Table 4 Comparisons of outcome measures associated with HIV by each type of recruitment. Outcome measures showing significant differences by Fisher’s Exact test are indicated in bold font
Arm 1 recruits | Arm 2 seeds | Arm 2 recruits | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HIV | HIV | HIV | |||||||
Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | Positive | ||||
(n = 158) | (n = 16) | (n = 81) | (n = 18) | (n = 223) | (n = 12) | ||||
Education | |||||||||
Graduate or in school | 66 (41.8) | 6 (37.5) | 22 (27.2) | 2 (11.1) | 83 (37.2) | 0 (0.0) | ** | ||
Dropped out or unsure | 92 (58.2) | 10 (62.5) | 59 (72.8) | 16 (88.9) | 140 (62.8) | 12 (100.0) | |||
Income | |||||||||
Full/part-time work | 32 (20.3) | 1 (6.3) | 6 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) | 36 (16.1) | 1 (8.3) | |||
Support | 126 (79.8) | 15 (93.8) | 75 (92.6) | 18 (100.0) | 187 (83.9) | 11 (91.7) | |||
Housing | |||||||||
Private residence | 90 (57.0) | 6 (37.5) | 37 (45.7) | 7 (38.9) | 137 (61.4) | 4 (33.3) | |||
Public residence | 68 (43.0) | 10 (62.5) | 44 (54.3) | 11 (61.1) | 86 (38.6) | 8 (66.7) | |||
Gender | |||||||||
Male | 87 (55.1) | 10 (62.5) | 34 (42.0) | 8 (44.4) | 125 (56.1) | 8 (66.7) | |||
Female | 67 (42.4) | 6 (37.5) | 47 (58.0) | 10 (55.6) | 97 (43.5) | 4 (33.3) | |||
Transgender | 4 (2.5) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Ethnicity | |||||||||
Caucasian | 52 (32.9) | 4 (25.0) | 6 (7.4) | 1 (5.6) | 50 (22.4) | 1 (8.3) | |||
Aboriginal | 58 (36.7) | 9 (56.3) | 53 (65.4) | 12 (66.7) | 125 (56.1) | 11 (91.7) | |||
Metis | 38 (24.1) | 2 (12.5) | 19 (23.5) | 4 (22.2) | 41 (18.4) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Other/unsure | 10 (6.3) | 1 (6.3) | 3 (3.7) | 1 (5.6) | 7 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Solvent use | |||||||||
No | 109 (69.9) | 7 (43.8) | 45 (55.6) | 7 (38.9) | 127 (57.0) | 3 (25.0) | * | ||
Yes | 49 (31.0) | 9 (56.3) | 36 (44.4) | 11 (61.1) | 96 (43.1) | 9 (75.0) | |||
IDU | |||||||||
No | 87 (55.1) | 5 (31.3) | 40 (49.4) | 2 (11.1) | ** | 122 (54.7) | 1 (8.3) | ** | |
Yes | 71 (44.9) | 11 (68.8) | 41 (50.6) | 16 (88.9) | 101 (45.3) | 11 (91.7) | |||
Street-involved youth | |||||||||
No | 129 (81.6) | 16 (100.0) | 68 (84.0) | 17 (94.4) | 207 (92.8) | 12 (100.0) | |||
Yes | 29 (18.4) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (16.1) | 1 (5.6) | 16 (7.2) | 0 (0.0) | |||
MSM | |||||||||
No | 147 (93.0) | 11 (68.8) | ** | 78 (96.3) | 18 (100.0) | 213 (95.5) | 12 (100.0) | ||
Yes | 11 (7.0) | 5 (31.3) | 3 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | |||
Sex work | |||||||||
No | 151 (95.6) | 14 (87.5) | 67 (82.7) | 13 (72.2) | 190 (85.2) | 12 (100.0) | |||
Yes | 7 (4.4) | 2 (12.5) | 14 (17.3) | 5 (27.8) | 33 (14.8) | 0 (0.0) | |||