Table 5

Factors associated with reporting moderate to good perception of HIV risk

Variables

(%)c

Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)


Marijuana use in last 30 days

No

30.8

Yes

51.4

2.38 (1.40-4.04)**

Alcohol and/or drug use in last 30 days

No

31.7

Yes

65.9

4.16 (2.10-8.24)**

4.72 (1.80-12.40)**

Condom use last 30 days

Consistent

27.9

Inconsistent

46.0

2.19 (1.21-3.99)**

1.96 (1.01-3.84)*

Multiple partnership

No

37.0

Yes

53.5

1.96 (1.17-3.28)**

1.81 (1.01-3.27)*


c Percent of sexually experienced students in each category who reported that they perceived themselves to be at moderate/good risk for HIV infection.

* p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01

Adefuye et al. BMC Public Health 2009 9:281   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-281

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