Table 2.

Bivariate Associations between Syndemic Conditions, HIV TRB Events, and Transactional Sex Events (N = 212)

	Polydrug Use	Depression	Childhood Sexual Abuse	IPV	Total Syndemics	HIV TRB Eventsa	Transactional Sex Eventsb
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)	RR (95% CI)	RR (95% CI) / r
Polydrug Use	---	1.00 (0.56, 1.78)	0.64 (0.35, 1.15)	2.33* (1.22, 4.47)	3.15*** (2.17, 4.57)	1.79*** (1.30, 2.45)	2.64*** (1.92, 3.63)
Depression		---	1.55 (0.89, 2.70)	1.80† (1.00, 3.25)	4.37*** (2.88, 6.61)	1.25 (0.92, 1.70)	1.34† (0.99, 1.82)
Childhood Sexual Abuse			---	2.38** (1.30, 4.36)	4.01*** (2.69, 5.96)	1.72*** (1.27, 2.33)	0.93 (0.69, 1.27)
IPV				---	9.50*** (5.24, 17.22)	1.66** (1.20, 2.29)	1.67** (1.21, 2.31)
Total Syndemics (0–4)					---	1.36*** (1.58, 2.82)	1.47*** (1.27, 1.72)
HIV TRB Eventsa						---	.27***

Note. Associations between the four syndemic conditions were tested using a binary logistic regression, as were their associations with the total syndemics score. Their associations with both outcome variables (i.e., HIV TRB events and transactional sex events) were tested using a negative binomial regression. Spearman’s correlations were computed between the total syndemics score and the two outcomes variables. IPV = Intimate Partner Violence; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; RR = rate ratio;

^aHIV transmission risk behavior events = number of condomless penetrative sex events with a casual or main partner of discordant or unknown HIV status in the past 60 days;

^bNumber of oral/anal/vaginal sex events that involved exchange for goods, accommodation, and/or money in the past 60 days;

^†p < .10;

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001