Table 1.
Bivariate analyses: Correlates of HIV status among young transgender women in Chicago and Boston, 2012–2015.
| Total (n=263)* | HIV Negative (n=198)* | HIV Positive (n=65)* | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | <0.0001 | |||
| White | 59 (22.43) | 59 (29.80) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Black | 133 (50.57) | 87 (43.94) | 46 (70.77) | |
| Latina | 37 (14.07) | 30 (15.15) | 7 (10.77) | |
| Other | 34 (12.93) | 22( 11.11) | 12 (18.46) | |
| Recruitment City | <0.0001 | |||
| Boston | 119 (45.25) | 107 (54.04) | 12 (18.46) | |
| Chicago | 144 (54.75) | 91 (45.96) | 53 (81.54) | |
| Age (Mean, sd) | 23.41, 3.52 | 23.29, 3.51 | 23.78, 3.55 | 0.8938 |
| Education | 0.1721 | |||
| Less than high school | 64 (24.33) | 43 (21.72) | 21 (32.31) | |
| GED or high school diploma | 96 (36.50) | 72 (36.36) | 24 (36.92) | |
| Trade school or some college | 83 (31.56) | 65 (32.83) | 18 (27.69) | |
| Undergraduate degree or higher | 20 (7.60) | 18 (9.09) | 2 (3.08) | |
| Unemployed | 0.0933 | |||
| Yes | 198 (75.29) | 144 (72.73) | 54 (83.08) | |
| No | 65 (24.71) | 54 (27.27) | 11 (16.92) | |
| Household income | 0.0487 | |||
| Less than 10,000 | 120 (45.63) | 84 (42.42) | 36 (55.38) | |
| 10,000–19,999 | 34 (12.93) | 30 (15.15) | 4 (6.15) | |
| 20,000–39,999 | 26 (9.89) | 21 (10.61) | 5 (7.69) | |
| 40,000+ | 18 (6.84) | 17 (8.59) | 1 (1.54) | |
| Not sure | 65 (24.71) | 46 (23.23) | 19 (29.23) | |
| Living situation | 0.0338 | |||
| House/apartment that you own/rent | 99 (37.64) | 72 (36.36) | 27 (41.54) | |
| Parent/family’s house/apartment | 93 (35.36) | 79 (39.90) | 14 (21.54) | |
| Friend/partner’s house/apartment | 23 (8.75) | 14 (7.07) | 9 (13.85) | |
| Other | 48 (18.25) | 33 (16.67) | 15 (23.08) | |
| Ever homeless | 0.0570 | |||
| Yes | 139 (52.85) | 98 (49.49) | 41 (63.08) | |
| No | 124 (47.15) | 100 (50.51) | 24 (36.92) | |
| Homeless in the past 4 months | 0.2240 | |||
| Yes | 66 (25.10) | 46 (23.23) | 20 (30.77) | |
| No | 197 (74.90) | 152 (76.77) | 45 (69.23) | |
| Any unprotected sex in the past 4 months | 0.0054 | |||
| Yes | 156 (59.32) | 127 (64.14) | 29 (44.62) | |
| No | 107 (40.68) | 71( 35.86) | 36 (55.38) | |
| Any sero-discordant sex or sex with partners with unknown HIV status in the past 4 months |
<0.0001 | |||
| Yes | 106 (40.30) | 60 (30.30) | 46 (70.77) | |
| No | 157 (59.70) | 138 (69.70) | 19 (29.23) | |
| Ever engaged in transactional sex | 0.0238 | |||
| Yes | 138 (52.47) | 96 (48.48) | 42 (64.62) | |
| No | 125 (47.53) | 102 (51.52) | 23 (35.38) | |
| Ever injected drugs that were not prescribed | 0.5682 | |||
| Yes | 16 (6.08) | 13 (6.57) | 3 (4.62) | |
| No | 247 (93.92) | 185 (93.43) | 62 (95.38) | |
| Has insurance | 0.0694 | |||
| Yes | 189 (71.86) | 148 (74.75) | 41 (63.08) | |
| No | 74 (28.14) | 50 (25.25) | 24 (36.92) | |
| Has a primary care provider | 0.0682 | |||
| Yes | 187 (71.10) | 135 (68.18) | 52 (80.00) | |
| No | 76 (28.90) | 63 (31.82) | 13 (20.00) | |
| Avoided healthcare due to cost in the past 12 months | 0.2533 | |||
| Yes | 71 (27.00) | 57 (28.79) | 14 (21.54) | |
| No | 192 (73.00) | 141 (71.21) | 51 (78.46) | |
| Had any problems getting care because of gender identity/presentation | 0.0048 | |||
| Yes | 52 (19.77) | 47 (23.74) | 5 (7.69) | |
| No | 211 (80.23) | 151 (76.26) | 60 (92.31) | |
| Knew their status | 0.0011 | |||
| Yes | 248 (94.30) | 192 (96.97) | 56 (86.15) | |
| No | 15 (5.70) | 6 (3.03) | 9 (13.85) | |