Table 2.
Characteristics of BESURE MSM participants with HIV and unrecognized HIV infection, 2004–2005 and 2008
| Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics | HIV positive
|
Unrecognized HIV infection
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2005 | 2008 | 2004–2005 | 2008 | |
| n (row %) | n (row %) | n (row %) | n (row %) | |
| Total | 243 (37.7) | 168 (37.5) | 142 (58.44) | 125 (74.40) |
| Socio-demographic | ||||
| Race Ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 26 (12.94) | 19 (18.3) | 4 (15.38) | 9 (47.37) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 207 (51.36) | 143 (44.7) | 132 (63.77) | 110 (76.92) |
| Other | 10 (24.39) | 6 (25.0) | 6 (60.00) | 6 (100.00) |
| Age | ||||
| < 24 years old | 41 (25.15) | 41 (29.3) | 36 (87.80) | 35 (85.37) |
| 25–34 years old | 53 (31.93) | 56 (41.5) | 36 (67.92) | 42 (75.00) |
| 35–44 years old | 99 (50.25) | 43 (39.8) | 51 (51.52) | 34 (79.07) |
| > 45 years old | 50 (42.02) | 28 (43.1) | 19 (38.00) | 14 (50.00) |
| Current Homeless | ||||
| No | 236 (37.76) | 157 (37.3) | 138 (58.47) | 117 (74.52) |
| Yes | 7 (35.00) | 11 (40.7) | 4 (57.14) | 8 (72.73) |
| Education | ||||
| High school education or less | 139 (43.99) | 91 (41.9) | 86 (61.87) | 68 (74.73) |
| College or some college | 98 (34.03) | 69 (34.0) | 54 (55.10) | 53 (76.81) |
| Graduate education | 6 (14.63) | 8 (28.6) | 2 (33.33) | 4 (50.00) |
| Sexual Identity | ||||
| Homosexual | 167 (41.03) | 119 (39.4) | 95 (56.89) | 86 (72.27) |
| Bisexual | 63 (30.73) | 47 (35.1) | 39 (61.90) | 38 (80.85) |
| Heterosexual or other | 13 (39.39) | 2 (20.0) | 8 (61.54) | 1 (50.00) |
| Sexual Behaviors | ||||
| Number of male sex partners last 12 months | ||||
| One (ref) | 52 (31.52) | 37 (33.9) | 22 (42.31) | 28 (75.68) |
| 2 to 3 | 72 (39.56) | 54 (35.1) | 49 (68.06) | 40 (74.07) |
| 4 to 8 | 51 (34.23) | 50 (43.5) | 32 (62.75) | 38 (76.00) |
| 9 or more | 68 (45.64) | 27 (38.6) | 39 (57.35) | 19 (70.37) |
| In past 12 months, any sex with: | ||||
| Men only | 175 (40.79) | 135 (39.8) | 97 (55.43) | 96 (71.11) |
| Men and women | 68 (31.48) | 33 (30.3) | 45 (66.18) | 29 (87.88) |
| In past 12 months | ||||
| No UAI | 108 (35.53) | 99 (34.6) | 58 (53.70) | 72 (72.73) |
| UAI with main partners only | 55 (33.54) | 26 (32.5) | 40 (72.73) | 21 (80.77) |
| UAI with casual/exchange partners | 80 (45.20) | 43 (52.4) | 44 (55.00) | 32 (74.42) |
| Drug Use Behaviors | ||||
| Ever injected drugs | ||||
| No | 199 (37.27) | 160 (38.0) | 120 (60.30) | 118 (73.75) |
| Yes | 44 (39.64) | 8 (29.6) | 22 (50.00) | 7 (87.50) |
| Injection drug use last 12 months | ||||
| No | 232 (38.60) | 167 (38.0) | 134 (58.01) | 124 (74.25) |
| Yes | 11 (25.00) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (63.64) | 1 (100) |
| Non-injection drug use last 12 months | ||||
| No | 122 (37.08) | 61 (33.2) | 67 (54.92) | 48 (78.69) |
| Yes | 121 (38.29) | 107 (40.5) | 75 (61.98) | 77 (71.96) |
| Health History and Insurance | ||||
| Ever been tested for HIV | ||||
| No | 30 (35.29) | 15 (34.9) | 30 (100.00) | 15 (100.00) |
| Yes | 213 (38.04) | 152 (37.6) | 112 (52.58) | 109 (71.71) |
| Been told by MD had any STD: | ||||
| No | 188 (34.76) | 124 (34.4) | 115 (61.50) | 96 (77.42) |
| Yes | 55 (53.40) | 44 (50.6) | 26 (47.27) | 29 (65.91) |
| Health insurance | ||||
| No health insurance (ref) | 73 (31.74) | 66 (40.2) | 54 (73.97) | 53 (80.30) |
| Public | 85 (58.22) | 40 (47.6) | 40 (47.06) | 29 (72.50) |
| Private | 79 (30.62) | 60 (31.1) | 44 (55.70) | 41 (68.33) |
| Visit a doctor’s office in last 12 months | ||||
| No | 38 (26.03) | 29 (33.3) | 34 (89.47) | 27 (93.10) |
| Yes | 205 (41.08) | 139 (38.5) | 108 (52.68) | 98 (70.50) |