Table 2.
Bivariate Associations between educational attainment, Diagnosed STI, and TGP mediators
| Outcome | < than HS (n = 94) n (%) or Mean (SD) |
HS (n = 217) n (%) or Mean (SD) |
Some college (n = 357) n (%) or Mean (SD) |
College and above (n =180) n (%) or Mean (SD) |
Chi Square or ANOVA |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory-confirmed STI | 26 (27.7) | 50 (23.0) | 56 (15.7) | 12 (6.7) | 27.26 | < .001*** |
| Sexual Division of Power | ||||||
| Condom negotiation barriers | 5.69 (2.82) | 5.04 (2.81) | 5.24 (2.00) | 5.62 (3.08) | 1.85 | .137 |
| SE to ask partner to get STI test | 13.10 (4.38) | 14.91 (4.58) | 14.82 (4.55) | 15.04 (4.25) | 4.62 | .003** |
| Relationship control | 18.79 (2.32) | 18.91 (2.03) | 18.94 (1.89) | 19.09(1.78) | .477 | .698 |
| Risky partner1 | 42 (44.7) | 83 (38.2) | 119 (54.8) | 57 (31.7) | 6.08 | .108 |
| Structure of Cathexis | ||||||
| STI Knowledge | 7.80 (1.42) | 7.65 (1.44) | 8.08 (1.28) | 8.19 (1.14) | 7.34 | < .001*** |
| Have sex with older partners, generally | 48 (51.1) | 118 (54.4) | 197 (55.2) | 95 (52.8) | 0.65 | .885 |
| More than one sex partner2 | 66 (70.2) | 131 (60.4) | 217 (60.8) | 94 (52.2) | 8.72 | .033* |
*
P-value <.05
**
P-value <.01
***
P-value <.001
1
Past 6 months
2
Past 12 months