Table 1.
Demographic and Homelessness Characteristics, HIV Risk Behavior, HIV Testing, STI Testing, HIV Seropositivity, and HIV Prevention. Transitions to Housing Study (N = 421).
| Demographics | Full sample %(n)/mean(SD) | Sexually active only (n = 153) %(n)/mean(SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 54.4 (7.5) | 53.5 (7.1) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 71.5 (301) | 68.0 (104) |
| Female | 27.8 (117) | 31.4 (48) |
| Transwoman/transfemale | 3 (0.7) | 0.7 (1) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Black | 56.0 (235) | 58.6 (89) |
| White | 23.8 (100) | 17.8 (27) |
| Latino/hispanic | 8.8 (37) | 9.9 (15) |
| Another race/ethnicity | 11.6 (49) | 14.4 (22) |
| Average income (past 30 days) | 596.1 (473.7) | 574.6 (430.9) |
| Homelessness | ||
| Lifetime duration of literal homelessness (years) | 6.0 (6.9) | 5.6 (6.1) |
| Any literal homelessness in past 3 months | 76.7 (323) | 79.7 (122) |
| Most Common Place of Stay (past 3 months) | ||
| Shelter | 41.8 (176) | 38.6 (59) |
| Transitional living | 20.9 (88) | 20.3 (31) |
| Outside | 17.1 (72) | 20.9 (32) |
| Vehicle | 7.1 (30) | 6.5 (10) |
| Another location | 13.1 (55) | 13.7 (21) |
| HIV Risk Behavior | ||
| Sexually active in past 3 months | 36.5 (153) | - |
| Of Sexually Active | ||
| Unprotected vaginal or anal sex | - | 75.7 (112) |
| Multiple partners | - | 30.1 (46) |
| Exchange sex | - | 12.5 (19) |
| Average % of vaginal/anal sex acts unprotected | - | 0.68 (0.43) |
| IDU (past 3 months) | 2.6 (11) | 4.6 (7) |
| HIV Testing | ||
| Past year | 64.2 (267) | 73.0 (111) |
| Past 3 months | 36.1 (150) | 45.4 (69) |
| Posttest counseling at last test (among ever tested) | 30.6 (114) | 31.9 (45) |
| STI Testing | ||
| Past year | 40.1 (169) | 47.7 (73) |
| Past 3 months | 18.3 (77) | 19.6 (30) |
| Positive Last STI Test (among those ever tested) | ||
| Syphilis | 9.6 (24) | 12.5 (13) |
| Gonorrhea | 11.8 (32) | 11.9 (13) |
| Hepatitis B | 3.1 (8) | 3.0 (3) |
| Hepatitis C | 15.6 (41) | 12.4 (13) |
| HPV | 3.9 (7) | 2.9 (2) |
| Chlamydia | 7.5 (17) | 10.5 (10) |
| Received medication for STI at last diagnosis | 69.8 (67) | 80.0 (32) |
| HIV Seropositivity | ||
| Self-Reported HIV Seropositivity | ||
| Among full sample | 9.3 (39) | 9.2 (14) |
| Among those ever tested | 10.4 (39) | 9.9 (14) |
| Among HIV+ Sample | ||
| Currently seeing a doctor for HIV care | 94.9 (37) | 100.0 (14) |
| Currently on ARV medications | 92.3 (36) | 92.9 (13) |
| Among those on ARVs | ||
| % adherence | 84.6 (22.1) | 81.5 (24.5) |
| <100% adherence | 57.1 (20) | 69.2 (9) |
| Among those with <100% adherence Most common reasons for missing doses | ||
| Forgetting | 60.0 (12) | 66.7 (6) |
| Medicine stolen | 15.0 (3) | 22.2 (2) |
| Prescription not refilled on time | 10.0 (2) | 22.2 (2) |
| Medicine lost | 10.0 (2) | 22.2 (2) |
| HIV Prevention | ||
| PrEP Prescriptions and Use (among those HIV seronegative) | ||
| Ever prescribed PrEP | 0.5 (2) | 1.5 (2) |
| Currently taking PrEP (of those prescribed) | 50.0 (1) | 50.0 (1) |
| PrEP adherence | 71.0 (n/a) | 71.0 (n/a) |
| Discussed HIV Prevention with Healthcare Provider or had HIV Prevention Training/Class | ||
| Ever | 77.0 (324) | 85.0 (130) |
| Past year | 46.4 (195) | 55.9 (85) |
| Past 3 months | 27.9 (117) | 36.2 (55) |
| Average length of time since last occurred (years) | 3.1 (6.5) | 2.7 (6.0) |