Table 3.

Logistic regression model examining whether migration to affirm their sexual orientation and to avoid persecution are associated with becoming HIV-positive after controlling for demographic characteristics, time living in US and country of origin

Step 1			Step2			Difference in −2 log likelihood
n	−2 log likelihood	Overall model	n	−2 log likelihood	Overall model	Chi-square test
276	230.00	X2 (9) = 86.83***	276	223.50	X2 (11) = 93.33***	X2 (2) = 6.50*
	Step 1			Step 2
	B (SE)a	Odds ratio	95% CI	B (SE)a	Odds ratio	95% CI
Intercept	−3.92(0.98)	-	-	−4.94 (1.04)	-	-
Age	0.05 (0.03)	1.05	0.99–1.11	0.05 (0.03)	1.05	0.99–1.10
Monthly income in the US (ref > $1600)
< $1,600	−0.80(0.38)*	2.22	1.06–4.66	0.74 (0.38)	2.12	0.97–4.48
Education (ref=Less than high school)
Completed high school/GED or vocational school	−0.07 (0.53)	0.93	0.33–2.61	−0.29 (0.56)	0.75	0.25–2.23
Some college	0.09 (0.53)	1.10	0.38–3.15	0.09 (0.55)	1.09	0.38–3.17
Completed college	−0.28 (0.53)	0.76	0.27–2.14	−0.29 (0.54)	0.75	0.26–2.16
Graduate school	−0.71 (0.68)	0.49	0.13–1.87	−0.74 (0.70)	0.48	0.12–1.89
Time living in USA Country of birth (ref = Dominican)	0.12 (0.03)***	1.12	1.06–1.19	0.13 (0.03)***	1.13	1.07–1.20
Brazilian	−0.28 (0.46)	0.75	0.30–1.87	0.32 (0.46)	0.73	0.29–1.79
Colombian	−0.01 (0.41)	0.99	0.44–2.23	−0.07 (0.42)	0.93	0.41–2.12
Sexual migration (ref = no)
To affirm their sexual orientation: “to live my homosexual life more openly” and/or “to live with a lover or boyfriend”	-	-	-	−0.13 (0.39)	0.88	0.41–1.89
To avoid persecution: to escape violence or persecution due to being gay	-	-	-	1.21 (0.50)***	3.35	1.25–8.97

^aStandard error (SE)

^*p< 0.05

^**p < 0.01

^***p < 0.001