Table I.
Descriptive statistics of participants (n = 163), Los Angeles, CA, 2009
| Participant characteristics |
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| PLs |
Face-to-face youth |
OY |
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Total youth | 7 | 100.0 | 53 | 100.0 | 103 | 100 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 4 | 57.1 | 33 | 62.3 | 55 | 53.4 |
| Female | 3 | 42.9 | 20 | 37.7 | 48 | 46.6 |
| Race | ||||||
| African–American | 4 | 57.1 | 7 | 25.9 | ||
| Latino | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 25.9 | ||
| White | 2 | 28.6 | 5 | 18.5 | ||
| American–Indian | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Mixed race | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 8.0 | ||
| Sexual orientation | ||||||
| Homosexual | 4 | 57.1 | 3 | 11.1 | ||
| Bisexual | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 25.9 | ||
| Heterosexual | 3 | 42.9 | 17 | 63.0 | ||
| Living situation | ||||||
| Streets | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 34.6 | ||
| Shelter | 2 | 28.6 | 3 | 11.5 | ||
| Transitional living program | 2 | 28.6 | 4 | 15.4 | ||
| ‘Couch surfing’ with friends or relatives | 1 | 14.3 | 5 | 19.2 | ||
| Other (e.g. motel, boyfriend) | 2 | 28.6 | 5 | 19.2 | ||
| HIV-related risk | ||||||
| HIV test past 6 months | 5 | 71.4 | 20 | 74.1 | ||
| ‘Always’ used condoms past 90 days | 2 | 28.6 | 2 | 7.4 | ||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age | 22.8 | 1.8 | 21 | 2.3 | 20.9 | 1.9 |
| Hours participated | 92.6 | 8.5 | ||||
| Workshops attended | 2.5 | 1.9 | ||||
Hours participated does not include data from the 1 PL lost due to incarceration. Age and gender of OY collected from social media profiles.