Table 1.
Comparison of demographic and health characteristics between participants in the comparison and intervention (iPOL on Facebook) groups (N=1037).
| Demographic and health characteristics | Totala | Interventiona
n=499 |
Comparisona
n=538 |
P value | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 24.8 (6.2) | 25.8 (6.3) | 23.8 (5.9) | <.001 | |
| Residency, n (%) |
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North | 476 (45.90) | 231 (46.29) | 245 (45.53) | .007 |
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Middle | 179 (17.26) | 67 (13.42) | 112 (20.81) |
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South | 345 (33.26) | 184 (36.87) | 161 (29.92) |
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East/Archipelagos | 37 (3.56) | 17 (3.40) | 20 (3.71) |
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| Education level, n (%) |
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<.001 | |
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High school or less | 15 (1.44) | 5 (1.00) | 10 (1.85) |
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Some college | 214 (20.63) | 70 (14.02) | 144 (26.76) |
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College | 656 (63.25) | 324 (64.92) | 331 (61.71) |
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Postcollege | 152 (14.65) | 100 (20.04) | 52 (9.66) |
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| Partnership status, n (%) |
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<.001 | |
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Single | 601 (57.95) | 246 (49.29) | 355 (65.98) |
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Married (opposite sex) | 11 (1.06) | 8 (1.60) | 3 (0.55) |
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Civil partnership (same sex) | 388 (37.41) | 228 (45.69) | 160 (29.73) |
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Steady sex partner | 37 (3.56) | 17 (3.40) | 20 (3.71) |
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| Sexual behavior, n (%) |
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Had sex with females in the previous 3 months | 39 (3.76) | 17 (3.40) | 22 (4.08) | .63 |
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Sought sex on the Internet in the previous 3 months | 765 (73.77) | 361 (72.34) | 404 (75.09) | .32 |
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Had online sex partners in the previous 3 months | 543 (52.36) | 245 (49.09) | 298 (55.39) | .046 |
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Consumed recreational drugs in the previous 3 months | 206 (19.86) | 121 (24.24) | 85 (15.79) | .001 |
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Diagnosed with STIs in the previous 3 months | 59 (5.68) | 40 (8.01) | 19 (3.53) | .002 |
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HIV positive | 51 (4.91) | 40 (8.01) | 11 (2.04) | <.001 |
a May not add to total because of missing responses.