Table I.
Prof/Peer | (N=302) | Prof Only | (N=260) | Chi-square or t-statistic | P | |
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N | % | N | % | |||
Demographics | ||||||
Age, mean (SD) | 39.3 | (8.6) | 39.3 | (8.4) | −0.07 | 0.94 |
Homeless in past 90 days, n % | 164 | 54.3 | 144 | 55.4 | 0.07 | 0.79 |
Less than HS education, n % | 162 | 53.6 | 130 | 50.0 | 0.74 | 0.39 |
Has a regular doctor/source of care, n % | 177 | 58.6 | 145 | 55.8 | 0.46 | 0.49 |
Has health insurancea, n % | 97 | 32.1 | 89 | 34.4 | 0.32 | 0.57 |
Substance Use | ||||||
Days using alcohol, past 90, mean (SD) | 43.8 | (35.4) | 46.5 | (34.0) | −0.89 | 0.37 |
Days using crack, past 90, mean (SD) | 44.2 | (38.1) | 47.4 | (36.7) | −0.99 | 0.32 |
DSM substance dependence, n % | 273 | 90.4 | 236 | 90.8 | 0.02 | 0.88 |
Prior treatment admissionsa, mean (SD) | 2.2 | (3.9) | 2.1 | (3.8) | 0.33 | 0.74 |
Sexual behaviors | ||||||
90 day paying partners, mean (SD) | 20.6 | (46.7) | 17.2 | (32.9) | 0.98 | 0.33 |
Years in sex workb, mean (SD) | 15.4 | (9.2) | 13.7 | (9.2) | 2.21 | 0.03 |
90 day unprotected vaginal sexc, n % | 153 | 51.5 | 117 | 45.3 | 2.10 | 0.15 |
90 day unprotected oral sexd, n % | 163 | 63.4 | 127 | 60.5 | 0.43 | 0.51 |
Health factors | ||||||
Lifetime abuse history, n % | 264 | 87.4 | 230 | 88.5 | 0.14 | 0.71 |
90 day violencea, n % | 127 | 42.2 | 103 | 39.6 | 0.38 | 0.54 |
90 day mental health problemsa, n% | 177 | 58.8 | 157 | 60.4 | 0.15 | 0.70 |
HIV-positivee, n % | 50 | 16.6 | 52 | 20.2 | 1.26 | 0.26 |
Note:
n=561;
n=560;
n=555 – 7 participants did not engage in vaginal sex;
n=467 – 95 participants did not engage in oral sex;
n=559 – 3 participants had missing data.