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. 2022 Jul 28;6(7):e37738. doi: 10.2196/37738

Table 1.

Participant characteristics (N=50).

Characteristics Values
Age, mean (SD) 21 (1.9)
Sexual orientation, n (%)

Straight 44 (88)

Bisexual 6 (12)
Hispanic or Latina ethnicity, n (%)

No 47 (94)

Yes 3 (6)
Education level, n (%)

Some high school 1 (2)

High school or General Education Diploma 19 (38)

Some college or Associate of Arts degree 21 (42)

Completed college or Bachelor of Arts degree 9 (18)
Current student, n (%)

Yes 23 (46)

No 27 (54)
Received government aid, n (%)

Yes 19 (38)

No 29 (58)

Unsure 2 (4)
Employment, n (%)

No 13 (26)

Part-time 23 (46)

Full-time 14 (28)
Ever been homeless, n (%)

Yes 11 (22)

No 39 (78)
Sexual behavior in the past 3 months, n (%)

1 sex partner 42 (84)

2 or more sex partners with no overlap 6 (12)

2 or more sex partners with overlap 2 (4)
Condom use in vaginal sex, n (%)

Always 6 (12)

Sometimes 25 (50)

Never 18 (36)
Condom use in anal sex, n (%)

Always 1 (2)

Sometimes 4 (8)

Never 5 (10)

Did not have anal sex 40 (80)
Had sex with a person whose HIV status you did not know, n (%)

Yes 9 (18)

No 41 (82)
Had a sexually transmitted infection, n (%)

Yes 6 (12)

No 44 (88)
Unplanned pregnancies, n (%)

Yes 24 (48)

No 26 (52)
How likely are you to become infected with HIV based on current behavior, n (%)

Very unlikely 22 (44)

Unlikely 22 (44)

Somewhat likely 6 (12)