Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics and Risk Behaviors (n = 583)
| Characteristic | Full sample | Cisgender Men | Cisgender Women | Transgender Women |
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| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
| Total | - | 321 (55.1) | 199 (34.1) | 63 (10.8) |
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| Age | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 43.4 (11.6) | 42.2 (11.9) | 45.8 (11.1) | 41.6 (10.6) |
| median; range | 45; 18–78 | 45 19–78 | 48; 18–76 | 40; 23–72 |
| Young adults (18–24) | 36 (6.2) | 25 (7.8) | 10 (5.0) | 1 (1.6) |
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| Sexual orientation | ||||
| Heterosexual | 315 (55.4) | 121 (38.7) | 155 (79.5) | 39 (63.9) |
| Homosexual/Gay/Lesbian/Queer | 165 (29.0) | 137 (43.8) | 12 (6.2) | 16 (26.2) |
| Bisexual | 89 (15.6) | 55 (17.6) | 28 (14.4) | 6 (9.8) |
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| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 28 (4.8) | 17 (5.3) | 9 (4.5) | 2 (3.2) |
| Black/African American | 440 (75.5) | 215 (67.0) | 173 (86.9) | 52 (82.5) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 88 (15.1) | 74 (23.1) | 10 (5.0) | 4 (6.4) |
| Other | 27 (4.6) | 15 (4.7) | 7 (3.5) | 5 (7.9) |
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| Time since HIV diagnosis | ||||
| < 3 months | 45 (7.9) | 33 (10.5) | 12 (6.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| 3 months-1 year | 32 (5.6) | 20 (6.4) | 11 (5.6) | 1 (1.6) |
| 1–4 years | 75 (13.1) | 41 (13.0) | 22 (11.3) | 12 (19.4) |
| 5–9 years | 118 (20.6) | 57 (18.1) | 42 (21.5) | 19 (30.7) |
| ≥ 10 years | 302 (52.8) | 164 (52.1) | 108 (55.4) | 30 (48.4) |
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| Did not complete high school | 180 (30.9) | 90 (28.0) | 67 (33.7) | 23 (36.5) |
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| No full-time employment | 529 (90.9) | 284 (88.8) | 188 (94.5) | 57 (90.5) |
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| Low income (≤ $1,000 per month) | 474 (81.3) | 255 (79.4) | 170 (85.4) | 49 (77.8) |
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| Homelessness, past 90 days | 177 (30.4) | 107 (33.3) | 44 (22.1) | 26 (41.9) |
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| Prior incarceration | ||||
| Yes, in past 12 months | 169 (29.0) | 131 (40.8) | 21 (10.6) | 17 (27.0) |
| Yes, but not in past 12 months | 233 (40.0) | 96 (29.9) | 100 (50.3) | 37 (58.7) |
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| Substance Use | ||||
| Illicit drug use, past 30 daysa | 111 (19.0) | 49 (15.3) | 56 (28.1) | 6 (9.5) |
| Drug-related harm, past 30 daysa | 80 (13.7) | 30 (9.4) | 45 (22.6) | 5 (7.9) |
| Binge drinking, past 30 days | 95 (16.3) | 52 (16.2) | 26 (13.1) | 17 (27.0) |
| Alcohol-related harm, past 12 months | 59 (10.1) | 36 (11.2) | 19 (9.6) | 4 (6.4) |
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| Sex with multiple partners, past 90 days | 134 (23.1) | 94 (29.6) | 22 (11.1) | 18 (28.6) |
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| Condomless anal or vaginal sex, past 90 days | 129 (22.3) | 69 (21.8) | 36 (18.1) | 24 (38.1) |
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| Sold sex, past 90 days | 52 (9.0) | 13 (4.1) | 16 (8.1) | 23 (37.1) |
Note. Significant differences tested with Fisher exact test (P <.05) are in bold text.
a
Excluding marijuana/hashish.