Table 4.
Comparisons of substance use among transgender women with reactive and non-reactive HIV test
| Substance use | Total (n=1375) | HIV test result | ||
| Reactive (n=81) | Non-reactive (n=1294) | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p Value* | |
| Drank at least one can of beer or glass of wine in the past three months | ||||
| No | 331 (24.1) | 28 (8.5) | 303 (91.5) | 0.02 |
| Yes | 1042 (75.9) | 53 (5.1) | 989 (94.9) | |
| Frequency of having more than five drinks in 1 day in the past three months | ||||
| Never more than five drinks | 336 (24.4) | 28 (8.3) | 308 (91.7) | 0.17 |
| Less than once a month | 771 (56.1) | 40 (5.2) | 731 (94.8) | |
| 1–3 times a week | 157 (11.4) | 9 (5.7) | 148 (94.3) | |
| Four or more times a week | 111 (8.1) | 4 (3.6) | 107 (96.4) | |
| Used illicit drugs in the past 12 months | ||||
| Never | 1224 (89.0) | 72 (5.9) | 1152 (94.1) | 0.74 |
| Yes, amphetamine-type stimulant (Yama, Crystal Ice, Ecstasy) | 139 (10.1) | 8 (5.8) | 131 (94.2) | |
| Other (marijuana, heroin) | 12 (0.9) | 1 (8.3) | 11 (91.7) | |
| Injected any illicit drugs in the past three months | ||||
| No | 1355 (98.6) | 78 (5.8) | 1277 (94.2) | 0.01 |
| Yes | 20 (1.5) | 3 (15.0) | 17 (85.0) | |
| Had sex during/after using illicit drugs in the past three months | ||||
| No | 1286 (93.5) | 76 (5.9) | 1210 (94.1) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 89 (6.5) | 5 (5.6) | 84 (94.4) | |
*χ2 or Fisher’s exact test was used as appropriate.