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Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2021 Apr 24;25(10):3398–3412. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03268-y

Table V.

Bivariate factor associations with inconsistent reporting within young adult survey

Within-survey condom use inconsistency, N=440 Within-survey incorrect attention check, N=559
Variable Median (IQR)a or N (%)b ORc 95% CId Median (IQR) or N (%) OR 95% CI

Sociodemographic
Age (years) 23 (21, 27) 1.00 (0.95, 1.05) 23 (21, 27) 0.98 (0.93, 1.04)
Male 155 (35) 1.03 (0.66, 1.60) 214 (38) 1.21 (0.76, 1.91)
Black race 284 (68) 1.30 (0.81, 2.10) 380 (71) 0.88 (0.53, 1.45)
High school graduate 354 (82) 0.80 (0.47, 1.36) 465 (85) 0.40 (0.23, 0.70)
Live in the South 134 (30) 1.24 (0.79, 1.96) 160 (29) 0.92 (0.56, 1.54)
Health
Living with HIV 360 (82) 0.79 (0.46, 1.35) 466 (83) 0.88 (0.49, 1.59)
Ever marijuana use 330 (77) 1.33 (0.78, 2.30) 387 (72) 0.54 (0.33, 0.90)
Cognitive functioning
Processing speed 103 (90, 117) 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) 101 (88, 115) 0.99 (0.97, 1.00)
Working memory 105 (97, 113) 1.00 (0.98, 1.01) 105 (94, 113) 0.96 (0.95, 0.98)
Crystallized cognition 100 (94, 106) 0.99 (0.97, 1.01) 100 (93, 108) 0.95 (0.93, 0.98)
Survey administration and post survey questions
Time to complete survey (minutes) 40 (31, 55) 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) 39 (30, 55) 1.00 (1.00, 1.00)
Survey completion location
 Clinic 300 (90) REF 500 (90) REF
 Home or elsewhere 39 (10) 0.59 (0.25, 1.39) 53 (10) 0.69 (0.29, 1.67)
The survey instructions were explained clearly
 Strongly agree 203 (49) REF 275 (50) REF
 Agree 180(43) 1.21 (0.77, 1.91) 228 (42) 1.97 (1.19, 3.28)
 Disagree 5 (1) 0.77 (0.08, 7.01) 12 (2) 8.49 (2.57, 28.0)
 Strongly disagree 30 (7) 1.53 (0.67, 3.49) 31 (6) 2.47 (0.98, 3.28)
The survey questions were easy to understand
 Strongly agree 197 (47) REF 262 (48) REF
 Agree 180 (43) 0.99 (0.62, 1.56) 239 (44) 1.89 (1.13, 3.14)
 Disagree 10 (2) 1.86 (0.51, 6.85) 14 (3) 8.36 (2.73, 25.6)
 Strongly disagree 28 (7) 1.32 (0.56, 3.01) 29 (5) 2.18 (0.82, 5.81)
The survey questions were easy to answer
 Strongly agree 189 (46) REF 252 (47) REF
 Agree 188 (45) 1.01 (0.64, 1.60) 241 (45) 1.47 (0.88, 2.45)
 Disagree 10 (2) 1.23 (0.31, 4.92) 17 (3) 6.58 (2.36, 18.4)
 Strongly disagree 27 (7) 1.43 (0.60, 3.39) 29 (5) 1.93 (0.73, 5.12)
The online survey format was user friendly
 Strongly agree 197 (48) REF 266 (49) REF
 Agree 179 (44) 1.08 (0.68, 1.71) 232 (43) 1.93 (1.16, 3.23)
 Disagree 8 (2) 0.98 (0.19, 5.01) 13 (2) 8.51 (2.57, 28.2)
 Strongly disagree 27 (7) 1.47 (0.62, 3.48) 30 (6) 2.13 (0.80, 5.64)
I’m fine with how long it took to complete the survey
 Strongly agree 183 (44) REF 247 (45) REF
 Agree 188 (45) 1.02 (0.64, 1.62) 237 (44) 1.57 (0.94, 2.63)
 Disagree 15 (4) 0.43 (0.09, 1.99) 29 (5) 2.39 (0.94, 6.09)
 Strongly disagree 29 (7) 1.72 (0.76, 3.90) 31 (6) 2.19 (0.87, 5.54)
The $75 gift card is fair compensation for taking part
 Strongly agree 189 (46) REF 257 (47) REF
 Agree 168 (41) 1.02 (0.64, 1.63) 220 (41) 1.57 (0.94, 2.62)
 Disagree 22 (5) 0.82 (0.29, 2.33) 27 (5) 2.55 (1.00, 6.53)
 Strongly disagree 32 (8) 1.46 (0.66, 3.23) 39 (7) 1.88 (0.79, 4.46)
Overall, completing this set of surveys was
 Very easy 257 (59) REF 329 (60) REF
 Easy 156 (36) 1.37 (0.88, 2.15) 195 (36) 1.29 (0.79, 2.10)
 Hard 14 (3) 2.46 (0.82, 7.38) 18 (3) 3.16 (1.13, 8.83)
 Very hard 5 (1) -- -- 7 (1) 2.52 (0.48, 13.4)
Incorrect attention check response (n=342) 32 (9) 3.19 (1.52, 6.69) -- -- --
a

IQR: Interquartile range

b

N = number of participants in a given category

c

OR: odds ratio

d

CI: confidence interval