Table 3.
Seperate unadjusted and adjusted binary logistic regression models examining the associations between network level factors and sexual risk taking behavior in Hispanic/Latino and White YMSM; New York City, 2009 – 2011; n=501.
| Hispanic/Latino YMSM | White YMSM | |||
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| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
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| Network level factors | ||||
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| Network Size | ||||
| ≤8 members | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | -- |
| >8 members | 0.48 (0.23, 0.99)* | 0.44 (0.20, 0.97) | 0.64 (0.31, 1.32) | |
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| Network composition | ||||
| Sex partner | 6.33 (3.07, 13.02)** | 3.90 (1.30, 11.72) | 8.76 (3.94, 19.48)** | 4.93 (1.54, 15.86) |
| Friends | 0.78 (0.27, 2.26) | -- | 0.53 (0.09, 2.98) | -- |
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| Frequency of communication | ||||
| ≤monthly | 1.00 | -- | 1.00 | -- |
| ≥weekly | 0.85 (0.32, 2.25) | 0.59 (0.27, 1.30) | ||
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| Average duration of relationships | 1.00 | -- | 1.00 | -- |
| < 2 years | 1.27 (0.60, 2.70) | 0.88 (0.43, 1.82) | ||
| ≥2 years | ||||
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| Individual level sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
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| Perceived SES | ||||
| Lower | 1.10 (0.42, 2.88) | -- | 1.82 (0.66, 5.04) | -- |
| Middle | 1.10 (0.42, 2.88) | 1.72 (0.78, 3.82) | ||
| Upper | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
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| Currently enrolled in school (yes) | 0.57 (0.26, 1.26) | 0.42 (0.18, 1.01) | 0.24 (0.07, 0.89)* | 0.15 (0.03, 0.66) |
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| Foreign born status (yes) | 0.67 (0.28, 1.60) | -- | n/a | -- |
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| Currently in a relationship (yes) | 4.63 (2.30, 9.31)** | 1.96 (0.65, 5.88) | 8.29 (3.75, 18.34)** | 3.34 (1.06, 10.49) |
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| Sexual orientation (exclusively homosexual) | 1.76 (0.90, 3.43) | -- | 1.44 (0.70, 2.97) | -- |
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| Individual level psychosocial factors | ||||
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| Ethnic identity (high) | 1.47 (0.76, 2.88) | -- | 1.30 (0.53, 3.18) | -- |
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| Gay community affinity (high) | 2.01 (1.02, 3.99)* | 1.72 (0.81, 3.63) | 1.91 (0.92, 3.98) | 2.28 (0.94, 5.50) |
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| Internalized homophobia (high) | 0.74 (0.32, 1.72) | -- | 0.71 (0.29, 1.76) | -- |
p<0.05;
p<0.001