TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Women With Syphilis by Race/Ethnicity: Maricopa County, Arizona, 2004 to 2008
| Characteristics | White (n = 265) |
Black (n = 130) |
AI/AN (n = 79) |
Hispanic (n = 476) |
Total* (n = 970) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD | 30.4 ± 9.0‡ | 31.8 ± 8.9‡ | 30 ± 7.7‡ | 27.2 ± 7.6 | 28.7 ± 8.3 |
| US citizen, n (%) | 255 (97)‡ | 105 (82)‡ | 76 (96.2)‡ | 213 (49) | 649 (72) |
| Pregnant, n (%) | 34 (15)‡ | 16 (13)‡ | 25 (33) | 162 (37) | 242 (28) |
| Stage, n (%) | |||||
| Early | 118 (45)‡ | 35 (27) | 38 (48)‡ | 148 (31) | 341 (35) |
| Late | 147 (55) | 95 (73) | 41 (52) | 328 (69) | 629 (65) |
| Risk behaviors, n (%)‡ | |||||
| Drug use | 118 (57)‡ | 45 (42)‡ | 37 (54)‡ | 93 (22) | 294 (36) |
| Incarceration | 104 (45)‡ | 52 (44)‡ | 28 (39)‡ | 83 (19) | 268 (31) |
| Anonymous sex | 104 (49)‡ | 34 (32)‡ | 19 (28) | 88 (21) | 246 (30) |
| Received money/drugs for sex | 54 (26)‡ | 27 (26)‡ | 7 (10) | 37 (9) | 125 (15) |
| 2 or more sex partners | 116 (44)‡ | 45 (35) | 33 (42) | 156 (33) | 355 (37) |
Missing data account for discrepancies between number values and percentages.
*
Total includes Asian (n = 20) and observations with missing race/ethnicity.
†
Significantly different from Hispanic women at the P < 0.05 level.
‡
Occurred during interview period.
AI/AN indicates American Indian/Alaskan Native; SD, standard deviation.