Table 1. Bivariable analysis of factors associated with childhood physical abuse (CPA) among young HIV-negative gay and bisexual men in Vancouver, Canada (n = 287).
| Characteristic | No history of CPA n = 211 (73.5%) | History of CPA n = 76 (26.5%) | p – value |
| Age at study enrolment | |||
| Median, IQR | 32 (29–35) | 31 (27–33) | 0.016 |
| Sexual identity | |||
| Gay/homosexual | 64 (30.3) | 22 (28.9) | 0.992 |
| Bisexual | 57 (27.0) | 20 (26.3) | |
| Transgender | 58 (27.5) | 22 (28.9) | |
| Other | 32 (15.2) | 12 (15.8) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Aboriginal | 4 (1.9) | 11 (14.7) | <0.001 |
| White | 163 (78.4) | 55 (73.3) | |
| Other | 41 (19.7) | 9 (12.0) | |
| Stable housing | |||
| No | 10 (4.7) | 9 (11.8) | 0.055 |
| Yes | 201 (95.3) | 67 (88.2) | |
| High school education or greater | |||
| No | 14 (6.8) | 12 (16.2) | 0.033 |
| Yes | 191 (93.2) | 62 (83.8) | |
| Employed | |||
| No | 27 (13) | 20 (27.8) | 0.006 |
| Yes | 180 (87.0) | 52 (72.2) | |
| Injection drug use | |||
| No | 202 (96.2) | 64 (85.3) | 0.003 |
| Yes | 8 (3.8) | 11 (14.7) | |
| Alcohol dependence | |||
| No | 158 (76.0) | 51 (71.8) | 0.527 |
| Yes | 50 (24.0) | 20 (28.2) | |
| Childhood Sexual Abuse | |||
| No | 177 (83.9) | 40 (52.6) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 34 (16.1) | 36 (47.4) | |
| Rosenberg self-esteem score | |||
| Median, IQR | 33 (30–37) | 32 (28–35) | 0.076 |
| Mental health diagnosis | |||
| No | 170 (81.3) | 60 (82.2) | 0.999 |
| Yes | 39 (18.7) | 13 (17.8) | |
| Ever thought about Suicide | |||
| No | 188 (89.5) | 54 (73.0) | 0.001 |
| Yes | 22 (10.5) | 20 (27.0) | |
| Number of casual sexual partners | |||
| Median, IQR | 2 (0–10) | 3 (1–6) | 0.929 |
| Transactional sex | |||
| No | 177 (83.9) | 42 (56.0) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 34 (16.1) | 33 (44.0) | |
| Unprotected anal receptive intercourse | |||
| No | 186 (88.2) | 58 (77.3) | 0.035 |
| Yes | 25 (11.8) | 17 (22.7) | |
| HIV Sero-conversion | |||
| No | 201 (97.6) | 61 (84.7) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 5 (2.4) | 11 (15.3) | |