Table 1.
Sample characteristics of MSM in Tijuana, Mexico (n=191)
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Age | Mean=29.7 | SD=8.9 |
| Sexual orientation | ||
| Homosexual | 119 | 62.3 |
| Bisexual/heterosexual | 72 | 37.7 |
| Graduated high school or more | 104 | 52.9 |
| Employed | 112 | 58.6 |
| Syndemic conditions | ||
| Lifetime drug use | 102 | 53.4 |
| Higher sexual compulsivity | 37 | 19.4 |
| Positive screen for clinical depression | 31 | 16.2 |
| Lifetime physical/sexual abuse | 91 | 47.6 |
| Higher internalized homophobia | 83 | 43.5 |
| Sexual risk-taking in past 2 mo. | 43 | 22.5 |
| “Outness” about sex with men | ||
| “Not out to anyone” to “out to less than half the people I know” | 29 | 15.2 |
| “Out to half the people I know” | 46 | 24.1 |
| “Out to more than half the people I know” to “Out to everyone” | 110 | 57.6 |