Table 2. Baseline Characteristics by Intervention Group Assignment.
| Total N=101 | Intervention N=58 | Control N=43 | p-value* | |
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| No. (%) or mean (SD) | No. (%) or mean (SD) | No. (%) or mean (SD) | ||
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| Age | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 18.8 (1.2) | 18.6 (1.3) | 19.0 (1.1) | 0.134 |
| Median (IQR) | 19 (18-20) | 19 (17-20) | 19 (18-20) | |
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| Race/ethnicity | 0.315 | |||
| White | 23 (22.8) | 16 (27.6) | 7 (16.3) | |
| Black/African American | 39 (38.6) | 20 (34.5) | 19 (44.2) | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 27 (26.7) | 17 (29.3) | 10 (23.3) | |
| Other race (including multiracial) | 12 (11.9) | 5 (8.6) | 7 (16.3) | |
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| Education | 0.190 | |||
| < HS | 48 (47.5) | 25 (43.1) | 23 (53.5) | |
| HS/GED | 30 (29.7) | 16 (27.6) | 14 (32.6) | |
| Some college or college degree | 23 (22.8) | 17 (29.3) | 6 (14.0) | |
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| Employed at baseline (yes vs. no) | 44 (43.6) | 27 (46.6) | 17 (39.5) | 0.482 |
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| Ever incarcerated at baseline (yes vs. no) | 11 (10.9) | 5 (8.6) | 6 (13.9) | 0.521 |
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| ≥2 sex partnersǂ (vs. 0-1 partner) | 24 (24.0) | 10 (17.5) | 14 (32.6) | 0.082 |
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| Any anal sexǂ (yes vs. no) | 67 (67.0) | 34 (59.7) | 33 (76.7) | 0.072 |
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| Any unprotected anal sexǂ (yes vs. no) | 36 (36.0) | 19 (33.3) | 17 (39.5) | 0.522 |
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| Sex under influence of alcohol/drugsǂ (yes vs. no) | 22 (22.0) | 10 (17.5) | 12 (27.9) | 0.216 |
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| Unprotected sex under influence of alcohol/drugsǂ (yes vs. no) | 14 (14.0) | 7 (12.3) | 7 (16.3) | 0.568 |
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| Self-efficacy for Safer Sex (continuous) | 45.1 (4.0) | 45.0 (3.7) | 45.3 (4.3) | 0.651 |
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| Situational Temptation for Safer Sex (continuous) | 18.7 (5.3) | 18.8 (5.4) | 18.5 (5.1) | 0.734 |
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| Condom Errors (continuous) | 0.68 (0.43) | 0.72 (0.46) | 0.66 (0.41) | 0.614 |
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| Health Protective Communication (continuous) | 16.4 (5.1) | 18.8 (4.6) | 14.1 (4.5) | 0.016 |
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| Homosexual Attitudes Inventory (continuous) | 56.1 (10.2) | 55.7 (10.4) | 56.6 (10.1) | 0.676 |
*
Assessed by Chi-Square tests for categorical variables and Wilcoxon tests for continuous variables.
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Timeframe for sexual behavior variables is past 6 weeks