Table 3.
Total | Chicago | Deep South | |||||
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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.