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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2012 Aug;14(4):540–551. doi: 10.1007/s10903-012-9573-y

Table 2.

HIV risk perception, stratified by gender

Men n = 114
Women n = 133
No risk,
n = 65
At risk,
n = 45
Total P-value No risk,
n = 90
At risk,
n = 43
Total P-value
High-risk partner, last sexual encounter 9 (13.9%) 13 (26.5%) 22 (19.3%) 0.09 0 2 (4.7%) 2 (1.5%) 0.04
Condom used at last sexual encounter 27 (41.5%) 28 (57.1%) 55 (48.3%) 0.1 20 (22.2%) 8 (18.6%) 28 (21.1%) 0.63
Reports 100% condom use, last 12 mo 20 (30.8%) 16 (32.7%) 36 (31.6%) 0.83 8 (8.9%) 4 (9.3%) 12 (9.0%) 0.94
Alcohol used at last sexual encounter 10 (16.9%) 11 (22.5%) 22 (19.3%) 0.46 7 (7.8%) 5 (11.6%) 12 (9.0%) 0.47
Believes partner has concurrent partners 16 (24.6%) 19 (38.8%) 35 (30.7%) 0.1 12 (13.3%) 6 (14.0%) 18 (13.5%) 0.92
Reports self has concurrent partners 19 (29.2%) 14 (28.6%) 33 (29.0%) 0.94 3 (3.3%) 4 (9.3%) 7 (5.3%) 0.15
>1 sexual partner in 12 months 31 (47.7%) 30 (61.2%) 61 (53.5%) 0.15 5 (5.6%) 4 (9.3%) 9 (6.8%) 0.42
High-risk sexual behavior, last 12 months 40 (61.5%) 40 (81.6%) 80 (70.2%) 0.02 22 (24.7%) 11 (25.6%) 33 (25.0%) 0.89
Ever had sex with a man (for men) 1 (1.6%) 4 (8.7%) 5 (4.6%) 0.08 n/a n/a n/a n/a
What are your chances of getting HIV?
None/Don’t know 31 (47.7%) 14 (28.6%) 45 (39.5%) 0.05 50 (55.6%) 11 (25.6%) 61 (45.9%) 0.001
Low/Med/High 34 (53.1%) 35 (71.4%) 69 (60.5%) 40 (44.4%) 32 (74.4%) 72 (54.1%)
Binge alcohol use, last 12 months 29 (44.6%) 33 (67.4%) 62 (55.4%) 0.02 12 (13.3%) 8 (18.6%) 20 (15.0%) 0.43
Any drug use, last 12 months 13 (20.0%) 20 (40.8%) 33 (29.0%) 0.015 3 (3.3%) 4 (9.3%) 7 (5.3%) 0.15
Previously tested for HIV 33 (50.8%) 27 (55.1%) 60 (52.6%) 0.65 61 (67.78%) 33 (76.7%) 94 (70.7%) 0.29

High-risk partner: reports partner was a commercial sex worker, anonymous partner, or casual acquaintance. High-risk sexual behavior: in last 12 months reports at least one of the following: >1 sexual partner, concurrency, sex with a commercial sex worker, sex with a casual partner, sex with anonymous partner, sex with IDU, paying for sex or exchanging sex for drugs or goods, or sex with a transgendered person