TABLE 4.
Correlates of HSV-2–Discordant Partnerships: PRs and 95% CIs for the Associations Between Characteristics of Respondents and Their Recent Sexual Partners and Having at Least 1 HSV-2–Infected Partner in the Past 3 Months, Among HSV-2–Uninfected Adults Involved in at Least 1 Sexual Partnership in the Past 3 Months (Networks, Norms, and HIV Risk Among Youth, Brooklyn, NY, 2002–2004) (n = 165)
| % Had HSV-2–Infected Partner | Gender Adjusted* | |||
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| PR | 95% CI | P | ||
| Characteristics of HSV-2 negative respondents in ≥1 partnership with an HSV-2–infected partner in the past 3 months | ||||
| Sociodemographic | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| Women | 44.6 | 1 | — | — |
| Men | 63.0 | 1.41 | 1.03 to 1.93 | 0.029 |
| Race | ||||
| Nonblack | 54.8 | 1 | — | — |
| Black | 60.0 | 1.08 | 0.7 to 1.51 | 0.637 |
| Age | ||||
| ≤24 | 44.6 | 1 | — | — |
| 25+ | 67.1 | 1.43 | 1.08 to 1.91 | 0.014 |
| Lives outside of Bushwick | ||||
| No | 55.2 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 58.6 | 1.09 | 0.78 to 1.51 | 0.618 |
| High school graduation† | ||||
| Yes | 64.3 | 1 | — | — |
| No | 61.7 | 0.96 | 0.71 to 1.30 | 0.800 |
| Current employment† | ||||
| Yes | 60.7 | 1 | — | — |
| No | 63.9 | 1.11 | 0.7 to 1.55 | 0.555 |
| Incarceration history | ||||
| No | 48.1 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 69.5 | 1.31 | 0.98 to 1.75 | 0.065 |
| Men: 1.11 | 0.82 to 1.50 | 0.509 | ||
| Women: 2.57 | 1.86 to 3.53 | <0.001 | ||
| Substance use | ||||
| Ever used noninjected crack | ||||
| No | 44.4 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 72.1 | 1.55 | 1.17 to 2.04 | 0.002 |
| Ever used noninjected cocaine | ||||
| No | 43.1 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 63.2 | 1.40 | 1.02 to 1.93 | 0.039 |
| Ever used noninjected heroin | ||||
| No | 43.2 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 72.3 | 1.59 | 1.18 to 2.13 | 0.002 |
| Ever used injection drugs | ||||
| No | 45.5 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 76.4 | 1.47 | 1.13 to 1.90 | 0.004 |
| Sexual behavior | ||||
| Same sex partnership history | ||||
| MSM | ||||
| No | 60.5 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 70.8 | 1.17 | 0.85 to 1.61 | 0.329 |
| WSW | ||||
| No | 32.5 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 64.0 | 1.97 | 1.15 to 3.38 | 0.014 |
| Multiple partnership in the past 3 months | ||||
| No | 45.1 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 68.9 | 1.46 | 1.11 to 1.92 | 0.007 |
| Men: 1.23 | 0.90 to 1.68 | 0.188 | ||
| Women: 2.09 | 1.25 to 3.51 | 0.005 | ||
| High lifetime number of sexual partners (greater than the median)‡ | ||||
| No | 44.8 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 71.0 | 1.60 | 1.23 to 2.08 | 0.001 |
| Exchanged sex for drugs or money in past year | ||||
| No | 49.6 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 76.3 | 1.49 | 1.16 to 1.91 | 0.002 |
| Attended a group sex event in the past year | ||||
| No | 46.2 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 72.9 | 1.49 | 1.14 to 1.94 | 0.003 |
| Sexual partner characteristics: HSV-2 negative respondent had ≥1 sexual partner in the past 3 months who… | ||||
| Sociodemographic | ||||
| Was 25 years or older | ||||
| No | 32.8 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 69.2 | 2.02§ | 1.34 to 3.05 | 0.001 |
| Had a partner who was >5 years older | ||||
| No | 46.8 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 73.2 | 1.44§ | 1.24 to 1.67 | <0.001 |
| Men: 1.40§ | 1.05 to 1.85 | 0.020 | ||
| Women: 2.22§ | 1.26 to 3.92 | 0.006 | ||
| Was from outside Bushwick | ||||
| No | 48.3 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 74.5 | 1.51 | 1.18 to 1.93 | 0.001 |
| Did not graduate from high school | ||||
| No | 40.0 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 64.8 | 1.58 | 1.12 to 2.22 | 0.009 |
| Was currently unemployed | ||||
| No | 36.0 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 59.3 | 1.48 | 0.86 to 2.55 | 0.155 |
| Men: 0.87 | 0.53 to 1.43 | 0.592 | ||
| Women: 2.39 | 0.97 to 5.93 | 0.059 | ||
| Had an incarceration history | ||||
| No | 38.9 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 68.8 | 1.87 | 1.37 to 2.55 | <0.001 |
| Substance use | ||||
| Ever used noninjected crack, cocaine, or heroin | ||||
| No | 25.6 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 65.1 | 2.47 | 1.42 to 4.31 | 0.001 |
| Ever used injection drugs | ||||
| No | 42.9 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 71.6 | 1.61 | 1.22 to 2.13 | 0.001 |
| Sexual behavior | ||||
| Was a MSM | ||||
| No | 52.8 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 65.8 | 1.23 | 0.94 to 1.63 | 0.136 |
| Was a WSW | ||||
| No | 44.3 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 76.3 | 1.64 | 1.26 to 2.13 | <0.001 |
| Had multiple partnerships in the past 3 months | ||||
| No | 35.6 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 66.4 | 1.87 | 1.27 to 2.75 | 0.001 |
| Had a high lifetime number of sexual partners (greater than the median)‡ | ||||
| No | 30.3 | 1 | — | — |
| Yes | 72.7 | 2.31 | 1.56 to 3.41 | <0.001 |
| Men: 3.09 | 1.68 to 5.69 | <0.001 | ||
| Women: 1.65 | 0.95 to 2.88 | 0.077 | ||
Gender-adjusted PRs and 95% CI were estimated. In cases where associations differed significantly by gender, as indicated by significance of the gender by exposure product interaction term (P < 0.15), gender-specific associations were also presented.
Among those aged 22 years and older.
The median lifetime number of partners was 20 partners among men and 10 partners among women.
The association was adjusted for respondent age (25 years and older versus younger than 25 years).
MSM, man who ever had sex with a man; WSW, woman who ever had sex with a woman.