Table 2.
Baseline network level factors, sociodemographics and psychosocial characteristics by sexual risk taking behavior among YMSM ages 18–19 years old, New York City, 2009 – 2011, n=501
| Total | No UAI (n=405) | UAI (n=96) | p-value | ||
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| % (n) | % (n) | %(n) | |||
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| Network level factors | |||||
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| Network Size | |||||
| ≤8 members | 50.3 (252) | 48.4 (196) | 58.3 (56) | 0.080 | |
| >8 members | 49.7 (249) | 51.6 (209) | 41.7 (40) | ||
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| Network composition* | |||||
| Sexual Partner | 22.4 (112) | 14.8 (60) | 54.2 (52) | <0.001 | |
| Family members | 94.8 (475) | 94.6 (383) | 95.8 (92) | 0.615 | |
| Friends | 93.0 (476) | 93.1 (377) | 92.7 (89) | 0.896 | |
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| Frequency of communication | |||||
| ≤monthly | 18.6 (93) | 17.6 (71) | 22.9 (22) | 0.231 | |
| ≥weekly | 81.4 (406) | 82.4 (332) | 77.1 (74) | ||
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| Average duration of relationships | |||||
| < 2 years | 32.7 (163) | 33.3 (134) | 30.2 (29) | 0.568 | |
| ≥2 years | 67.3 (336) | 66.7 (269) | 69.8 (67) | ||
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| Individual level sociodemographic characteristics | |||||
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| Race | |||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 44.9 (225) | 44.9 (182) | 44.8 (43) | 0.509 | |
| Black | 19.4 (97) | 20.2 (82) | 15.6 (15) | ||
| White | 35.7 (179) | 34.8 (141) | 39.6 (38) | ||
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| Perceived SES | |||||
| Lower | 33.9 (170) | 33.6 (136) | 35.4 (34) | 0.419 | |
| Middle | 36.7 (184) | 35.8 (145) | 40.6 (39) | ||
| Upper | 29.3 (147) | 30.6 (124) | 24.0 (23) | ||
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| Currently enrolled in school (yes) | 85.2 (427) | 86.4 (350) | 80.2 (77) | 0.086 | |
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| Foreign born status (no) | 89.8 (450) | 89.4 (362) | 91.7 (88) | 0.506 | |
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| Currently in a relationship (yes) | 25.7 (129) | 18.5 (75) | 56.2 (54) | <0.001 | |
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| Sexual orientation (exclusively homosexual) | 42.1 (211) | 40.5 (164) | 49.0 (47) | 0.082 | |
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| Individual level psychosocial factors | |||||
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| Ethnic identity (high) | 38.1 (191) | 36.8 (149) | 43.8 (42) | 0.126 | |
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| Gay community affinity (high) | 42.9 (215) | 40.5 (164) | 53.1 (51) | 0.017 | |
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| Internalized homophobia (high) | 25.3 (127) | 21.8 (109) | 3.6 (18) | 0.061 | |
*
not mutually exclusive categories.