Table 3. Legal system encounters, sex work, and housing characteristics associated with uptake of an HIV POCTa.
| Characteristic | Uptake of an HIV POCT No. (%) of participantsb |
OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n = 458 |
No n = 92 |
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| Sex partner in past 12 months | |||
| Yes | 338 (84.9) | 60 (15.1) | 1.37 (0.84–2.25) |
| No | 115 (80.4) | 28 (19.6) | ref |
| Condom use in past 12 months | |||
| Not always | 223 (85.4) | 38 (14.6) | 1.12 (0.36–3.44) |
| Always | 21 (84.0) | ≤ 5 (16.0) | ref |
| Gave drugs, $, gifts for sexc | |||
| Yes | 63 (85.1) | 11(14.9) | 1.02 (0.41–2.52) |
| No | 62 (84.9) | 11 (15.1) | ref |
| Engaged in sex work | |||
| Yes | 44 (74.6) | 15 (25.4) | 0.48 (0.25–0.92) |
| No | 343 (86.0) | 56 (14.0) | ref |
| Current place of residence | |||
| Unstably housed | 277 (82.2) | 60 (17.8) | 0.80 (0.50–1.28) |
| Stably housed | 179 (85.2) | 31 (14.8) | ref |
| Ever been homeless | |||
| Yes | 405 (83.2) | 82 (16.8) | 0.85 (0.41–1.80) |
| No | 52 (85.3) | 9 (14.7) | ref |
| Homeless for at least one night in past 12 months | |||
| Yes | 345 (85.5) | 68 (16.5) | 1.08 (0.65–1.80) |
| No | 113 (82.5) | 24 (17.5) | ref |
| Ever redzonedd | |||
| Yes | 177 (85.1) | 31 (14.9) | 1.21 (0.75–1.95) |
| No | 278 (82.5) | 59 (17.5) | ref |
| Stopped/searched by police | |||
| Yes | 302 (84.1) | 57 (15.88) | 1.09 (0.68–1.76) |
| No | 155 (82.9) | 32 (17.1) | ref |
| Kept overnight or longer in jail | |||
| Yes | 202 (87.8) | 28 (12.2) | 1.71 (1.05–2.78) |
| No | 253 (80.8) | 60 (19.2) | ref |
| Consumed drugs in jail | |||
| Yes | 116 (92.1) | 10 (7.9) | 2.43 (1.07–5.52) |
| No | 86 (82.7) | 18 (17.3) | ref |
OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.
a. Percentages are calculated on the basis of the sum across each row.
b. Except where indicated otherwise. Because of ‘no answer’/missing responses, the data for some characteristics do not sum to n = 550.
c. Variables are reported for the previous 12 months unless otherwise specified.
d. Redzones were defined as any geographical area or neighborhood where law enforcement had restricted the participant’s movement.