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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Sex Behav. 2017 Oct 31;47(2):481–492. doi: 10.1007/s10508-017-1051-0

Table 1.

Demographics, behavioral characteristics, and worry of intimate partner violence among STI clinic patients (N = 196)

Characteristics n %
Age, M (Mdn), SD 31.2 (27) 11.5
Sex
 Male 119 60.7
 Female 77 39.3
Race
 Black or African American 180 91.8
 White 9 4.6
 Other race 16 8.2
Hispanic/Latino Ethnicity 14 7.1
Education
 Some high school, no diploma 32 16.3
 High school diploma or GED 84 42.9
 Some college or more 80 40.8
Employment Status
 Full-time 57 29.1
 Part-time 47 24.0
 Unemployed 92 46.9
Marital Status
 Single – never married, not living with significant other 123 62.8
 Never married, living with significant other 48 24.5
 Married 9 4.6
 Divorced 14 7.1
 Widowed 2 1.0
Insurance Status/Type
 Private 21 10.7
 Medicare/Medicaid 106 54.1
 Uninsured 55 28.1
 Other, don’t know, or missing 14 7.1
Reason for STI Clinic Visit (select all that apply)
 Symptoms of an STI 55 28.1
 Contact with someone diagnosed with an STI 30 15.3
 Treatment after positive test 10 5.1
 Regular STI screening (“checkup”) 103 52.6
 Other reason 11 5.6
Prior STI Diagnosis
 No prior STI diagnosis 61 31.1
 Prior STI, no partners notified 21 10.7
 Prior STI, at least some partners notified 114 58.2
Number of Sexual Partners (Past 90 Days)
 Zero or 1 partners 89 44.9
 Two or more partners 108 55.1
Condom Use (Past 90 Days)
 Every time 21 10.7
 Most of the time 49 25.0
 Sometimes 64 32.7
 Never 62 31.6
Infidelity Worry, Embarrassment, and Anxiety (IWEA), M, SD 3.3 1.1
Self-Reported Worry of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) n %

IPV Worry (total) 57 29.1
 Men 31 26.0
 Women 26 33.8