Table 2.
Bivariate and multivariate predictors of testing awareness among study participants tested for HIV in the NC prison system, 2010–2011
| Na | Thought they were not tested | ||||||||
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| n | % | PR | 95% CI | p-value | aPR | 95% CI | p-value | ||
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| Race/ethnicity | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| White (ref) | 375 | 39 | 10.4 | 1 | -- | -- | |||
| Black | 408 | 53 | 13.0 | 1.25 | 0.85–1.84 | 0.2625 | |||
| Other | 88 | 11 | 12.5 | 1.20 | 0.64–2.25 | 0.5657 | |||
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| Age | |||||||||
| 18–24 (ref) | 203 | 27 | 13.3 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- |
| 25–31 | 215 | 12 | 5.6 | 0.42 | 0.22–0.81 | 0.0091 | 0.86 | 0.40–1.85 | 0.6993 |
| 32–40 | 219 | 21 | 9.6 | 0.72 | 0.42–1.23 | 0.2329 | 1.67 | 0.85–3.32 | 0.1388 |
| 41–64 | 215 | 42 | 19.5 | 1.47 | 0.94–2.29 | 0.0897 | 1.84 | 0.98–3.47 | 0.0596 |
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| Gender | |||||||||
| Female (ref) | 117 | 5 | 4.3 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Male | 754 | 98 | 13.0 | 3.04 | 1.26–7.31 | 0.0130 | |||
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| Prison facilityb | |||||||||
| F1 (ref) | 43 | 2 | 4.7 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- |
| F2 | 74 | 3 | 4.1 | 0.87 | 0.15–5.01 | 0.8777 | 1.04 | 0.19–5.65 | 0.9630 |
| M1 | 51 | 22 | 43.1 | 9.27 | 2.31–37.22 | 0.0017 | 8.25 | 2.15–31.65 | 0.0021 |
| M2 | 199 | 25 | 12.6 | 2.70 | 0.66–10.98 | 0.1648 | 6.46 | 1.62–25.75 | 0.0081 |
| M3 | 246 | 22 | 8.9 | 1.92 | 0.47–7.88 | 0.3638 | 3.89 | 0.96–15.77 | 0.0572 |
| M4 | 176 | 8 | 4.5 | 0.98 | 0.22–4.44 | 0.9762 | 2.46 | 0.53–11.39 | 0.2512 |
| M5 | 82 | 21 | 25.6 | 5.51 | 1.35–22.39 | 0.0171 | 4.88 | 1.12–21.34 | 0.0351 |
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| Previously incarcerated | |||||||||
| Yes (ref) | 717 | 77 | 10.7 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- |
| No | 146 | 24 | 16.4 | 1.53 | 1.00–2.33 | 0.0482 | 1.19 | 0.84–1.70 | 0.3253 |
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| Ever received an HIV test prior to incarceration | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Yes (ref) | 703 | 79 | 11.2 | 1 | -- | -- | |||
| No | 160 | 22 | 13.8 | 1.22 | 0.79–1.90 | 0.3690 | |||
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| Recent marijuana use | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Yes (ref) | 488 | 51 | 10.5 | 1 | -- | -- | |||
| No | 366 | 48 | 13.1 | 1.25 | 0.87–1.82 | 0.2292 | |||
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| Recent crack or cocaine use | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Yes (ref) | 242 | 23 | 9.5 | 1 | -- | -- | |||
| No | 629 | 80 | 12.7 | 1.34 | 0.86–2.08 | 0.1937 | |||
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| Recent methamphetamine use | --c | --c | --c | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Yes (ref) | 59 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| No | 795 | 99 | 12.5 | ||||||
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| Recent heroin use | |||||||||
| Yes (ref) | 52 | 4 | 7.7 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| No | 802 | 95 | 11.9 | 1.54 | 0.59–4.02 | 0.3782 | |||
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| Thought HIV testing in the prison was mandatory | |||||||||
| Yes (ref) | 483 | 10 | 2.1 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- |
| No | 388 | 93 | 24.0 | 11.58 | 6.11–21.92 | <0.0001 | 9.84 | 4.93–19.67 | <0.0001 |
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| Attended the HIV course | |||||||||
| Yes | 556 | 40 | 7.2 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- |
| No | 315 | 63 | 20.0 | 2.78 | 1.92–4.03 | <0.0001 | 2.34 | 1.47–3.74 | 0.0004 |
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| HIV knowledge (mean, SD) | 16.9 (4.1) | 15.1 (4.8) | -- | 0.92 | 0.89–0.95 | 0.1996 | 0.95 | 0.91–0.98 | .0036 |
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| Cognitive distancing | 6.8 (3.9) | 8.1 (4.0) | -- | 1.08 | 1.04–1.14 | 0.0006 | 1.04 | 0.99–1.08 | 0.1006 |
a
N corresponds to percentages and unadjusted PR
b
Prison facilities are the NC state prison system’s seven intake centers that predominantly house adults; F1–F2 house female inmates, and M1–M5 house male inmates
c
Estimate not computed because of cell with zero observations