Table 2.
Baseline Characteristics of MACS Seropositive Men Reporting Unprotected Intercourse with Multiple Partners*
| HIV+ ever Unprotected Insertive Anal Intercourse (UIAI), n (%) N =277 |
HIV+ ever Unprotected Receptive Anal Intercourse (URAI), n (%) N = 299 |
Total HIV+, n (%) N = 417 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age category | |||
| ≥ 55 years | 34 (12) | 33 (11) | 54 (13) |
| 45 - 55 years | 117 (42) | 129 (43) | 188 (45) |
| < 45 years | 126 (46) | 137 (46) | 175 (42) |
| Race | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 220 (80) | 243 (81) | 332 (80) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 34 (12) | 37 (13) | 52 (12) |
| Hispanic/Other | 23 (8) | 19 (6) | 33 (8) |
| Baseline education level | |||
| Post-graduate | 78 (28) | 86 (29) | 128 (31) |
| No college degree | 119 (43) | 126 (42) | 171 (41) |
| College | 80 (29) | 87 (29) | 118 (28) |
| Center | |||
| Los Angeles | 101 (37) | 109 (37) | 143 (34) |
| Pittsburgh | 45 (16) | 51 (17) | 71 (17) |
| Chicago | 72 (26) | 87 (29) | 111 (27) |
| Baltimore | 59 (21) | 52 (17) | 92 (22) |
| Depressive Symptom Score | |||
| < 16 | 206 (74) | 217 (73) | 298 (71) |
| ≥ 16 | 71 (26) | 82 (27) | 119 (29) |
| Alcohol Use | |||
| None | 50 (18) | 58 (20) | 80 (19) |
| Low-Moderate | 168 (61) | 174 (58) | 247 (59) |
| Moderate-Heavy | 45 (16) | 51 (17) | 69 (17) |
| Binge | 14 (5) | 16 (5) | 21 (5) |
| Longitudinal drug use | |||
| Persistent < 3 drugs** | 217 (78) | 233 (78) | 342 (82) |
| Decrease to < 3 drugs | 16 (6) | 18 (6) | 22 (5) |
| Increase to ≥ 3 drugs | 20 (7) | 22 (7) | 22 (5) |
| Persistent ≥ 3 drugs | 24 (9) | 26 (9) | 31 (8) |
| Detectable HIV RNA | |||
| No | 133 (48) | 148 (49) | 198 (47) |
| Yes | 144 (52) | 151 (51) | 219 (53) |
| Serosorting status | |||
| Non-serosorter | 184 (66) | 198 (66) | 299 (72) |
| Serosorter | 93 (34) | 101 (34) | 118 (28) |
*
Baseline defined as the first MACS visit on or after visit 31 with available data (Men's Attitude Survey was introduced at visit 31)
**
Participants in this category reported using fewer than 3 drugs at consecutive visits.