Table 3.
T-tests and Chi-Square Tests Comparing Risk Reducer and Risk Maintainer Trajectory Groups
| Risk Reducers |
Risk Maintainers |
t | χ2 | df | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||||
| Age (Log) | 3.46 (.34) | 3.44 (.32) | .63 | 208 | |
| Latino | 5% | 6% | .11 | 1 | |
| Black | 77% | 76% | .04 | 1 | |
| Other Ethnicity | 8% | 9% | .02 | 1 | |
| Education: High School or Less | 63% | 62% | .02 | 1 | |
| Income: $15,000 or Less | 56% | 55% | .01 | 1 | |
| Unemployed | 56% | 56% | .00 | 1 | |
| Intervention Condition | |||||
| Attended Info Intervention | 63% | 53% | 2.05 | 1 | |
| Sexual History (Baseline) | |||||
| Age of First Sex | 14.53 (2.94) | 14.60 (3.48) | −.15 | 204 | |
| Number of Life Partners (Log) | 1.42 (.43) | 1.43 (.39) | −.21 | 208 | |
| Tested Positive for STI | 26% | 20% | .87 | 1 | |
| Ever Engaged in Sex Work | 10% | 27% | 9.74** | 1 | |
| Ever Paid for Sex | 34% | 45% | 2.62 | 1 | |
| Sex by Force in Past Year | 3% | 14% | 7.77** | 1 | |
| Childhood Sexual Abuse | 54% | 51% | .12 | 1 | |
| Substance Use (Baseline) | |||||
| Peak Alcohol Use (Log) | 1.18 (1.00) | 1.44 (.92) | −1.98* | 197.36 | |
| Use of Illegal Drugs | 65% | 70% | .59 | 1 | |
| Co-Occurrence of Alcohol and Sex | 55% | 72% | 6.57** | 1 | |
| Co-Occurrence of Drugs and Sex | 42% | 50% | 1.40 | 1 | |
| Psychological Variables (Baseline) | |||||
| Stage of Change | 2.79 (1.18) | 2.36 (1.01) | 2.85** | 208 | |
| Condom Attitudes | 4.30 (1.06) | 4.14 (.95) | 1.13 | 208 | |
| Condom Use Intentions | 3.11 (.95) | 3.05 (1.03) | .44 | 208 | |
| Behavioral Skills | 2.65 (1.17) | 2.07 (1.02) | 3.84*** | 208 | |
| HIV Knowledge | 13.58 (3.61) | 13.42 (3.93) | .29 | 206 | |
| Partner Characteristics | |||||
| Steady Partner (Baseline) | 62% | 83% | 12.14*** | 1 | |
| Steady Partner Has Other Partners (BL)1 | 68% | 49% | 5.61* | 1 | |
| Change in Partner Status After Intervention | 47% | 26% | 10.76*** | 1 | |
| Partner Abuse/Threat in Past Year (BL) | 11% | 12% | .06 | 1 | |
***
p < .001
**
p < .01
*
p < .05
Notes:
1
Percentage of those reporting a steady partner at baseline.