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. 2019 Mar 28;23(11):3002–3014. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02438-3

Table 1.

Association between demographic characteristics and experiencing IPV

Demographic characteristic Overall IPV No IPV Odds ratioa (95% CI) p
n = 77
(% or SD)
n = 30
(% or SD)
n = 47
(% or SD)
Age (SD) 43.7 (12.7) 40.0 (11.8) 46.0 (12.7) 0.957 (0.918, 0.998) 0.0393
Identify as Hispanic
 Yes 2 (2.6) 0 (0.0) 2 (100.0)
 No 75 (97.4) 30 (40.0) 45 (60.0)
Race
 White 67 (87.0) 27 (40.3) 40 (59.7)
 Black or African American 4 (5.2) 1 (25.0) 3 (75.0)
 Asian 2 (2.6) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0)
 American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 (1.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0)
 Other 3 (3.9) 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7)
Marital status
 Now married 16 (21.9) 4 (25.0) 12 (75.0)
 Widowed/divorced/separated 13 (17.8) 4 (30.8) 9 (69.2)
 I prefer not to answer 1 (1.4) 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0)
 Never married 43 (58.9) 20 (46.5) 23 (53.5)
Relationship status
 Not in relationship 25 (36.2) 10 (40.0) 15 (60.0)
 In a relationship but not living together 8 (11.6) 2 (25.0) 6 (75.0)
 In a relation and living together 34 (49.3) 13 (38.2) 21 (61.8)
 I prefer not to answer 2 (2.9) 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0)
Highest education level
 Beyond Bachelor’s Degree 16 (21.0) 4 (25.0) 12 (75.0) 0.602 (0.142, 2.550) 0.4903
 Some College or Bachelor’s Degree 37 (48.7 16 (43.2) 21 (56.8) 1.053 (0.350, 3.165) 0.9269
 High School Graduate or Less 23 (30.3) 9 (39.1) 14 (60.9) 1.000
Current employment status
 Out of work/unable to work 17 (23.3) 8 (47.1) 9 (52.9)
 Employed for wages/self employed 50 (68.5) 19 (38.0) 31 (62.0)
 A home maker 1 (1.4) 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0)
 A student 1 (1.4) 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0)
 Retired 4 (5.5) 0 (0.0) 4 (100.0)
Household income (all sources)
 Less than $15,000 27 (35.5) 12 (44.4) 15 (55.6) 2.335 (0.208, 26.192) 0.4917
 Less than $25,000 ($15,000–$25,000) 10 (13.2) 4 (40.0) 6 (60.0) 2.122 (0.148, 30.472) 0.5799
 Less than $50,000 ($25,000–$50,000) 20 (26.3) 6 (30.0) 14 (70.0) 1.155 (0.095, 14.072 0.9098
 $50,000 or more 15 (19.7) 6 (40.0) 9 (60.0) 1.736 (0.139, 27.617) 0.6681
 I prefer not to answer 4 (5.3) 1 (25.0) 3 (75.0) 1.000
HIV risk factor
 Male-to-male sexual contact
  Yes 64 (83.1) 25 (39.1) 39 (60.9) 0.604 (0.155 2.352) 0.4673
  No 13 (16.9) 5 (38.5) 8 (61.5) 1.000
 Heterosexual contact
  Yes 20 (26.0) 7 (35.0) 13 (65.0 1.258 (0.387, 4.087) 0.7027
  No 57 (74.0) 23 (40.4) 34 (59.6) 1.000
 Injection drug use
  Yes 5 (6.5) 2 (40.0) 3 (60.0) 1.347 (0.178, 10.190) 0.7732
  No 72 (93.5) 28 (38.9) 44 (61.1) 1.000
 Blood transfusion
  Yes 2 (2.6) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 1.876 (0.111, 31.851) 0.6632
  No 75 (97.4) 29 (38.7) 46 (61.3) 1.000

aOdds ratios with respect to experiencing IPV, adjusted for age and new diagnosis