Table 1.
Frequency and bivariate comparisons of sociodemographic, HIV-risk, social, and community context by exchange sex for drugs or money
| Variables | Exchange sex for drugs or money
|
p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ever n = 297 (16.3 %) |
Never n = 1521 (83.7 %) |
Total N = 1818 (100 %) |
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| Age (years) | ||||
| 13–17 | 12 (4.0 %) | 214 (14.1 %) | 226 (12.4 %) | <0.0001 |
| 18–20 | 79 (26.6 %) | 545 (35.8 %) | 624 (34.3 %) | |
| 21–24 | 206 (69.4 %) | 762 (50.1 %) | 968 (53.2 %) | |
| Sex/gender | ||||
| Female | 97 (33.0 %) | 867 (57.2 %) | 964 (53.3 %) | <0.0001 |
| Male | 162 (55.1 %) | 601 (39.6 %) | 763 (42.2 %) | |
| Transgender (male or female) | 35 (11.9 %) | 48 (3.2 %) | 83 (4.6 %) | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 178 (59.9 %) | 1026 (67.5 %) | 1204 (66.2 %) | 0.0373 |
| Hispanic | 67 (22.6 %) | 316 (20.8 %) | 383 (21.1 %) | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 18 (6.1 %) | 62 (4.1 %) | 80 (4.4 %) | |
| Mixed race | 21 (7.1 %) | 82 (5.4 %) | 103 (5.7 %) | |
| Other | 13 (4.4 %) | 35 (2.3 %) | 48 (2.6 %) | |
| Sexual orientation | ||||
| Straight | 80 (27.6 %) | 758 (50.2 %) | 838 (46.6 %) | <0.0001 |
| Gay/lesbian | 123 (42.4 %) | 455 (30.2 %) | 578 (32.1 %) | |
| Bisexual | 74 (25.5 %) | 251 (16.6 %) | 325 (18.1 %) | |
| Questioning | 13 (4.5 %) | 45 (3.0 %) | 58 (3.2 %) | |
| Current living situation | ||||
| Your own place | 89 (30.0 %) | 496 (32.7 %) | 585 (32.2 %) | <0.0001 |
| Parents or other family | 102 (34.3 %) | 837 (55.1 %) | 939 (51.7 %) | |
| Someone else’s home | 53 (17.8 %) | 77 (5.1 %) | 130 (7.2 %) | |
| Foster care/rooming | 26 (8.8 %) | 50 (3.3 %) | 76 (4.2 %) | |
| Street | 13 (4.4 %) | 10 (0.7 %) | 23 (1.3 %) | |
| Some other place not mentioned | 14 (4.7 %) | 49 (3.2 %) | 63 (3.5 %) | |
| Ever homeless | ||||
| Yes | 183 (61.6 %) | 353 (23.2 %) | 536 (29.5 %) | <0.0001 |
| No | 114 (38.4 %) | 1168 (76.8 %) | 1282 (70.5 %) | |
| Highest grade/education completed | ||||
| ≤8th grade | 7 (2.4 %) | 36 (2.4 %) | 43 (2.4 %) | 0.0017 |
| >8th grade/did not graduate high school | 70 (23.6 %) | 269 (17.7 %) | 339 (18.7 %) | |
| High school graduate | 88 (29.6 %) | 580 (38.2 %) | 668 (36.8 %) | |
| GED | 30 (10.1 %) | 85 (5.6 %) | 115 (6.3 %) | |
| Some college/technical school | 102 (34.3 %) | 548 (36.1 %) | 650 (35.8 %) | |
| Education commensurate with agea | ||||
| Yes | 246 (82.8 %) | 1428 (93.9 %) | 1674 (92.1 %) | <0.0001 |
| No | 51 (17.2 %) | 93 (6.1 %) | 144 (7.9 %) | |
| Current relationship status (lasting > 1 year) | ||||
| Yes | 104 (35.0 %) | 574 (37.8 %) | 678 (37.4 %) | 0.3940 |
| No | 193 (65.0 %) | 944 (62.2 %) | 1137 (62.6 %) | |
| Ever had sex with someone suspected of having HIV | ||||
| Yes | 132 (45.7 %) | 197 (13.2 %) | 329 (18.5 %) | <0.0001 |
| No | 157 (54.3 %) | 1297 (86.8 %) | 1454 (81.5 %) | |
| Ever had sex with someone known to have HIV | ||||
| Yes | 99 (34.6 %) | 125 (8.3 %) | 224 (12.6 %) | <0.0001 |
| No | 187 (65.4 %) | 1373 (91.7 %) | 1560 (87.4 %) | |
| Ever had sex with someone who injects drugs | ||||
| Yes | 74 (25.1 %) | 67 (4.4 %) | 141 (7.8 %) | <0.0001 |
| No | 221 (74.9 %) | 1452 (95.6 %) | 1673 (92.2 %) | |
| Ever injected drugs into vein/under skin | ||||
| Yes | 19 (6.5 %) | 5 (0.3 %) | 24 (1.3 %) | <0.0001 |
| No | 275 (93.5 %) | 1492 (99.7 %) | 1767 (98.7 %) | |
| Ever had an STI | ||||
| Yes | 162 (54.5 %) | 419 (27.7 %) | 581 (32.1 %) | <0.0001 |
| No | 135 (45.5 %) | 1094 (72.3 %) | 1229 (67.9 %) | |
| Ever tested for HIV | ||||
| Yes | 267 (92.4 %) | 1213 (80.7 %) | 1480 (82.6 %) | <0.0001 |
| No | 22 (7.6 %) | 290 (19.3 %) | 312 (17.4 %) | |
a
The measure “education commensurate with age” is derived from the respondent’s age and last grade completed. Participants were classified as having an education commensurate with age unless they were age ≥16 and had not completed a grade higher than 8th grade, or were age ≥20 and had not completed high school or received a GED