian, Pacific Islanders, and multiple races.

d

Married includes partnered; single includes widowed and divorced.

e

Male-male sex and injection drug use alone each had insufficient numbers to include within the table. These are included in the “male-male sex and/or injection dug use” category.