Table 1.

Association of selected variables and sexual health knowledge in a sample of HIV-positive GBMSM in Puerto Rico

Variable	N	%	SHK		p-value
			μ	SD
Age group					0.589
17-32	46	33.3	11.5	2.3
33-48	63	45.7	11.0	3.0
49 or more	29	21.0	11.0	2.8
Diagnosed with AIDS	21	15.2	11.9	2.0	0.189
Place of birth					0.569
Puerto Rico	115	89.1	11.2	2.7
Non-Puerto Rico	15	10.9	10.8	3.2
Area of Residence					0.879
San Juan Metro	115	83.3	11.2	2.8
Non- Metro	23	16.7	11.3	2.5
Education Level					0.001
High School or less	58	42.0	10.2	3.2
Some College or more	80	58.0	11.9	2.1
Exclusively Unemployed					0.007
Yes	64	46.4	10.5	3.0
No	74	53.6	11.8	2.3
Income					0.019
None	34	24.8	10.8	2.5
$1 – $9,999	60	43.8	11.0	2.8
$10,000 – $19,999	22	16.1	11.0	2.8
$20,000 or more	21	15.3	12.9	2.3
Sexual Orientation					<0.001
Heterosexual	19	13.8	8.9	4.3
Gay/Homosexual	87	63.0	11.7	2.1
Bisexual	30	21.7	11.2	2.3
Perceived Gay Stigma					0.987
None	33	25.4	11.5	2.1
Mild	38	29.2	11.4	2.2
Moderate	29	22.3	11.6	2.5
Severe	30	23.1	11.3	2.6
Hidden Gay Stigma					0.294
None	11	8.5	12.5	1.1
Mild	30	23.1	11.6	2.5
Moderate	64	49.2	11.4	2.3
Severe	25	19.2	11.0	2.3
HIV-felt Stigma					0.311
None	41	30.6	11.8	2.6
Mild	52	38.8	10.7	2.9
Moderate	31	23.1	11.3	2.7
Severe	10	7.5	11.4	2.9

	μ	SD	R	p-value
Years Living with HIV	10.0	7.8	−0.135	0.113
Age at HIV Diagnosis	28.4	8.6	0.061	0.477

Values in bold represent statistical significance (p<0.05)