Table 3 Socio-demographic, sexual health attitudes and practices, and sexual behavior characteristics between youth (aged 18 to 30 at baseline participating and not participating in youth-oriented HIV leadership programs in Vancouver, BC (n = 246; 889 visits)
Characteristics | Use of youth leadership programming (at each visit)? | Unadjusted Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% Confidence Interval (CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 717) | Yes (n = 172) |  | |
N (%) | (%) | Â | |
Demographics | |||
 Gender Identity | |||
  Male | 672 (93.7) | 168 (97.7) | 1.00 |
  Trans-man/Intersex | 45 (6.3) | 4 (2.3) | 0.38 (0.03–5.37) |
 Ethnicity | |||
  White | 515 (71.8) | 130 (75.6) | 1.00 |
  Asian | 97 (13.5) | 18 (10.5) | 0.74 (0.24–2.29) |
  Indigenous | 36 (5.0) | 14 (8.1) | 1.54 (0.39–6.05) |
  Other | 69 (9.6) | 10 5.8 | 0.57 (0.13–2.47) |
 Sexual orientation | |||
  Gay | 598 (83.4) | 141 (82.0) | 1.00 |
  Bisexual | 42 (5.9) | 4 (2.3) | 0.51 (0.10–2.49) |
  Other | 77 (10.7) | 27 (15.7) | 1.74 (0.57–5.37) |
 HIV status | |||
  HIV Negative | 640 (89.3) | 162 (94.2) | 1.00 |
  HIV Positive | 77 (10.7) | 10 (5.8) | 0.41 (0.06–2.63) |
 Annual income | |||
  Less than $30,000 | 350 (49.0) | 98 (57.0) | 1.00 |
  $30,000 to $59,999 | 247 (34.6) | 57 (33.1) | 1.14 (0.57–2.28) |
  $60,000 and more | 118 (16.5) | 17 (9.9) | 0.57 (0.17–1.87) |
Behavior | |||
 Sexual Risk, P6M | |||
  No anal sex | 117 (16.5) | 26 (15.1) | 0.60 (0.30–1.22) |
  Only condom-protected anal intercourse | 142 (20.1) | 30 (17.4) | 1.00 |
  Any condomless anal sex, but only seroconcordant | 216 (30.5) | 75 (43.6) | 1.25 (0.75–2.09) |
  Any serodiscordant condomless anal sex | 233 (32.9) | 41 (23.8) | 0.69 (0.35–1.34) |
 Any escort/sex work | |||
  No | 695 (96.9) | 158 (91.9) | 1.00 |
  Yes P6M | 22 (3.1) | 14 (8.1) | 2.62 (0.80–8.61) |
  Yes but not P6M | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | - |
 Prevention Practice P6M: Consistent condom use | |||
  No | 278 (39.0) | 70 (40.9) | 1.00 |
  Yes | 435 (61.0) | 101 (59.1) | 0.89 (0.59–1.34) |
 Prevention Practice P6M: Seropositioning | |||
  No | 512 (71.8) | 128 (74.9) | 1.00 |
  Yes | 201 (28.2) | 43 (25.1) | 0.95 (0.54–1.67) |
 Prevention Practice P6M: Serosorting | |||
  No | 406 (56.9) | 72 (42.1) | 1.00 |
  Yes | 307 (43.1) | 99 (57.9) | 1.55 (1.03–2.35) |
 Prevention Practice P6M: Viral load sorting | |||
  No | 587 (82.3) | 148 (86.6) | 1.00 |
  Yes | 126 (17.7) | 23 (13.5) | 0.68 (0.32–1.44) |
 Prevention Practice P6M: Ask partner their HIV status | |||
  No | 243 (34.1) | 70 (40.9) | 1.00 |
  Yes | 470 (65.9) | 101 (59.1) | 0.79 (0.52–1.21) |
Attitudes and awareness | |||
 Ever heard of PrEP | |||
  No | 131 (18.3) | 18 (10.5) | 1.00 |
  Yes | 586 (81.7) | 154 (89.5) | 2.19 (1.12–4.29) |
 Ever heard of nPEP | |||
  No | 96 (13.4) | 7 (4.1) | 1.00 |
  Yes | 621 (86.6) | 165 (95.9) | 2.89 (1.20–6.92) |
 HIV Treatment Optimism Scale Score per one score increase | 27 (24–31) | 28 (25–30) | 1.06 (1.01–1.12) |
 Health Care | |||
 Have a GP | |||
  No | 271 (38.3) | 81 (48.2) | 1.00 |
  Yes | 437 (61.7) | 87 (51.8) | 0.71 (0.33–1.53) |
 Out to GP | |||
  No | 87 (19.9) | 29 (33.3) | 1.00 |
  Yes | 350 (80.1) | 58 (66.7) | 0.51 (0.13–2.06) |
 Ever HPV vaccination | |||
  No | 693 (98.4) | 162 (96.4) | 1.00 |
  Yes | 11 (1.6) | 6 (3.6) | 1.48 (0.57–3.83) |