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. 2015 Aug;105(8):1588–1595. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302307

TABLE 2—

Comparisons of HIV Status Groups on Demographic and Risk-Related Characteristics Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women Recruited Through Respondent-Driven Sampling (n = 1000): Bogotá, Colombia, 2011

HIV Status Group
Characteristic Negative (n = 876), % or Mean (95% CI) Positive-Aware (n = 53), % or Mean (95% CI) Positive-Unaware (n = 71), % or Mean (95% CI) Test Statistic, χ2(2) or F (2, 997)
Transgender 5.7 (4.2, 7.2) 1.9 (0.0, 5.6) 9.9 (2.9, 16.8) 3.64
Low SESa 83.0 (80.5, 85.5) 77.4 (66.1, 88.6) 83.1 (74.4, 91.8) 1.11
Insurance group
 Contributory 29.3 (26.3, 32.4)x 56.6 (43.3, 70.0)y 22.5 (12.8, 32.3)x 19.8***
 Subsidized 32.8 (29.7, 36.0) 24.5 (12.9, 36.1) 35.2 (24.1, 46.3) 1.80
 Linked, none, or unknown 37.9 (34.7, 41.1)x 18.9 (8.3, 29.4)y 42.3 (30.8, 53.7)x 8.58*
Ever had STI 28.0 (24.3, 30.3)x 67.9 (55.4, 80.5)y 47.9 (36.3, 59.5)z 46.5***
Ever did exchange sexb 27.2 (24.2, 30.1)x 17.0 (6.9, 27.8)x 49.3 (37.7, 60.9)y 19.4***
Binge drinking in past 3 mo 14.6 (12.3, 17.0)x 9.4 (1.6, 17.3)x 28.2 (29.4, 52.3)y 10.8**
Drug use in past 3 mo 26.4 (23.5, 29.4)x 22.6 (14.6, 38.3)x 40.9 (29.4, 52.3)y 7.5*
Condomless anal intercourse in past 3 mo 61.6 (58.4, 64.9)x 37.7 (24.7, 50.8)y 66.2 (55.2, 77.2)x 12.9**
Forced relocation 9.9 (7.9, 11.8)x 26.4 (14.6, 38.3)y 18.3 (9.3, 27.3)y 17.5***
Mean agec 24.2 (23.8, 24.6)x 33.5 (32.2, 35.9)y 26.4 (24.8, 28.0)z 62.4***
Mean experiences of violencec 0.22 (0.20, 0.24)x 0.31 (0.21, 0.42)y 0.33 (0.26, 0.41)y 7.7***

Note. CI = confidence interval; SES = socioeconomic status; STI = sexually transmitted infection. Entries marked with “x, y, or z” are significantly different from each other.

a

Strata 1–3.

b

Sexual intercourse in exchange for money, goods, or services.

c

The corresponding test statistic is F(2, 997).

*P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001.