Table 1.
Characteristics of study retention in an online social networking study among (primarily minority) men who have sex with men (MSM), Los Angeles, CA 2011–12
| Completed Baseline survey N=112* |
Completed 2 out of 3 surveys N=106 (94.6%)++ |
Completed all 3 surveys over 15-month period N=92 (82.1%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean (SD)) |
32.1 (1.0) | 32.3 (1.0) | 32.5 (1.1) | |
| Race | ||||
| African American |
31 (100%) | 28 (90.3%) | 26 (83.9%) | |
| Latino | 67 (100%) | 64 (95.5%) | 56 (83.6%) | |
| Other | 14 (100%) | 14 (100%) | 10 (71.4%) | |
| Education | ||||
| GED/High school or less |
44 (100%) | 41 (93.2%) | 35 (79.5%) | |
| Associate's degree |
25 (100%) | 24 (96%) | 18 (72.0%) | |
| Bachelor's degree |
30 (100%) | 28 (93.3%) | 27 (90.0%0 | |
| Graduate school |
13 (100%) | 13 (100%) | 12 (92.3%) | |
| Group | ||||
| Intervention | 57 (100%) | 53 (93.0%) | 45 (79%) | |
| Control | 55 (100%) | 53 (96.4%) | 47 (85.5%) | |
| Recruitment method+ |
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| Online | 86 (100% | 77 (89.5%) | ||
| Offline | 18 (100%0 | 14 (77.8%) | ||
| Amount of time online each week |
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| None | 2 (100%) | 2 (100%) | 2 (100%) | |
| 0–1 hours | 9 (100%) | 6 (66.7%) | 5 (55.6%) | |
| 1–2 hours | 11 (100%) | 11 (100%) | 6 (54.6%) | |
| 3–4 hours | 14 (100%) | 14 (100) | 12 (85.7%) | |
| 4–5 hours | 12 (100%) | 12 (100%) | 12 (100%) | |
| 5+ hours | 64 (100%) | 61 (95.3%) | 55 (85.9%) |
*
Includes all participants who were eligible for the study and assigned to a social network group based on inclusion criteria
+
Referral method was first asked during the second survey. Participants were able to skip this item if they did not remember, explaining the reduced participant response rates for this item.
++
Although the majority of participants in this column completed the first follow-up, this includes participants who completed either the first or second follow-up.