Table 1.
Baseline sociodemographic characteristics by study arm, TRUST study 2016–18
| Total | Intervention | Control | Test statistic, df, p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary (N = 188) | Friend (N = 188) | Primary (N = 89) | Friend (N = 90) | Primary (N = 99) | Friend (N = 98) | ||
| Sociodemographics | |||||||
| Age (Mean, SD)a | 23.4 (3.5) | 23.8 (5.7) | 23.5 (3.7) | 23.5 (4.8) | 23.3 (3.4) | 24 (6.4%) | t-test statistic = 0.386, 186 df, p-value = 0.700 |
| Gender identity | Fisher’s exact test, p-value = 0.122 | ||||||
| Female | 4 (2.13%) | 42 (22.7%) | 2 (2.22%) | 25 (26.6%) | 2 (2.04%) | 17 (18.7%) | |
| Male | 161 (85.6%) | 118 (63.8%) | 81 (90%) | 56 (60.5%) | 80 (81.63%) | 61 (67%) | |
| Male to female (MTF) transgender | 22 (11.7%) | 19 (10.3%) | 6 (6.67%) | 10 (10.6%) | 16 (16.33%) | 9 (9.9%) | |
| Other | 1 (0.53%) | 6 (3.2%) | 1 (1.1%) | 2 (2.1%) | 0 (-) | 4 (4.4%) | |
| Race/ethnicity | Χ2 statistic = 0.996, 3 df, p-value = 0.802 | ||||||
| African-American | 99 (53.5%) | 88 (49.2%) | 50 (56.18%) | 48 (51.6%) | 49 (51.04%) | 40 (46.5%) | |
| African/Other | 56 (30.3%) | 54 (30.2%) | 25 (28.09%) | 24 (25.8%) | 31 (32.29%) | 30 (34.9%) | |
| Afro Latino | 13 (7.0%) | 29 (16.2%) | 7 (7.87%) | 17 (18.3%) | 6 (6.25%) | 12 (14%) | |
| Caribbean | 17 (9.2%) | 8 (4.5%) | 7 (7.87%) | 4 (4.3%) | 10 (10.42%) | 4 (4.7%) | |
| Sexual identity | Fisher’s exact test, p-value = 0.164 | ||||||
| Gay/same gender loving/queer | 111 (59.9%) | 103 (56.0%) | 55 (61.8%) | 51 (54.8%) | 56 (57.1%) | 52 (57.1%) | |
| Bisexual | 57 (30.3%) | 49 (26.6%) | 26 (29.2%) | 26 (28.0%) | 31 (31.6%) | 23 (25.3%) | |
| Questioning or unsure | 3 (1.6%) | 2 (1.1%) | 3 (3.4%) | 1 (1.1%) | 0 (-) | 1 (1.1%) | |
| Heterosexual/straight/other | 16 (8.5%) | 30 (16.3%) | 5 (5.6%) | 15 (16.1%) | 11 (11.2%) | 15 (16.5%) | |
| High school education or higher | 137 (72.9%) | 133 (73.1) | 65 (73%) | 64 (68.8%) | 72(72.7%) | 69 (77.5%) | Χ2 statistic = 0.002, 1 df, p-value = 0.962 |
| Total personal income less than 10 K/year | 124 (66%) | 129 (70.1%) | 56 (62.9%) | 65 (69.9%) | 68(68.7%) | 64 (70.3%) | Χ2 statistic = 0.694, 1 df, p-value = 0.405 |
| Full-time employment | 19 (10.11%) | 22 (11.9%) | 14 (15.56%) | 12 (21.8%) | 5 (5.1%) | 10 (11%) | Χ2 statistic = 5.88, 1 df, p-value = 0.018 |
| Financial insecurity (not enough money for food, rent, etc.) | Χ2 statistic = 4.21, 3 df, p-value = 0.240 | ||||||
| Never | 44 (23.4%) | 38 (20.5%) | 24 (26.67%) | 21 (22.3%) | 20 (20.41%) | 17 (18.7%) | |
| Once in a while (1–2 times) | 39 (20.74%) | 52 (28.1%) | 16 (17.78%) | 26 (27.7%) | 23 (23.47%) | 26 (28.6%) | |
| Fairly often (3–5 times) | 50 (26.6%) | 36 (9.5%) | 28 (31.11%) | 21 (22.3%) | 22 (22.45%) | 15 (16.5%) | |
| Very often (6 or more times) | 55 (29.26%) | 59 (31.9%) | 22 (24.4%) | 26 (27.7%) | 33 (33.67%) | 33 (36.3%) | |
| Health insurance | Χ2 statistic = 0.5, 1 df, p-value = 0.480 | ||||||
| Currently has health insurance | 149 (79.26%) | 137 (74.1%) | 73(82.0%) | 65 (69.2%) | 76 (76.8%) | 72 (79.1%) | |
| Usual health care | Χ2 statistic = 3.11, 3 df, p-value = 0.375 | ||||||
| Medical doctor's office | 76 (40.4%) | 72 (38.9%) | 37 (41.1%) | 41 (43.6%) | 39 (39.8%) | 31 (34.1%) | |
| Emergency room | 47 (25.0%) | 45 (24.3%) | 26 (28.9%) | 27 (28.7%) | 21 (21.4%) | 18 (19.8%) | |
| Community or Free clinic, HIV/STI (sexually transmitted infection) counseling and testing site, Health department | 57 (30.3%) | 59 (32.1) | 25 (27.8%) | 23 (–) | 32 (32.7%) | 37 (40.7%) | |
| Alternative practitioner (e.g., herbalist), Drug treatment program, other | 8 (4.3%) | 8 (4.3%) | 2 (2.2%) | 3 (3.2%) | 6 (6.1%) | 5 (5.5%) | |
aPrimary: Minimum = 18; Maximum = 33. Friend: Minimum = 18; Maximum = 54
Statistical tests contrast Primary treatment assignment
bChi-square test not performed due to small cell counts