Table 3.
Unadjusted associations among select psychosocial factors and HIV acquisitiona and transmissionb risk behavior, M2MNYC, N = 1,369
| Total N (%) | Acquisition risk (N = 992) |
p value | Transmission risk (N = 377) |
p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95 % CI | OR | 95 % CI | ||||
| Alcohol and/or drug use before/during sex | 490 (35.8) | 2.01 | 1.35, 2.99 | <0.001 | 0.80 | 0.36, 1.80 | NS |
| Psychological distress (Mean, SD)1 | 4.6 (4.6) | 1.65 | 1.37, 1.98 | <0.001 | 1.26 | 0.87, 1.83 | NS |
| Internalized homophobia (Mean, SD)1 | 1.7 (0.8) | 1.22 | 1.01, 1.46 | 0.038 | 0.64 | 0.38, 1.07 | NS |
a
HIV acquisition risk behavior was coded as 1 among HIV-negative participants who had unprotected receptive anal sex with any type (e.g., primary, casual, etc.) of HIV-positive or unknown HIV status male sex partner; the remaining HIV-negative participants were coded as 0
b
HIV transmission risk behavior was coded as 1 among HIV-positive or unknown status participants who had unprotected, insertive anal sex with any HIV-negative or unknown status male sex partner; the remaining HIV-positive or unknown status participants were coded as 0
1
Odds ratios reflect change of 1 standard deviation