Table 1.
Demographics, behavioral characteristics, and HIV serostatus uConnect (n=457)
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Age at interview (years) | |
| 16–18 | 33 (7) |
| 19–20 | 83 (18) |
| 21–24 | 211 (46) |
| 25+ | 130 (28) |
| Education | |
| < High school Degree | 61 (13) |
| High school graduate or equivalent | 112 (25) |
| Some college or higher | 284 (62) |
| Unemployed (previous year) | 149 (33) |
| Health care coverage* | 235 (51) |
| Ever used PrEP | 20 (4) |
| Unstably housed (previous year)* | 129 (26) |
| Number of Residences (previous year) | |
| 1 | 252 (55) |
| 2 | 124 (28) |
| 3+ | 80 (18) |
| Criminal justice involvement in lifetimea | 233 (46) |
| Drug Use (previous year) | |
| Marijuana | 388 (77) |
| Volatile Nitrates | 33 (7) |
| MDMA | 43 (9) |
| Psychoactive drugs | 3 (<1) |
| Methamphetamine | 3 (<1) |
| Cocaine/Crack | 23 (5) |
| Heroin | 3 (<1) |
| Sex drug use (previous 6 months) | 118 (24) |
| Sexual orientation | |
| Gay | 331 (66) |
| Straight | 20 (4) |
| Bisexual | 138 (27) |
| Other | 12 (2) |
| Number of male sex partners (previous 6 months) (median, IQR)b* | 2 (1,3) |
| Number of condomless male sex partners (previous 6 months) (median, IQR)b | 1 (0,1) |
| Frequency of anal intercourse (previous 6 months) (median, IQR)b | 11 (3,15) |
| Frequency of condomless anal intercourse (previous 6 months) (median, IQR)b | 2 (0,11) |
| Number of social & sexual connections “Degree” (median, IQR)b | 5 (3,7) |
| HIV Characteristics | |
| HIV Serostatus | |
| Positive | 182 (39) |
| Use of ARVs (Current)c | |
| Yes | 88 (48) |
| Percentage of risk network members HIV+ (median, IQR) | 25% (0%,100%) |
| Network Viral Load | |
| All HIV-seronegative network | 212 (46) |
| <10% of network viremic* | 169 (37) |
| 10%–100% of network viremic | 76 (17) |
O.R.=Odds Ratio, CI=Confidence Interval
a
Includes jail/parole
b
Obtained from network elicitation
c
% among HIV+ aware
*
Missing data (n): Healthcare coverage (11), unstably housed (2), detained (1), # males sex partners (20)