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. 2006 Feb;82(1):15–20. doi: 10.1136/sti.2004.014191

Table 2 Prevalence of sexual HIV risk behaviours by data source and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) for the difference in prevalence between data sources: women.

Early 1990s Late 1990s Overall
General population Natsal 1990 respondents HIV+ heterosexuals without risks pre‐1995 AOR* for difference between sources General population Natsal 2000 respondents HIV+ heterosexuals without risks 1995+ AOR* for difference between sources AOR† for difference between sources
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI)
Unweighted N, weighted N 6580, 5744 23, 23 5293, 4462 30, 30
% reporting first heterosexual intercourse before age 16 p = 0.031 p = 0.284 p = 0.867 p = 0.776 p = 0.303
11.4 (10.6 to 12.3) 26.1 (12.0 to 47.8) 1.77 (0.62 to 5.07) 22.0 (20.8 to 23.4) 23.3 (11.4 to 41.9) 1.13 (0.49 to 2.58) 1.40 (0.74 to 2.66)
Age at first heterosexual intercourse: median (Q1, Q3) 17.5 (16, 19) 16 (15, 17) 17 (16, 18) 16 (15.75, 18)
Number of heterosexual partners, past 5 years p<0.001 p = 0.002 p = 0.180 p = 0.325 p = 0.004
 0 1.4 (1.1 to 1.8) 0 3.54 (1.60 to 7.82)‡ 2.0 (1.7 to 2.4) 3.3 (0.5 to 20.8) 1.46 (0.68 to 3.13)‡ 2.17 (1.28 to 3.66)‡
 1 67.0 (65.4 to 68.5) 21.7 (9.2 to 43.4) 61.0 (59.4 to 62.6) 46.7 (29.7 to 64.5)
 2 14.2 (13.2 to 15.3) 13.0 (4.2 to 34.2) 14.3 (13.4 to 15.4) 13.3 (5.0 to 31.0)
 3–4 11.2 (4.5 to 5.8) 43.5 (24.9 to 64.1) 12.4 (11.3 to 13.5) 26.7 (13.8 to 45.3)
 5–9 5.1 (4.5 to 5.8) 8.7 (2.1 to 29.6) 7.3 (6.5 to 8.2) 6.7 (1.6 to 23.5)
 10+ 1.1 (0.8 to 1.5) 13.0 (4.2 to 34.2) 2.9 (2.4 to 3.5) 3.3 (0.5 to 20.8)
Number of heterosexual partners, past 5 years: median (Q1, Q3) 1 (1, 2) 3 (2, 4) 1 (1, 2) 1.5 (1, 3.25)
% reporting heterosexual anal sex, ever p = 0.340 p = 0.605 p = 0.156 p = 0.249 p = 0.146
14.5 (13.6 to 15.6) 21.7 (9.2 to 43.4) 1.31 (0.47 to 3.63) 25.2 (23.8 to 26.6) 36.7 (21.4 to 55.2) 1.58 (0.73 to 3.41) 1.56 (0.86 to 2.84)
% reporting never using condoms p = 0.001 p = 0.001 p = 0.003 p = 0.001 p<0.001
25.0 (23.7 to 26.4) 56.5 (35.9 to 75.1) 4.16 (1.82 to 9.53) 14.0 (13.0 to 15.2) 33.3 (18.8 to 52.0) 3.60 (1.65 to 7.86) 3.95 (2.30 to 6.80)

*OR for being an HIV+ interviewee relative to being a Natsal survey respondent, adjusting for sociodemographics in table 1.

†AOR for being an HIV+ interviewee relative to being a Natsal survey respondent, adjusting for survey's time frame (whether conducted early or late 1990s) and sociodemographics in table 1.

‡Calculated from proportional odds logistic regression.

§Questions on paying for sex were not asked to women in either Natsal survey.