Press Release from Georgetown University Medical Center Insight: Supportive Relationships
Partner Status
Relationship Definitions
Primary partnership: long-term, committed relationship, typically of a romantic manner.
Secondary partnership: relationship that might be strictly platonic or familial, such as family, close friends, or former romantic partners.
Overall Partnership Status
# of participants with available partnership status: 1,004
38.3%: Have only a primary partnership
10.8%: Have only a secondary partnership
38.2%: Have no primary or secondary partnerships
12.6%: Have both primary and secondary partnerships
Primary Relationships
Factors associated with not having a primary relationship
≥ 62 years old
HIV +
Black or Hispanic
Prevalence Rates for having only a Primary Partnership: Age
44.3%: ≥ 62 years old
58.9%: < 62 years old (referent)
Prevalence Rates for having only a Primary Partnership: HIV status
45.2%: HIV +
58.9%: HIV - (referent)
Prevalence Rates for having only a Primary Partnership: Race/ethnicity
36.1%: Black non-Hispanic
44.6%: Hispanic
46.6%: Other
58.9% White non-Hispanic (referent)
Secondary Relationships
Factors associated with having a secondary partnership
≥ 62 years old
HIV +
Prevalence Rates for having a Secondary Partnership only: Age
10.8%: ≥ 62 years old
5.2%: < 62 years old (referent)
Prevalence Rates for having a Secondary Partnership only: HIV status
8.1%: HIV +
5.2%: HIV - (referent)
Neither primary nor secondary relationships
Factors associated with having neither a primary nor secondary partnership
≥ 62 years old
HIV +
Black
Prevalence Rates for having neither a Primary nor Secondary Partnership: Age
35.3%: ≥ 62 years old
27.3%: < 62 years old (referent)
Prevalence Rates for having neither a Primary nor Secondary Partnership: HIV Status
34.9%: HIV +
27.3%: HIV - (referent)
Prevalence Rates for having neither a Primary nor Secondary Partnership: Race/ethnicity
47.4%: Black non-Hispanic
33.6%: Hispanic
33.9%: Other
27.3%: White (referent)
Press Release from Georgetown University Medical Center
https://gumc.georgetown.edu/news-release/researchers-find-diverse-supportive-partnerships-among-older-gay-men-with-and-without-hiv/