Table 2.
Sexual satisfaction stratified by selected variables in a sample of HIV-positive MSM in Puerto Rico (N = 134)
| n | Satisfaction score
|
p | β (95 % CI) | aβ (95 % CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | |||||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 17–32 | 44 | 46.8 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | |
| 33–48 | 62 | 45.5 | 8.2 | −1.328 (−4.526–1.870) | −1.625 (−4.849–1.599) | |
| 49+ | 28 | 42.4 | 9.1 | −4.367 (−8.289 to −0.445) | −3.487 (−7.399 to 0.424) | |
| Total | 134 | 45.3 | 8.3 | 0.089 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| High school or less | 57 | 43.5 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| At least some college years | 77 | 46.6 | 6.6 | 3.063 (0.235–5.890) | 3.223 (0.291–6.156) | |
| Total | 134 | 45.3 | 8.3 | 0.046 | ||
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed or student | 73 | 45.7 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Unemployed | 61 | 44.7 | 9.5 | −1.005 (−3.855–1.846) | −0.337 (−3.448–2.773) | |
| Total | 134 | 45.3 | 8.3 | 0.487 | ||
| Religion | ||||||
| None | 27 | 45.4 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Roman Catholic | 55 | 44.8 | 7.4 | −0.589 (−4.476–3.298) | 0.817 (−2.973–4.606) | |
| Protestant | 38 | 45.2 | 9.2 | −0.223 (−4.387–3.940) | 1.223 (−2.905–5.350) | |
| Other | 14 | 47.0 | 9.2 | 1.593 (−3.855–7.040) | 3.667 (−1.637–8.990) | |
| Total | 134 | 45.3 | 8.3 | 0.856 | ||
| Partnership | ||||||
| No primary partner | 47 | 41.6 | 9.0 | −4.717 (−8.252 to −1.182) | −3.871 (−7.534 to −0.208) | |
| Don’t know HIV Status | 16 | 44.7 | 8.0 | −1.625 (−6.348–3.098) | −2.077 (−7.096–2.942) | |
| Partner is HIV negative | 39 | 49.1 | 6.7 | 2.764 (−0.915–6.444) | 3.206 (−0.508–6.921) | |
| Partner is HIV positive | 32 | 46.3 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 134 | 45.3 | 8.3 | < 0.001 | ||
Bold values indicate statistical significance (p<0.05)
β Beta coefficient (simple linear regression), aβ adjusted beta coefficient (multiple linear regression), Cronbach α= 0.919