Table 3.
HIV and sexual health practices at baseline among cisgender Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men participating in the Neighborhoods and Networks (N2) Cohort Study, enrolled as of 31 December 2018.
| Total | Chicago | Deep South | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | p-diff a | |
| Total participants | 361 | 259 | 102 | ||||
| HIV status | |||||||
| Unknown | 9 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.7% | 2 | 2.0% | 0.82 |
| HIV negative | 229 | 63.4% | 162 | 62.5% | 67 | 65.7% | |
| HIV positive | 123 | 34.1% | 90 | 34.7% | 33 | 32.4% | |
| HIV testing b,c | |||||||
| No test | 52 | 21.8% | 39 | 23.1% | 13 | 18.8% | 0.70 |
| One or two times | 54 | 22.7% | 39 | 23.1% | 15 | 21.7% | |
| Three or more times | 132 | 55.5% | 91 | 53.8% | 41 | 59.4% | |
| HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis c | |||||||
| Never taken | 150 | 63.0% | 105 | 62.1% | 45 | 65.2% | 0.37 |
| Previously taken | 32 | 13.4% | 26 | 15.4% | 6 | 8.7% | |
| Currently taking | 56 | 23.5% | 38 | 22.5% | 18 | 26.1% | |
| HIV treatment d | |||||||
| Never taken | 5 | 4.1% | 2 | 2.2% | 3 | 9.1% | 0.07 |
| Previously taken | 7 | 5.7% | 7 | 7.8% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Currently taking | 111 | 90.2% | 81 | 90.0% | 30 | 90.9% | |
| HIV treatment adherence e | |||||||
| Always/almost always take medication | 59 | 48.0% | 40 | 49.4% | 19 | 63.3% | 0.03 |
| Sometimes forget to take medication | 35 | 28.5% | 31 | 38.3% | 4 | 13.3% | |
| Often forget to take medication | 17 | 13.8% | 10 | 12.3% | 7 | 23.3% | |
| Recent condom use f,g | |||||||
| Consistent condom use | 81 | 24.5% | 55 | 22.9% | 26 | 28.9% | 0.26 |
| Inconsistent condom use | 249 | 75.5% | 185 | 77.1% | 64 | 71.1% | |
| Sex work or transactional sex f | |||||||
| Paid someone for sex (client) | 29 | 8.0% | 10 | 3.9% | 19 | 18.6% | <0.001 |
| Recently paid for sex (worker) | 61 | 16.9% | 40 | 15.4% | 21 | 20.6% | 0.37 |
| Previously paid for sex (worker) | 33 | 9.1% | 26 | 10.0% | 7 | 6.9% | |
| Never paid for sex (worker) | 267 | 74.0% | 193 | 74.5% | 74 | 72.5% | |
| Group sex participation f | |||||||
| No previous group sex | 197 | 54.6% | 140 | 54.1% | 57 | 55.9% | 0.68 |
| Recent group sex | 96 | 26.6% | 72 | 27.8% | 24 | 23.5% | |
| Previous groups sex | 68 | 18.8% | 47 | 18.1% | 21 | 20.6% | |
| Age of first sexual experience (M; SD) | 3–31 (14.9; 4.0) | 3–26 (14.6; 3.6) | 4–31 (15.6; 4.7) | 0.02 | |||
a Differences assessed using Chi-squared (categorical) or ANOVA (continuous); b In the previous 12 months; c Among HIV negative and unknown status participants; d Among HIV positive participants; e Among HIV positive participants on treatment; f ‘Recent’ defined as six months prior to participation, ‘previous’ defined as more than six months prior; g ‘Consistent’ condom use refers to always using condoms during anal or vaginal sex with partners of any gender, excluding participants with no recent anal or vaginal sex.