Table I.
Sample characteristics of sexually active cisgender men and transgender women who have sex with men (N = 129)
| Mean (SD; Range) | |
|---|---|
| Age | 40.9 (12.2; 20–73) |
| Annual income (USD) | 40,972.5 (79,878.0; 0–780,000) |
| n (%)1 | |
| Education | |
| Less than high school graduate | 7 (5.4) |
| High school graduate/General Equivalency Degree | 27 (20.9) |
| Partial college | 36 (27.9) |
| College graduate | 36 (27.9) |
| Graduate school | 23 (17.8) |
| Currently a student | 13 (10.1) |
| Race/Ethnicity2 | |
| Non-Hispanic/Latinx | 93 (73.2) |
| African American | 59 (63.4) |
| White | 25 (26.9) |
| Other/more than one | 9 (9.7) |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 34 (26.8) |
| African American | 13 (38.2) |
| White | 9 (26.5) |
| Other/more than one | 12 (35.3) |
| Gender identity | |
| Man | 110 (85.3) |
| Woman | 2 (1.6) |
| Transgender | 17 (13.2) |
| Sexual identity | |
| Gay/homosexual | 90 (70.9) |
| Bisexual | 27 (21.3) |
| Straight/heterosexual | 6 (4.7) |
| Other | 4 (3.1) |
| Employment | |
| Full-time | 41 (31.8) |
| Part-time | 43 (33.3) |
| Not working | 45 (34.9) |
| Ever used PrEP | 46 (35.7) |
| Taken PrEP within the last 3 months | 31 (24.0) |
| Participated in previous self- and partner-testing study | 42 (32.6) |
| HIV testing history | |
| Ever used OraQuick for self- or partner-testing | 61 (47.3) |
| Ever used OraQuick for self-testing | 59 (45.7) |
| Ever used OraQuick for partner-testing | 37 (28.7) |
| # of times tested in past 2 years (M, SD; range) | 5.3 (3.8; 0–20) |
| Taken PrEP within the last 3 months | 7.1 (2.9; 2–15) |
| Ever used PrEP | 6.9 (3.5; 2–20) |
| Ever used OraQuick for SPT | 6.1 (3.8; 0–20) |
| Reasons for most recent HIV test | |
| It was part of my routine check up | 54 (42.5) |
| My doctor suggested I get tested | 14 (11.0) |
| I was concerned about a possible exposure | 37 (29.1) |
| It was a requirement to get insurance | 1 (0.8) |
| It was required by a government agency (e.g. immigration service, armed forces) | 0 (0.0) |
| Testing was offered at a venue (nightclub, bathhouse, etc.), and I decided to do it there | 19 (15.0) |
| It was part of a research study | 19 (15.0) |
| A partner asked me to get tested | 7 (5.5) |
| I get tested for HIV regularly | 59 (46.5) |
| Typically tests for HIV | |
| Alone | 118 (94.4) |
| With friends | 3 (2.4) |
| With sexual partner | 4 (3.2) |
1
Ns may not sum to 129 due to missing data. Percents are of those with non-missing data.
2
Two participants refused to answer, one of whom indicated African American racial identification without any response to the question about Latinx ethnicity. Percents for Ethnicity (Latinx vs. not) are of 127; percents for race are of N within ethnic group.