Sociodemographic and Behavioral Factors Associated with HIV Vulnerability according to Sexual Orientation

Table 2

List of sociodemographic variables according to the sexual orientation of individuals obtaining HIV-positive results ().

Variables	Heterosexual	value	OR	95% CI	Homosexual/bisexual	value	OR	95% CI
	(%)				(%)
	Sex
Female	58 (47.5)	0.982	0.99	0.69–1.43	0 (0)	0.01	1.16	1.11–1.21
Male	64 (52.5)				55 (100)
Age
≤30	42 (34.4)	0.002	0.55	0.37–0.80	37 (67.3)	0.264	0.70	0.38–1.30
>30	80 (65.6)				18 (32.7)
Marital status
Married	62 (50.8)	0.339	1.19	0.83–1.71	3 (5.5)	0.044	0.31	0.09–1.03
Single	60 (49.2)				52 (94.5)
Skin color
White	21 (17.2)	0.769	0.93	0.57–1.50	7 (12.7)	0.048	0.44	0.19–1.01
Black/brown	101 (82.8)				48 (87.3)
Education level
<Eighth grade	71 (58.2)	<0.0001	2.36	1.64–3.41	9 (16.4)	0.724	1.14	0.53–2.48
≥Eighth grade	51 (41.8)				46 (83.6)
Paid employment
Yes	69 (56.6)	0.089	0.72	0.50–1.05	39 (70.9)	0.041	1.88	1.01–3.50
No	53 (43.4)				16 (29.1)

 = number; % = percentage;  = Pearson’s chi-square; OR = odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.