TABLE 1—
Sample Characteristics Stratified by Presence in an HIV Molecular Cluster Among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in Chicago, IL, With an Available Viral Genetic Sequence: uConnect, 2013–2016
| Characteristic | Total, No. (%) or Mean (Range) | Not in a Cluster,a No. (%) or Mean (Range) | In a Cluster,a No. (%) or Mean (Range) | Pb |
| Total | 86 (100) | 55 (64.0) | 31 (36.0) | . . . |
| Demographics | ||||
| Currently insured | 42 (48.8) | 29 (52.7) | 13 (41.9) | .34 |
| Currently a student | 24 (27.9) | 15 (27.3) | 9 (29.0) | .96 |
| Low incomec | 72 (83.7) | 45 (83.3) | 27 (90.0) | .40 |
| Housing instabilityd | 28 (32.6) | 16 (29.1) | 12 (40.0) | .31 |
| Sexual identity | .66 | |||
| Gay | 66 (77.7) | 42 (77.8) | 24 (77.4) | |
| Bisexual | 14 (16.5) | 8 (14.8) | 6 (19.4) | |
| Straight or other | 5 (5.9) | 4 (7.4) | 1 (3.2) | |
| Years since HIV diagnosis | 2.69 (0.75–7) | 3.11 (0.75–7) | 2.32 (0.75–6) | .22 |
| Mental healthe: depressive symptoms | 11 (12.8) | 9 (16.4) | 2 (6.5) | .19 |
| Risk behaviorsd | ||||
| Condomless sex | 49 (57.0) | 33 (60.0) | 16 (51.6) | .45 |
| Group sex | 22 (25.6) | 16 (29.1) | 6 (20.0) | .36 |
| Grindr or Jack’d profile | 36 (41.9) | 40 (78.4) | 16 (45.7) | .71 |
| Grindr or Jack’d usage | .76 | |||
| Never | 50 (58.1) | 31 (60.8) | 19 (54.3) | |
| Use ≤ 2 times per week | 10 (11.6) | 5 (9.8) | 5 (14.3) | |
| Use > 2 times per week | 26 (30.2) | 15 (29.4) | 11 (31.4) | |
| Drug used | ||||
| Marijuanaf | .96 | |||
| Never | 21 (24.4) | 13 (23.6) | 8 (25.8) | |
| Intermittent | 30 (34.9) | 19 (34.6) | 11 (35.5) | |
| Heavy | 35 (40.7) | 23 (41.8) | 12 (38.7) | |
| Other substance used,g | 23 (26.7) | 16 (29.1) | 7 (22.6) | .51 |
| Network degreeh | ||||
| Molecular network | 1.6 (1–9) | 0 (0) | 1.6 (1–9) | . . . |
| Confidant network | 4.0 (1–9) | 4.2 (1–9) | 3.6 (1–7) | .08 |
| Sexual network | 6.4 (1–15) | 6.6 (1–15) | 6.1 (1–14) | .24 |
| Facebook network | 33.6 (2–98) | 34.7 (2–98) | 32.0 (2–83) | .68 |
Note. The sample size was n = 86.
A cluster was defined as 2 or more persons whose pol sequences were ≤ 1.5% genetically distant.
Using χ2 analysis.
Defined as < $20 000 per year.
In the past 12 months.
Using the Brief Symptom Inventory 18.
Intermittent use is defined as marijuana use less than and including weekly use; heavy use is defined as at least once per day.
Includes the use of ecstasy/molly/E, poppers, cocaine/crack, heroin, psychedelics, methamphetamines, off-label prescription drugs.
Degree is defined as the number of ties each individual had to other study participants in the network (e.g., 1 individual tied to 3 other individuals would have a value of 3).