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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2013 Jun;17(5):1819–1828. doi: 10.1007/s10461-013-0468-2

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

Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Network level factors

 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)

 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) --

 Frequency of communication
  ≤monthly 1.00 -- 1.00 --
  ≥weekly 0.85 (0.32, 2.25) 0.59 (0.27, 1.30)

 Average duration of relationships 1.00 -- 1.00 --
  < 2 years 1.27 (0.60, 2.70) 0.88 (0.43, 1.82)
  ≥2 years

Individual level sociodemographic characteristics

 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

 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)

 Foreign born status (yes) 0.67 (0.28, 1.60) -- n/a --

 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)

 Sexual orientation (exclusively homosexual) 1.76 (0.90, 3.43) -- 1.44 (0.70, 2.97) --

Individual level psychosocial factors

 Ethnic identity (high) 1.47 (0.76, 2.88) -- 1.30 (0.53, 3.18) --

 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)

 Internalized homophobia (high) 0.74 (0.32, 1.72) -- 0.71 (0.29, 1.76) --
*

p<0.05;

**

p<0.001