Table 2 Descriptive statistics of Hombre Seguro participants by location: San Diego (n = 197) versus Tijuana (n = 203)
From: Hombre Seguro(Safe Men): a sexual risk reduction intervention for male clients of female sex workers
Variable | Total (n = 400) | San Diego(n = 197) | Tijuana (n = 203) | p** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographics | ||||
Age (years) | 37 (30, 45) | 38 (29, 45) | 37 (30, 45) | .75 |
Hispanic (v. non-Hispanic) | 350 (87.5%) | 153 (77.7%) | 197 (97.0%) | <.001 |
U.S.-born | 82 (20.5%) | 78 (39.6%) | 4 (2.0%) | <.001 |
Ever deported from U.S. | 136 (34.0%) | 23 (11.7%) | 113 (55.7%) | <.001 |
Married/common law | 126 (31.5%) | 44 (22.3%) | 82 (40.4%) | <.001 |
Has a wife, steady partner, or girlfriend | 186 (46.5%) | 83 (42.1%) | 103 (50.7%) | .08 |
Resides with spouse or steady partner | 108 (27.0%) | 41 (20.8%) | 67 (33.0%) | .006 |
# of years of education | 9 (7, 12) | 11 (8, 12) | 9 (6, 11) | <.001 |
Has children | 276 (69.0%) | 129 (65.5%) | 147 (72.4%) | .13 |
Employed | 250 (62.5%) | 133 (67.5%) | 117 (57.6%) | .04 |
Annual income | 18 K (8 K, 30 K) | 18 K (8.4 K, 30 K) | ||
Bisexual (v. Heterosexual) | 44 (11.0%) | 21 (10.7%) | 23 (11.3%) | .83 |
Jailed* | 77 (19.3%) | 31 (15.7%) | 46 (22.7%) | .08 |
Parole* | 19 (4.8%) | 13 (6.6%) | 6 (3.0%) | .09 |
Alcohol and Drug Risks | ||||
AUDIT score ≥ 8 | 197 (49.3%) | 101 (51.3%) | 96 (47.3%) | .43 |
Ever used any illicit drug | 373 (93.3%) | 187 (94.9%) | 186 (91.6%) | .19 |
Recently used any illicit drug* | 321 (80.3%) | 167 (84.8%) | 154 (75.9%) | .07 |
Sexual Risks | ||||
Drunk during sex with a FSW* | ||||
Never | 167 (41.8%) | 78 (39.6%) | 89 (43.8%) | .81 |
Once in a while | 80 (20.0%) | 41 (20.8%) | 39 (19.2%) | |
Fairly often | 91 (22.8%) | 45 (22.8%) | 46 (22.7%) | |
Very often | 62 (15.5%) | 33 (16.8%) | 29 (14.3%) | |
“High” on drugs during sex with a FSW* | ||||
Never | 100 (25.0%) | 40 (20.3%) | 60 (29.6%) | .18 |
Once in a while | 30 (7.5%) | 15 (7.6%) | 15 (7.4%) | |
Fairly often | 101 (25.3%) | 51 (25.9%) | 50 (24.6%) | |
Very often | 169 (42.3%) | 91 (46.2%) | 78 (38.4%) | |
# Times had vaginal/anal sex with a FSW* | 4.5 (2, 10) | 6 (3, 11) | 4 (2, 8) | .67 |
# Unprotected vaginal/anal sex acts with a FSW* | 3.0 (2, 7) | 3 (2, 8) | 3 (2, 6) | .62 |
# Unprotected vaginal/anal sex acts with a spouse/steady partner*a | 21.5 (8, 50) | 30 (10, 60) | 20 (7, 48) | .27 |
# Unprotected vaginal/anal sex acts with non-commercial casual partners* | 4 (2, 10) | 4 (2, 10) | 5 (2, 12) | .96 |
HIV/STI Services and Laboratory Results | ||||
Ever had an HIV test | 180 (45.0%) | 88 (44.7%) | 92 (45.3%) | .90 |
Tested positive for any STI | 31 (7.8%) | 17 (8.6%) | 14 (6.9%) | .52 |
Tested positive for Syphilis | 12 (3.0%) | 6 (3.0%) | 6 (3.0%) | .20 |
Tested positive for Gonorrhea | 2 (<1%) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.5%) | .98 |
Tested positive for Chlamydia | 19 (4.8%) | 11 (5.6%) | 8 (3.9%) | .44 |