Table 2.
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%) |
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.