Table 1.
Sample characteristics of YGBMSM1 (n=134) overall and by differences in sexual risk behavior.
| Type of CAI Behavior | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N=134) | Any CAI2 | Serodiscordant CAI | |||
| Variable | No (N=64) | Yes (N=70) | No (N=94) | Yes (N=40) | |
| Demographics | |||||
| Age, Median (IQR) | 22 (20, 23) | 21 (20, 23) | 22 (20, 23) | 22.0 (20, 23) | 22 (20, 23) |
| Current Gender Identity | |||||
| Male | 126 (94%) | 59 (92%) | 67 (96%) | 89 (95%) | 37 (93%) |
| Female, transgender female, other | 8 (6%) | 5 (8%) | 3 (4%) | 5 (5%) | 3 (7%) |
| Sexual Identity | |||||
| Gay | 102 (76%) | 45 (70%) | 57 (81%) | 70 (74%) | 32 (80%) |
| Bisexual | 26 (19%) | 14 (22%) | 12 (17%) | 18 (19%) | 8 (20%) |
| Other | 6 (4%) | 5 (8%) | 1 (1%) | 6 (6%) | 0 (0%) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 26 (19%) | 9 (14%) | 17 (24%) | 12 (13%) | 14 (35%) |
| Racial Identification | |||||
| White | 8 (6%) | 4 (7%) | 4 (6%) | 6 (7%) | 2 (6%) |
| African American/Black | 102 (82%) | 52 (85%) | 50 (79%) | 76 (84%) | 26 (79%) |
| Other | 14 (11%) | 5 (8%) | 9 (14%) | 9 (10%) | 5 (15%) |
| In a committed relationship | 50 (37%) | 15 (23%) | 35 (50%) | 35 (37%) | 15 (38%) |
| Highest Education | |||||
| < 12th grade | 25 (19%) | 14 (22%) | 11 (16%) | 20 (21%) | 5 (13%) |
| Completed high school/GED, some technical/college | 97 (72%) | 46 (72%) | 51 (73%) | 67 (71%) | 30 (75%) |
| College/technical degree or more | 12 (9%) | 4 (6%) | 8 (11%) | 7 (7%) | 5 (13%) |
| Economic | |||||
| Currently employed | 90 (67%) | 44 (69%) | 46 (66%) | 62 (66%) | 28 (70%) |
| Approximate yearly income | |||||
| < $11,999 | 98 (73%) | 46 (72%) | 52 (74%) | 70 (74%) | 28 (70%) |
| $12,000+ | 23 (17%) | 9 (14%) | 14 (20%) | 14 (15%) | 9 (23%) |
| Don’t know/Refuse | 13 (10%) | 9 (14%) | 4 (6%) | 10 (11%) | 3 (8%) |
| Life Stressors | |||||
| Homeless for one night or more (3 mo.) | 38 (28%) | 17 (27%) | 21 (30%) | 27 (29%) | 11 (28%) |
| Ever incarcerated | 36 (27%) | 17 (27%) | 19 (27%) | 29 (31%) | 7 (18%) |
|
Male Sex partners Median (IQR) |
1.0 (1.0, 3.0) | 0 (0.0, 1.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) | 1.0 (0.0, 2.0) | 3.0 (1.5, 5.0) |
| Social Media Use | |||||
| Number of social media accounts | |||||
| None | 9 (7%) | 5 (8%) | 4 (6%) | 7 (7%) | 2 (5%) |
| 1 to 3 | 48 (36%) | 24 (38%) | 24 (34%) | 37 (39%) | 11 (28%) |
| 4 to 6 | 66 (49%) | 31 (48%) | 35 (50%) | 43 (46%) | 23 (58%) |
| 7 to 9 | 11 (8%) | 4 (6%) | 7 (10%) | 7 (7%) | 4 (10%) |
| Frequency of visit to social media accounts (3 mo.) | |||||
| Less than weekly | 11 (8%) | 7 (11%) | 4 (6%) | 9 (10%) | 2 (5%) |
| Weekly | 12 (9%) | 3 (5%) | 9 (13%) | 7 (7%) | 5 (13%) |
| Daily | 111 (83%) | 54 (84%) | 57 (81%) | 78 (83%) | 33 (83%) |
| Used internet to search for a sex partner (3 mo.) | 55 (41%) | 19 (30%) | 36 (51%) | 30 (32%) | 25 (63%) |
| How often looked online for sex partner | |||||
| Less than weekly | 104 (78%) | 54 (84%) | 50 (72%) | 79 (84%) | 25 (64%) |
| Weekly | 15 (11%) | 6 (9%) | 9 (13%) | 9 (10%) | 6 (15%) |
| Daily | 14 (11%) | 4 (6%) | 10 (14%) | 6 (6%) | 8 (21%) |
| Mental Health | |||||
| Depressive symptoms | 76 (57%) | 36 (56%) | 40 (57%) | 50 (53%) | 26 (65%) |
| Moderate/Severe Anxiety | 38 (28%) | 15 (23%) | 23 (33%) | 25 (27%) | 13 (33%) |
| Substance Use | |||||
| Problematic substance use | 69 (52%) | 24 (39%) | 45 (64%) | 38 (41%) | 31 (78%) |
| Ever used alcohol | 116 (87%) | 52 (83%) | 64 (91%) | 80 (86%) | 36 (90%) |
| Alcohol daily/almost daily | 9 (7%) | 4 (6%) | 5 (7%) | 6 (6%) | 3 (8%) |
| Ever used marijuana | 97 (73%) | 38 (60%) | 59 (84%) | 63 (68%) | 34 (85%) |
| Marijuana daily/almost daily | 46 (35%) | 19 (30%) | 27 (39%) | 33 (35%) | 13 (33%) |
| Ever used Cocaine/ Amphetamines/Opioids | 23 (17%) | 7 (11%) | 16 (23%) | 14 (15%) | 9 (23%) |
| HIV Health and Medication Adherence | |||||
| Non-adherent | 68 (51%) | 34 (53%) | 34 (49%) | 50 (53%) | 18 (45%) |
| New-to-care | 66 (49%) | 30 (47%) | 36 (51%) | 44 (47%) | 22 (55%) |
| HIV Transmission Beliefs | |||||
| If VL3 is low/undetectable I’m less likely to infect someone w/ HIV | 62 (48%) | 25 (41%) | 37 (54%) | 40 (44%) | 22 (56%) |
| I practice safer sex less often because new medical treatments for HIV/AIDS have come along | 55 (42%) | 23 (38%) | 32 (46%) | 40 (44%) | 15 (38%) |
| I am less concerned about using condoms w/ a partner who is also HIV+ | 31 (24%) | 10 (16%) | 21 (30%) | 22 (24%) | 9 (23%) |
| I am more concerned about using condoms with HIV− or unknown status partners when VL is detectable | 92 (71%) | 43 (70%) | 49 (71%) | 62 (68%) | 30 (77%) |
| A partner who doesn’t seem interested in using condoms is probably also HIV+ | 53 (41%) | 20 (33%) | 33 (48%) | 37 (41%) | 16 (41%) |
| I look for other HIV+ people to have sex with | 26 (20%) | 7 (11%) | 19 (28%) | 19 (21%) | 7 (18%) |
| I will have oral sex w/ /partner to reduce risk of infecting someone | 40 (31 %) | 16 (26%) | 24 (35%) | 25 (27%) | 15 (39%) |
| Stigma | |||||
| HIV Stigma Median (IQR) | 21 (16.0, 28.0) | 20 (14, 27) | 22 (17, 28) | 20 (14, 25) | 23 (18, 30) |
| Internalized Homophobia Scale | |||||
| 1 | 54 (40%) | 28 (44%) | 26 (37%) | 42 (45%) | 12 (30%) |
| 2 | 29 (22%) | 11 (17%) | 18 (26%) | 17 (18%) | 12 (30%) |
| 3 | 33 (25%) | 21 (33%) | 12 (17%) | 27 (29%) | 6 (15%) |
| 4 or 5 | 18 (13%) | 4 (6%) | 14 (20%) | 8 (9%) | 10 (25%) |
| Perceived a rise in homophobia/transphobia (12 mo.) | 46 (34%) | 17 (27%) | 29 (41%) | 25 (27%) | 21 (53%) |
1
Young gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men
2
Condomless anal intercourse
3
Viral load