Table 2. HIV seroprevalence among never-injecting drug users, New York City, 1995–1999.
1995–1999 | 2005–2011 | |||
n | HIV positive n (%) | n | HIV positive n (%) | |
Total | 785 | 55 (7) | 1764 | 237 (13) |
Gender | ||||
Male | 567 | 32 (6)* | 1327 | 144 (11)* # |
Female | 218 | 23 (11) | 437 | 93 (21)# |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||
White | 64 | 1 (2) | 92 | 3 (3) |
African-American | 299 | 25 (8) | 1185 | 180 (15)* # |
Hispanic | 404 | 29 (7) | 442 | 52 (12)* # |
Age | ||||
<35 | 369 | 18 (5) | 220 | 23 (11)# |
35 or older | 416 | 37 (9)* | 1509 | 207 (14)# |
Multiple Sex Partners | ||||
No | 555 | 39 (7) | 1121 | 164 (15)* # |
Yes | 230 | 16 (7) | 643 | 71 (11) |
Unsafe sex with primary partner | ||||
No | 317 | 36 (11) | 985 | 369 (17)* # |
Yes | 462 | 18 (4)* | 768 | 64 (8)# |
Unsafe sex with casual partner | ||||
No | 667 | 49 (87) | 1432 | 206 (15)* # |
Yes | 113 | 5 (4) | 308 | 25 (8) |
Drug use in past six months | ||||
Crack Cocaine | 358 | 34 (10) | 1281 | 207 (16)* # |
Cocaine | 362 | 25 (7) | 726 | 67 (9) |
Heroin | 679 | 42 (6) | 686 | 59 (9) |
Significant difference by chi square test (comparing same row across time periods).
Significant difference by chi square test (largest subgroup compared to all others within time period).