Table 4.
Sexual health knowledge stratified by selected variables in a sample of HIV-positive MSM in Puerto Rico (N = 138)
| n | Knowledge score
|
p | β (95 % CI) | aβ (95 % CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | |||||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 17–32 | 46 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 33–48 | 63 | 11.0 | 3.0 | −0.506 (−1.558–0.547) | −0.304 (−1.365–0.758) | |
| 49+ | 29 | 11.0 | 2.8 | −0.522 (−1.808–0.765) | −0.250 (−1.540–1.039) | |
| Total | 138 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 0.589 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| High school or less | 58 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 1 | |
| At least some years in college | 80 | 11.9 | 2.1 | 1.651 (0.758–2.544) | 1.328 (0.358–2.297) | |
| Total | 138 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 0.001 | ||
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed or student | 74 | 11.8 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Unemployed | 64 | 10.5 | 3.0 | −1.241 (−2.143 to −0.339) | −1.009 (−2.024–0.005) | |
| Total | 138 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 0.007 | ||
| Religion | ||||||
| None | 28 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Roman Catholic | 56 | 11.0 | 3.0 | −0.393 (−1.651–0.865) | −0.023 (−1.279–1.234) | |
| Protestant | 40 | 10.9 | 2.9 | −0.479 (−1.818–0.860) | −0.176 (−1.542–1.190) | |
| Other | 14 | 11.9 | 1.9 | 0.500 (−1.279–2.279) | 1.059 (−0.720–2.839) | |
| Total | 138 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 0.637 | ||
| Partnership | ||||||
| No primary partner | 51 | 10.8 | 2.6 | −1.259 (−2.471 to −0.046) | −1.196 (−2.405–0.013) | |
| Don’t know HIV Status | 16 | 11.1 | 2.3 | −0.938 (−2.584–0.709) | −1.420 (−3.107–0.267) | |
| Partner is HIV negative | 39 | 11.0 | 3.5 | −1.088 (−2.371–0.195) | −0.965 (−2.216–0.286) | |
| Partner is HIV positive | 32 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 138 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 0.211 | ||
Bold values indicate statistical significance (p<0.05)
β= Beta coefficient (simple linear regression), aβ adjusted beta coefficient (multiple linear regression)