Table 2

Characteristics of study participants, by self-reported previous-year use of poppers during sexual intercourse with regular partners (n = 349)

Poppers use with regular partners


Yes (n = 80)

No. (%)

No (n = 269)

No. (%)

Odds Ratio

(95% CI)


Has regular sex partner

54 (67.5)

184 (68.4)

1.0 (0.5–1.7)

No regular sex partner

26 (32.5)

85 (31.6)

Any anal intercourse with regular partner

51 (94.4)

154 (86.5)

2.6 (0.8–14.3)

No anal intercourse with regular partner

3 (5.6)

24 (13.5)

Receptive anal intercourse (RAI) with regular partner

46 (85.2)

140 (79.6)

1.5 (0.6–3.9)

No RAI with regular partner

8 (14.8)

36 (20.5)

Unprotected RAI with regular partner

30 (65.2)

108 (77.1)

0.6 (0.3–1.2)

No unprotected RAI with regular partner

16 (34.8)

32 (22.9)

Insertive anal intercourse (IAI) with regular partner

45 (83.3)

131 (75.3)

1.6 (0.7–4.1)

No IAI with regular partner

9 (16.7)

43 (24.7)

Unprotected IAI with regular partner

26 (57.8)

105 (80.2)

0.3 (0.2–0.8)

No unprotected IAI with regular partner

19 (42.2)

26 (19.9)


Lampinen et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:35   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-35

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