Table 1. Demographics, sexual risk taking and other psychosocial variables by weekly alcohol use (n = 210).
| Greater than or equal to weekly alcohol consumption (n = 58) |
Less than weekly alcohol consumption (n = 152) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age range | 19-52 | 18 -61 |
| Mean age (SD) | 30.7 (7.9) | 28.3 (7.7) |
| Condom use self-efficacy | 6.3 (1.6) | 6.4 (1.3) |
| − mean (SD) higher | ||
| scores = higher | ||
| self-efficacy | ||
| Number of male sex | 17.5 (58.7) | 9.5 (14.4) |
| partners in the past 3 | ||
| months – mean (SD) | ||
| Number of female sex | 2.3 (3.7) | 0.9 (1.7) |
| partners in the past 3 | ||
| months – mean (SD) | ||
| MSM subpopulation identity | ||
| Panthi | 48% | 34% |
| Kothi | 24% | 26% |
| Double decker | 28% | 40% |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 81% | 80% |
| Christian | 9% | 14% |
| Muslim | 10% | 6% |
| Frequency married to women |
38% | 16% |
| Education | ||
| Graduate or professional degree |
0% | 3% |
| College degree | 9% | 14% |
| High school degree | 22% | 26% |
| Middle school | 53% | 42% |
| Elementary school | 14% | 12% |
| No formal education | 2% | 3% |
| Employment status | ||
| Full-time | 76% | 76% |
| Part-time | 17% | 8% |
| Full- or part-time and in school |
0% | 9% |
| Unemployed | 5% | 7% |
| Other | 2% | 0% |
| Tested positive for HIV | 9% | 7% |
| Self-reported STI history past 6 months |
7% | 6% |
| Family knows about sexual identity |
21% | 21% |
| Depression (CES-D) - screened positive |
57% | 54% |
SD = standard deviation; STI = sexually transmitted disease