Table 5.
Sexual risk behavior: Young men
| Young men | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Has had sex with unfamiliar partner (vs. no) | Has had sex with substances (vs. no) | Never/sometimes use protection (vs. always) | |
| Sexual orientation | |||
| Hetero YMSW-only | - | - | - |
| Hetero YMSM/MW | 4.99*** (2.60,9.57) | 5.32*** (2.82,10.06) | 2.72** (1.44,5.12) |
| Gay YMSM-only | 2.49*** (1.46,4.24) | 0.81 (0.46,1.44) | 3.36*** (1.88,6.01) |
| Gay YMSW/MW | a | a | a |
| Bisexual YMSM-only | a | a | a |
| Bisexual YMSMW | 2.83** (1.41,5.65) | 7.19*** (3.41,15.20) | 0.92 (0.47,1.80) |
| Bisexual YMSW-only | 0.60 (0.26,1.37) | 2.22* (1.12,4.36) | 1.51 (0.77, 2.97) |
| Q/O YMSM/MW | 3.78** (1.52,9.40) | 8.72*** (3.17,23.98) | 11.37*** (2.85, 45.33) |
| Q/O YMSW-only | 1.12 (0.66,1.91) | 1.23 (0.73,2.10) | 1.99** (1.17,3.38) |
| Covariates | |||
| Racial/ethnic minority (ref. group: White) | 2.06*** (1.72,2.45) | 1.01 (0.84,1.21) | 0.80* (0.68, 0.96) |
| Age | 1.17*** (1.08,1.26) | 1.32*** (1.22,1.43) | 0.99 (0.92,1.07) |
| Parent discussions | 0.93 (0.85,1.02) | 0.88** (0.80, 0.97) | 1.01 (0.92,1.11) |
Values represent adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals reported in parentheses. Hetero = heterosexual/straight; YMSW = young men who have sex with women; YMSM = young men who have sex with men; YMSMW = young men who have sex with men and women; Q/O = questioning/other. The reference group for sexual orientation-based comparisons was hetero YMSW-only; the reference group for racial/ethnic group-based comparisons was White
*
p<.05;
**
p<.01;
***
p<.001
a
Because of the small sample sizes of these groups, analyses were not performed/reported for members of these groups