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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 Feb 1;74(Suppl 2):S104–S112. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001239

Table 2.

Sexual partnerships, sexual behaviors, and HIV testing history among participants in the ¡Solo Se Vive Una Vez! module pilot evaluation study (n = 104).

Variable # (%) Ever Tested for HIV p-value
Has ever tested for HIV 52 (50.0%) ---
    Age (if ever tested); mean (sd) 35.7 (11.6) ---
    Years since last HIV test (if ever tested); mean (sd) 3.48 (3.55) ---
Number of sex partners in the past year (mean, sd) 2.1 (3.0) ---
Has a romantic/regular partner in Baltimore 0.058
    Yes 33 (31.7%) 21 (63.6%)
    No 71 (68.3%) 31 (43.7%)
Relationship is mutually monogamous (n = 33) 0.015
    Yes 13 (39.4%) 5 (38.5%)
    No 20 (60.6%) 16 (80.0%)
Condom Use ns
    Never 38 (36.5%) 18 (47.4%)
    Sometimes 16 (15.4%) 12 (75.0%)
    Most of the time 5 (4.8{%) 2 (40.0%)
    Always 45 (43.3%) 20 (44.4%)
At Risk for HIVa ns
    Yes 95 (91.3%) 3 (33.3%)
    No 9 (8.7%) 49 (51.6%)
Reason for not testing for HIV 0.016
    I don't want to know if I have HIV. It just means I know I will die. 3 (2.9%) 1 (33.3%)
    I don't know where to go to get tested. 10 (9.6%) 7 (70.0%)
    I'm healthy. I'm not sick so I don't need to be tested. 23 (22.1%) 5 (21.7%)
    I am not at risk for HIV. 39 (37.5%) 20 (51.3%)
    I'm afraid if I have HIV I will get deported. 1 (1.0%) 0 (0.0%)
    I am too busy / no time to get tested. 28 (26.9%) 19 (67.9%)
a

Participants were categorized as possibly at risk for HIV if they: 1) are sexually active, not in a mutually monogamous relationship, and report inconsistent condom use, or 2) are in a mutually monogamous relationship but have not tested for HIV since beginning the relationship.