Table 1.
Descriptive statistics, by willingness to disclose test results for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections with main and nonmain sex partners using patient portals, among sexual minority men in the Understanding Sexual Health in Networks Study, Baltimore, MD, 2018 (N=245).
| Variable | Values | Main partners | Nonmain partners | |||||||||||||||||
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Willing | Unwilling | P value | Willing | Unwilling | P value | |||||||||||||
| Total, n (%) | 245 | 190 (77.5) | 55 (22.5) |
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151 (61.6) | 94 (38.4) |
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| Age (by quartile group; years)a,b, n (%) | .01 |
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.67 | ||||||||||||||||
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18 to 25 | 66 (26.9) | 59 (89.4) | 7 (10.6) |
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43 (65.2) | 23 (34.8) |
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26 to 29 | 62 (25.3) | 50 (80.6) | 12 (19.4) |
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36 (58.1) | 26 (41.9) |
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30 to 34 | 56 (22.9) | 37 (66.1) | 19 (33.9) |
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32 (57.1) | 24 42.9) |
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35 to 45 | 61 (24.9) | 44 (72.1) | 17 (27.9) |
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40 (65.6) | 21 (34.4) |
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| Race/ethnicitya,b, n (%) | .09 |
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.03 | ||||||||||||||||
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Black or African American | 174 (71.0) | 129 (74.1) | 45 (25.9) |
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99 (56.9) | 75 (43.1) |
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White | 53 (21.6) | 47 (88.7) | 6 (11.3) |
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41 (77.4) | 12 (22.6) |
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Other | 18 (7.4) | 14 (77.8) | 4 (22.2) |
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11 (61.1) | 7 (38.9) |
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| Employmenta,b, n (%) | .18 |
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.53 | ||||||||||||||||
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Full-time | 126 (52.4) | 99 (78.6) | 27 (21.4) |
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83 (65.9) | 43 (34.1) |
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Part-time | 31 (12.7) | 28 (90.3) | 3 (9.7) |
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18 (58.1) | 13 (41.9) |
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Unemployed | 51 (20.8) | 37 (72.6) | 14 (27.4) |
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30 (58.8) | 21 (41.2) |
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Other | 37 (15.1) | 26 (70.3) | 11 (29.7) |
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20 (54.1) | 17 (46.0) |
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| Living with partnera,b, n (%) | .002 |
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.17 | ||||||||||||||||
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Yes | 50 (20.4) | 47 (94.0) | 3 (6.0) |
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35 (70.0) | 15 (30.0) |
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No | 195 (79.6) | 143 (73.3) | 52 (26.7) |
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116 (59.5) | 79 (40.5) |
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| Living with HIVa,b, n (%) | <.001 |
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<.001 | ||||||||||||||||
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Yes | 91 (37.1) | 56 (61.5) | 35 (38.5) |
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40 (44.0) | 51 (56.0) |
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No | 154 (62.9) | 134 (87.0) | 20 (13.0) |
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111 (72.1) | 43 (27.9) |
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| STIc diagnosis at the 3-month visit, n (%) | .12 | N/Ad | N/A | .05 | ||||||||||||||||
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Yes | 45 (18.4) | 31 (68.9) | 14 (31.1) |
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22 (48.9) | 23 (51.1) |
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No | 200 (81.6) | 159 (79.5) | 41 (20.5) |
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129 (64.5) | 71 (35.5) |
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| Discussed HIV with main partnera,b, n (%) | <.001 |
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.001 | ||||||||||||||||
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Yes | 163 (66.5) | 144 (88.3) | 19 (11.7) |
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112 (68.7) | 51 (31.3) |
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No | 82 (33.5) | 46 (56.1) | 36 (43.9) |
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39 (47.6) | 43 (52.4) |
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| Discussed HIV with nonmain partnera,b, n (%) | .001 |
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<.001 | ||||||||||||||||
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Yes | 136 (55.5) | 116 (85.3) | 20 (14.7) |
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104 (76.5) | 32 (23.5) |
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No | 109 (44.5) | 74 (67.9) | 35 (32.1) |
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47 (43.1) | 62 (56.9) |
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| Main partner EDCe,f score, mean (SD)g | 6.7 (2.6) | 7.1 (2.4) | 5.4 (2.6) | <.001 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||
| Nonmain partner EDC score, Mean (SD)g,h | 5.9 (2.6) | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.5 (2.3) | 4.8 (2.6) | <.001 | |||||||||||||
aChi square used to test group differences.
bRow percentages reported for willing versus unwilling comparisons.
cSTI: sexually transmitted infection.
dN/A: not available.
eEDC: enhancing dyadic communication.
fCronbach α=.94.
gt test used to compare group differences.
hCronbach α=.95.