TABLE 2—
Hierarchical Multiple Regression Results for Meeting Sexual Partners Using the Internet and Having Unprotected Oral or Anal Sex With an Internet Partner
Nagelkerke R2 | OR (95 % CI) | P | |
Met sexual partners using the Internet (n = 270) | |||
Step 1 | .32 | ||
Age | 1.30 (1.12, 1.51) | .001 | |
Blacka | 0.11 (0.04, 0.29) | <.001 | |
Hispanic/Latinoa | 0.50 (0.34, 1.68) | .498 | |
Other race/ethnicitya | 1.01 (0.34, 3.00) | .977 | |
HIV positive | 1.70 (0.57, 5.08) | .340 | |
Step 2 | .48 | ||
History of STIs | 1.14 (0.42, 8.53) | .785 | |
Commercial sexual activity | 1.35 (0.59, 3.07) | .474 | |
Marijuana use (past 12 mo) | 1.11 (0.58, 2.12) | .758 | |
Viagra use (past 12 mo) | 0.39 (0.88, 3.07) | .210 | |
Methamphetamine use (past 12 mo) | 1.13 (0.38, 3.35) | .821 | |
Multiple anal intercourse partners (past 3 mo) | 3.59 (1.72, 7.46) | .001 | |
Unprotected anal intercourse (past 12 mo) | 2.20 (1.11, 4.37) | .024 | |
Sexual activity at sex club or bathhouse | 2.88 (1.21, 6.82) | .016 | |
Had unprotected oral or anal sex with internet partner (n = 129) | |||
Step 1 | .01 | ||
Age | 0.99 (0.81, 1.22) | .991 | |
Blacka | 0.58 (0.16, 2.11) | .411 | |
Hispanic/Latinoa | 0.87 (0.32, 2.34) | .782 | |
Other race/ethnicitya | 0.71 (0.22, 2.26) | .562 | |
HIV positive | 0.81 (0.28, 2.38) | .699 | |
Step 2 | .25 | ||
Commercial sexual activity | 2.34 (0.93, 5.87) | .072 | |
Methamphetamine use | 2.24 (0.77, 6.55) | .141 | |
Viagra use | 1.84 (0.39, 8.64) | .437 | |
Unprotected anal intercourse (past 12 mo) | 3.42 (1.55, 7.57) | .002 |
Note. OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval, STI = sexually transmitted infection.
aWhite race/ethnicity was the reference category.