Table 1.
Baseline characteristics among mSTUDY participants
| Total (n=515) a |
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|---|---|---|
| M | SD | |
| Socio-demographic | ||
| Age | 31.3 | 6.9 |
| n | % b | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Black | 220 | 42.7 |
| Latinx | 186 | 36.1 |
| Other | 40 | 7.8 |
| White | 69 | 13.4 |
| Social adversity | ||
| Unemployment | 226 | 45.2 |
| Housing instability (past 6 mos.) | 182 | 35.3 |
| Ever incarcerated | 204 | 39.6 |
| Intimate partner violence (past 12 mos.) | 92 | 18.3 |
| Substance use (past 6 mos.) | ||
| Methamphetamine | 227 | 44.1 |
| Cocaine/crack | 141 | 27.4 |
| Heroin | 22 | 4.3 |
| Cannabis | 302 | 58.6 |
| Poppers | 193 | 37.5 |
| Binge drinking | 305 | 59.2 |
| Cigarette smoking (current) | 160 | 32.3 |
| Sexual risk behaviors and STIs | ||
| New anal intercourse partner (past 6 mos.) | 389 | 75.5 |
| Concurrent sex partners (past 6 mos.) | 234 | 49.2 |
| Exchange sex (past 3 mos.) | 100 | 19.8 |
| Positive STI test (chlamydia, gonorrhea, and/or syphilis) | 98 | 19.1 |
| HIV-related factors | ||
| HIV-serostatus | ||
| HIV-negative | 254 | 49.3 |
| HIV-positive | 261 | 50.7 |
| Detectable viral load (> 20 c/mL) a | 124 | 49.0 |
| PrEP use, past 6 mos. b | 59 | 22.6 |
| Chronic health conditions | ||
| Cardiovascular condition | 99 | 19.2 |
| Hepatic abnormality | 34 | 6.6 |
| Renal condition | 35 | 6.8 |
| Neurological condition | 71 | 13.8 |
| Psychological condition | 256 | 49.7 |
Abbreviations: M = means; SD = standard deviations
Sum of cells may not equal total due to missing responses.
Column percentages reported.
Measured in HIV-positive participants only
Measured in HIV-negative participants only
p-value for Fisher’s exact test