Table 3.
SAVA Among the Sample at Baseline (N=264)
| SAVA in the Past 4 Months | CRBCL Scores (0–2) N=50 (19%) | CRBCL Scores (3) N=64 (24%) | CRBCL Scores (4) N=77 (29%) | CRBCL Scores (5+) N=73 (27%) | Total N=264 (100%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence Components | ||||||
| Was threatened with a gun | ||||||
| No | 45 (90%) | 62 (97%) | 75 (97%) | 72 (98%) | 254 (96%) | |
| Yes | 5 (10%) | 2 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (1%) | 10 (4%) | .01 |
| Was pressured or forced to participate in sexual acts | ||||||
| No | 47 (94%) | 55 (86%) | 73 (95%) | 64 (88%) | 239 (91%) | .91 |
| Yes | 3 (6%) | 9 (14%) | 4 (5%) | 9 (12%) | 25 (9%) | |
| Emotionally abused | ||||||
| No | 27 (54%) | 29 (45%) | 31 (40%) | 37 (51%) | 124 (47%) | .08 |
| Yes | 23 (46%) | 35 (55%) | 46 (60%) | 36 (49%) | 140 (53%) | |
| Physically abused (hurt to the point of bruises, cuts, broken bones) | ||||||
| No | 41 (82%) | 53 (83%) | 59 (77%) | 61 (84%) | 214 (81%) | .94 |
| Yes | 9 (18%) | 11 (17%) | 18 (23%) | 12 (16%) | 50 (19%) | |
| Attacked with knife, stick, bottle, or another weapon | ||||||
| No | 45 (90%) | 58 (91%) | 72 (94%) | 65 (89%) | 240 (91%) | .93 |
| Yes | 5 (10%) | 6 (9%) | 5 (6%) | 8 (11%) | 24 (9%) | |
| Any Violence | ||||||
| No | 25 (50%) | 26 (41%) | 29 (38%) | 35 (48%) | 115 (44%) | .02 |
| Yes | 25 (50%) | 38 (59%) | 48 (62%) | 38 (52%) | 149 (56%) | |
| HIV/AIDS Risk Behavior Components | ||||||
| Unprotected oral sex (performed) | ||||||
| No | 26 (52%) | 35 (55%) | 41 (53%) | 33 (45%) | 135 (51%) | .69 |
| Yes | 24 (48%) | 29 (45%) | 36 (47%) | 40 (55%) | 129 (49%) | |
| Unprotected vaginal sex | ||||||
| No | 17 (34%) | 24 (38%) | 30 (39%) | 25 (34%) | 96 (36%) | .93 |
| Yes | 34 (66%) | 40 (63%) | 47 61%) | 48 (66%) | 168 (64%) | |
| Unprotected anal sex | ||||||
| No | 45 (90%) | 59 (92%) | 72 (94%) | 63 (86%) | 239 (91%) | .05 |
| Yes | 5 (10%) | 5 (8%) | 5 (6%) | 10 (14%) | 25 (9%) | |
| Any unprotected sex act (vaginal, anal, or oral) | ||||||
| No | 14 (26%) | 22 (34%) | 27 (35%) | 19 (26%) | 82 (31%) | .71 |
| Yes | 36 (74%) | 42 (66%) | 50 (65%) | 54 (74%) | 182 (69%) | |
| Number of sex partners (2+ vs. less than 2) | ||||||
| No | 29 (58%) | 38 (59%) | 44 (57%) | 33 (45%) | 144 (55%) | .06 |
| Yes | 21 (42%) | 26 (41%) | 33 (43%) | 40 (55%) | 120 (45%) | |
| Risky partner (likely to be an IDU or have another partner) | ||||||
| No | 40 (80%) | 44 (69%) | 62 (81%) | 52 (71%) | 198 (75%) | .14 |
| Yes | 10 (20%) | 20 (31%) | 15 (19%) | 21 (29%) | 62 (23%) | |
| HIV/AIDS risk behavior (risky partner OR 2+ sex partners AND 1+ unprotected sex act) | ||||||
| No | 28 (56%) | 37 (58%) | 47 (61%) | 31 (42%) | 143 (54%) | .07 |
| Yes | 22 (44%) | 27 (42%) | 30 (39%) | 42 (58%) | 121 (46%) | |
| Substance Use (Number of Uses in Past 30 Days) | ||||||
| Marijuana | ||||||
| No | 38 (76%) | 49 (77%) | 47 (61%) | 14 (19%) | 193 (73%) | .21 |
| Yes | 12 (24%) | 15 (23%) | 30 (39%) | 59 (81%) | 71 (27%) | |
| Crack/Cocaine | ||||||
| No | 36 (72%) | 46 (72%) | 50 (65%) | 40 (55%) | 172 (65%) | <.0001 |
| Yes | 14 (28%) | 18 (28%) | 27 (35%) | 33 (45%) | 92 (35%) | |
| Heroin | ||||||
| No | 40 (98%) | 61 (95%) | 73 (95%) | 68 (93%) | 251 (95%) | .04 |
| Yes | 1 (2%) | 3 (5%) | 4 (5%) | 5 (7%) | 13 (5%) | |
| Stimulants | ||||||
| No | 50 (100%) | 62 (97%) | 77 (100%) | 73 (100%) | 262 (99%) | .33 |
| Yes | 0 (0%) | 2 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | |
| Any drug use in the past 4 months | ||||||
| No | 32 (64%) | 39 (61%) | 36 (47%) | 34 (47%) | 141 (53%) | <.0001 |
| Yes | 18 (36%) | 25 (39%) | 41 (53%) | 39 (53%) | 123 (47%) | |
| SAVA | ||||||
| No Criterion Met | 12 (24%) | 12 (19%) | 11 (14%) | 10 (14%) | 45 (17%) | .03 |
| One SAVA Criterion Met | 19 (38%) | 24 (38%) | 23 (30%) | 22 (30%) | 88 (33%) | |
| Two Sava Criteria Met | 11 (22%) | 18 (28%) | 33 (43%) | 26 (36%) | 88 (33%) | |
| All three SAVA Criteria Met | 8 (16%) | 10 (16%) | 10 (13%) | 15 (21%) | 43 (16%) |
*
p values are generated from unadjusted negative binomial regressions