Table 3.
Correlates of HIV infection among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men from CDC National Behavioral Surveillance Cycle 3 from Washington, DC, Baltimore, Maryland, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2011.
| Variable | Washington, DC N=147 A.O.R. (95% C.I.) |
Baltimore N=320 A.O.R. (95% C.I.) |
Philadelphia N=301 A.O.R. (95% C.I.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| 18–24 | 0.04 (0.01–0.24) | 0.45 (0.23–0.92) | 0.17 (0.05–0.60) |
| 25–34 | 0.28 (0.06–1.19) | 0.96 (0.49–1.90) | 0.23 (0.08–0.64) |
| 35–44 | 0.38 (0.09–1.74) | 1.31 (0.60–2.85) | 0.32 (0.11–0.94) |
| 45+ | REF | REF | REF |
| Sexual Identity | |||
| Gay/Homosexual | 0.61 (0.19–1.91) | 4.20 (2.37–7.46) | 0.82 (0.31–2.13) |
| Bisexual/Heterosexual | REF | REF | REF |
| Highest level of education | |||
| ≤High School/GED | REF | REF | REF |
| Some college | 0.84 (0.24–2.96) | 1.17 (0.67–2.02) | 1.04 (0.44–2.42) |
| ≥Bachelor’s degree | 0.22 (0.06–0.82) | 1.14 (0.39–3.32) | 0.38 (0.10–1.45) |
| Current employment | |||
| Employed (FT, PT, student, retired) | 0.71 (0.19–2.68) | 0.97 (0.58–1.61) | 0.65 (0.30–1.42) |
| Unemployed (unable to work/disabled, unemployed, other) | REF | REF | REF |
| Type of Insurance | |||
| Private | REF | REF | REF |
| Public | 3.88 (1.01–14.96) | 1.84 (0.98–3.46) | 6.67 (2.43–18.42) |
| Uninsured | 2.07 (0.45–9.48) | 1.17 (0.57–2.43) | 2.98 (1.01–8.77) |
| Ever been incarcerated | 2.33 (0.68–7.99) | 1.24 (0.75–2.06) | 0.41 (0.16–1.05) |
| Been told by doctor or other health care provider have STD in past 12 months | 3.13 (0.91–10.76) | 1.17 (0.58–2.36) | 3.09 (0.78–12.26) |
| Recruitment Venue | |||
| Bar/Club | 1.72 (0.39–7.63) | 0.81 (0.42–1.58) | 0.27 (0.08–0.83) |
| Sex Environment/Street location/Park | 0.66 (0.12–3.66) | 1.22 (0.50–3.02) | 0.29 (0.08–0.98) |
| Other | REF | REF | REF |