Table 5

Logistic regression analyses of relationships between sex related behaviour and individuals' demographics and substance use behaviour

Five or more partners

Sex without a condom

Sex without any birth control

Paid for sex

Exchanged sex for drugs

Had an STI test

Had regretted sex after alcohol or drugs

AOR 95%CI

AOR 95%CI

AOR 95%CI

AOR 95%CI

AOR 95%CI

AOR 95%CI

AOR 95%CI


Age

26–35 (Ref)

***

**

21–25

0.41 0.27,0.61

2.26 1.28,3.98

16–20

0.88 0.61,1.27

1.38 0.77,2.46

Gender

Female (Ref)

**

***

Male

1.77 1.25,2.52

5.60 2.67,11.73

Relationship Status

Not single (Ref)

***

***

**

**

Single

2.30 1.60,3.31

0.58 0.44,0.77

2.43 1.30,4.53

1.80 1.23,2.64

Sexuality

Heterosexual (Ref)

***

**

**

**

Other

4.29 2.81,6.56

4.06 1.44,11.42

1.99 1.35,2.93

2.05 1.30,3.23

Been drunk in last four weeks

No (Ref)

*

Yes

1.59 1.03,2.46

Cannabis use

Never used (Ref)

*

*

*

Experimented

1.19 0.77,1.85

1.45 0.94,2.24

2.69 1.26,5.73

Ex user

1.82 1.15,2.89

1.70 1.11,2.60

2.16 1.01,4.59

Occasional user

1.59 0.95,2.66

1.31 0.80,2.13

2.22 0.97,5.09

Regular user

1.75 1.16,2.65

1.86 1.24,2.76

3.29 1.67,6.48

Cocaine use

Never used (Ref)

***

**

**

**

Experimented

1.42 0.84,2.40

1.56 1.04,2.34

1.77 0.75,4.20

1.17 0.76,1.82

Ex user

1.50 0.74,3.02

1.32 0.77,2.27

3.56 1.45,8.73

2.13 1.22,3.69

Occasional user

2.02 1.11,3.68

1.32 0.78,2.22

1.44 0.46,4.50

1.83 1.10,3.07

Regular user

5.65 3.12,10.23

2.71 1.61,4.55

5.13 2.22,11.87

2.47 1.50,4.09

Ecstasy use

Never used (Ref)

**

Experimented

2.12 1.22,3.69

Ex user

2.66 1.47,4.83

Occasional user

2.10 1.14,3.87

Regular user

2.77 1.44,5.35

Country

Portugal (Ref)

***

***

***

**

***

Spain

0.40 0.17,0.95

1.42 0.79,2.55

0.54 0.30,0.97

2.59 0.62,10.80

0.77 0.42,1.42

Italy

1.05 0.50,2.18

1.80 0.99,3.28

0.92 0.53,1.59

2.21 0.51,9.49

0.69 0.38,1.26

Greece

1.01 0.51,1.99

1.04 0.64,1.71

1.66 1.02,2.71

7.39 2.05,26.65

0.83 0.48,1.42

Slovenia

0.43 0.18,1.03

3.76 1.98,7.14

1.15 0.68,1.95

0.52 0.05,5.19

0.34 0.17,0.65

Czech Republic

0.96 0.48,1.93

3.81 1.98,7.31

0.65 0.39,1.09

1.27 0.24,6.55

0.43 0.23,0.80

Austria

2.36 1.23,4.54

1.34 0.78,2.28

0.42 0.25,0.73

6.10 1.63,22.83

1.68 0.97,2.89

Germany

1.41 0.72,2.75

2.65 1.43,4.90

0.50 0.29,0.87

0.92 0.15,5.77

1.08 0.62,1.88

UK

0.40 0.19,0.88

1.06 0.63,1.81

0.42 0.24,0.72

1.87 0.43,8.11

0.66 0.38,1.16


* p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001; ns = not significant; AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio; 95%CI = 95% Confidence Interval; Ref = Reference Category.

Note All analyses limited to those who have had sex in last 12 months. Backward conditional logistic regression was utilised with non-significant factors being removed from the final model. Frequency of alcohol use was an independent variable in all analyses but was not significantly related to any dependents and therefore is not shown above.

Bellis et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:155   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-155

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