Table 1.
Participant characteristics for MSM in NHBS and trans women in Trans*National
| MSM | Trans women | Bivariable comparison | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | PR | 95% CI | |
| Total | 399 | 100.00 | 369 | 100.00 | ||
| Demographic | ||||||
| Age (years), Median & IQR | 36 | 29 to 49 | 37 | 27 to 51 | 1.00 | 1.00 to 1.00 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 205 | 51.4 | 145 | 39.3 | Ref | |
| Black or African American | 18 | 4.5 | 26 | 7.1 | 1.12 | 1.02 to 1.24* |
| Hispanic/Latino/a | 103 | 25.8 | 112 | 30.4 | 1.08 | 1.02 to 1.14* |
| Other | 72 | 18.1 | 86 | 23.3 | 1.09 | 1.03 to 1.16** |
| Education | ||||||
| Some college/technical degree | 83 | 20.8 | 127 | 34.4 | 1.27 | 1.21 to 1.35** |
| College degree and above | 274 | 68.7 | 96 | 26.0 | Ref | |
| HS/GED or less | 42 | 10.5 | 146 | 39.6 | 1.41 | 1.34 to 1.48** |
| Annual income | ||||||
| Above poverty limit | 335 | 84.0 | 99 | 26.8 | Ref | |
| At or below poverty limit | 63 | 15.8 | 261 | 70.7 | 1.47 | 1.41 to 1.53** |
| Employed | ||||||
| No | 105 | 26.3 | 185 | 50.1 | 1.18 | 1.13 to 1.24** |
| Yes | 294 | 73.7 | 184 | 49.9 | Ref | |
| Currently homeless | ||||||
| No | 385 | 96.5 | 338 | 91.6 | Ref | |
| Yes | 14 | 3.5 | 31 | 8.4 | 1.15 | 1.06 to 1.25** |
| Ever incarcerated | ||||||
| No | 337 | 84.5 | 175 | 47.4 | Ref | |
| Yes | 61 | 15.3 | 194 | 52.6 | 1.31 | 1.26 to 1.37** |
| Health care | ||||||
| Saw a healthcare provider in the last 12 months | ||||||
| No | 30 | 7.5 | 46 | 12.5 | Ref | |
| Yes | 369 | 92.5 | 321 | 87.0 | 0.91 | 0.85 to 0.98* |
| Currently has health insurance | ||||||
| No | 41 | 10.3 | 16 | 4.3 | Ref | |
| Yes | 358 | 89.7 | 353 | 95.7 | 1.17 | 1.06 to 1.28** |
| Insurance type | ||||||
| None | 41 | 10.3 | 16 | 4.3 | Ref | |
| Public | 87 | 21.8 | 239 | 64.8 | 1.35 | 1.23 to 1.49** |
| Private | 258 | 64.7 | 100 | 27.1 | 1.00 | 0.91 to 1.10 |
| Public + private | 13 | 3.3 | 6 | 1.6 | 1.03 | 0.86 to 1.23 |
| Sexual behaviours & health outcomes | ||||||
|
# condomless anal intercourse partners, last six months Median and IQR |
1 | 0 to 2 | 0 | 0 to 0 | 0.88 | 0.86 to 0.89** |
| Percent of HIV‐uninfected partners on PrEP | ||||||
| 0 | 152 | 38.1 | 191 | 51.8 | Ref | |
| (0, 25] | 36 | 9.0 | 7 | 1.9 | 0.75 | 0.68 to 0.83** |
| (25, 50] | 50 | 12.5 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.69 | 0.64 to 0.74** |
| (50, 75] | 40 | 10.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.66 | 0.62 to 0.70** |
| (75, 100] | 42 | 10.5 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.72 | 0.66 to 0.79** |
| No uninfected partner | 79 | 19.8 | 160 | 43.4 | 1.07 | 1.02 to 1.1388 |
Percentages column‐calculated out of total sample (n = 399 for NHBS; n = 369 for T × N). CI, 95% confidence interval; PR, crude prevalence ratio from Poisson binomial regression comparing prevalence of PrEP continuum steps for trans women to that for MSM; Ref, reference group.
a
p < 0.05
b
p < 0.01MSM: men who have sex with men; HS: high school; GED: General Educational Development; PrEP: pre‐exposure prophylaxis; NHBS: National HIV Behavioral Surveillance