Table 4

Adjusted association between illicit drug use, and reported risky sexual behaviors and STI symptoms among men between 18 to 30 years in PSJM sample (n = 312).

Intercourse with a

casual partner during

the last year

Sex with a casual partner,

sex worker or MSM under

the influence of alcohol

during the last 3 months

Ever had any STI symptom

Model 1b

Model 2b

Model 1c

Model 2c

Model 1d

Model 2d

aOR 95% CI

p

aOR

95% CI

p

aOR

95% CI

p

aOR

95% CI

p

aOR

95% CI

p

aOR

95% CI

p

Heavy episodic drinking^€

-

-

2.0

0.019

-

-

3.1

0.004

-

-

1.0

0.945

(1.1–3.7)

(1.4–6.8)

(0.4–2.7)

Ever illicit drug use*

3.2

< 0.001

2.5

0.002

2.5

0.012

1.8

0.147

3.4

0.007

3.3

0.014

(1.8–5.6)

(1.4–4.7)

(1.2–5.2)

(0.8–3.8)

(1.4–8.1)

(1.3–8.6)

Age ^Ψ

0.9

0.042

0.9

0.044

0.9

0.117

0.9

0.158

1.0

0.546

1.0

0.545

(0.8–0.9)

(0.8–0.9)

(0.8–1.0)

(0.8–1.0)

(0.9–1.2)

(0.9–1.2)

Education ^£

1.2

0.564

1.2

0.496

1.6

0.209

1.7

0.171

1.4

0.468

1.4

0.467

(0.6–2.2)

(0.7–2.3)

(0.8–3.6)

(0.8–3.9)

(0.5–3.8)

(0.5–3.9)

Employment^¥

1.3

0.411

1.2

0.604

3.0

0.007

2.7

0.022

1.9

0.273

1.9

0.274

(0.7–2.8)

(0.6–2.5)

(1.4–6.8)

(1.2–6.2)

(0.6–5.7)

(0.6–5.7)

Marital status ∞

4.6

0.006

4.5

0.007

3.7

0.088

3.4

0.108

0.4

0.070

0.4

0.070

(1.5–13.7)

(1.5–13.6)

(0.8–16.4)

(0.8–15.4)

(0.1–1.1)

(0.1–1.1)

^€ Heavy episodic drinking: yes vs. no (ref)

* Ever use illicit drug: yes vs. no (ref)

Ψ Age: continuous

£ Educational level: High school or less vs. College (ref)

¥ Employment: unemployed vs. employed or student (ref)

∞ Marital status: single vs. married or cohabitant (ref)

Gálvez-Buccollini et al. BMC Public Health 2009 9:23   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-23