Sexual Behavior and Knowledge among Adolescents with Perinatally Acquired Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Compared to HIV-Uninfected Adolescents at an Urban Tertiary Center in New Jersey
Table 1
Demographics and social characteristics of 127 perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV+) and HIV-uninfected adolescents (non-HIV).
PHIV+ ()
Non-HIV ()
value
%
%
Demographics
Male gender
15
56
54
54
>0.999
Hispanic
10
37
34
34
0.82
African American
14
52
50
50
>0.999
Others
3
11
16
16
0.76
Age, years (mean ± SD)
17 (1.7)
16 (2.9)
0.22
Social characteristics
Currently enrolled in school
20
74
70
70
0.81
Arrested by police at least once
3
11
11
11
>0.999
Supported by family
24
89
91
91
0.71
At least 1 parent as caregiver
14
52
72
72
0.063
Best friends sexually active?
13
48
41
41
0.51
Alcohol use by best friends?
9
33
52
52
0.12
The other race/ethnicity includes white, Caribbean-American, and mixed race/ethnicity.
