TABLE 3.
Associations of Sociodemographic Characteristics, Risk Behaviors, Substance Use, Condom Attitudes and Perceived Vulnerability to HIV with Unprotected Vaginal Intercourse among Sexually Active Young Latino Male Gang Members (n = 139)
| Unprotected | Bivariate Analyses | Multivariate Analyses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaginal | |||||||
| Intercourse (n = 74) |
Crude Odds |
95% CI | Adjusted Odds |
95% CI | |||
| Characteristics | n(%) | Ratios | lower | upper | Ratios | lower | upper |
| Sociodemographics | |||||||
| Age, y | |||||||
| 18 – 20 | 29 (39.7%) | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
| 21 – 26 | 44 (60.3%) | 1.90 | 0.96 | 3.76 | 1.47 | 0.57 | 3.81 |
| Relationship status | |||||||
| Married/living together | 15 (20.3%) | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
| Single/separated/divorced | 59 (79.7%) | 0.63 | 0.26 | 1.56 | 0.40 | 0.13 | 1.24 |
| Education | |||||||
| 11th grade or less | 38 (51.4%) | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
| High school or more | 36 (48.7%) | 0.56 | 0.28 | 1.09 | 0.38* | 0.17 | 0.86 |
| Ever been incarcerated | 45 (61.6%) | 1.22 | 0.61 | 2.44 | 1.37 | 0.61 | 3.08 |
| Number of years belonging to a gang | |||||||
| 1–5 | 24 (32.4%) | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
| 6–9 | 24 (32.4%) | 0.68 | 0.30 | 1.53 | 0.43 | 0.16 | 1.16 |
| >10 | 26 (35.1%) | 1.14 | 0.49 | 2.68 | 0.56 | 0.17 | 1.87 |
| Risk behaviors in the past 12 months | |||||||
| Injected street drugs | 9 (12.2%) | 1.15 | 0.40 | 3.28 | — | — | — |
| Sex with someone who injected drugs |
9 (12.2%) | 2.11 | 0.62 | 7.21 | — | — | — |
| Sex with someone who shared needles |
10 (13.5%) | 1.88 | 0.61 | 5.80 | — | — | — |
| Drank alcohol before sex | 62 (83.8%) | 0.62 | 0.23 | 1.69 | — | — | — |
| Used drugs before sex | 57 (77.0%) | 1.10 | 0.50 | 2.39 | — | — | — |
| Had sex with someone you just met |
61 (82.4%) | 2.40* | 1.09 | 5.28 | 3.66* | 1.43 | 9.37 |
| Had sex with multiple partners |
15 (20.3%) | 0.93 | 0.41 | 2.10 | — | — | — |
| Gave money or drugs for sex | 15 (20.3%) | 1.02 | 0.44 | 2.34 | — | — | — |
| Received money or drugs for sex |
14 (18.9%) | 4.82* | 1.32 | 17.63 | 5.05* | — | — |
| Was diagnosed with a STD | 15 (20.3%) | 1.58 | 0.64 | 3.91 | — | 1.15 | 22.14 |
| Sex with someone who had a STD |
13 (17.6%) | 4.40* | 1.20 | 16.23 | 4.99* | — | — |
| Sex with someone who was incarcerated |
17 (24.0%) | 3.56* | 1.24 | 10.34 | 2.76 | 1.30 | 19.15 |
| Substance use in the past 12 months | |||||||
| Heroin | 12 (16.2%) | 1.90 | 0.67 | 5.40 | — | — | — |
| Powder cocaine | 23 (31.1%) | 1.18 | 0.57 | 2.45 | — | — | — |
| Crack cocaine | 32 (43.2%) | 1.14 | 0.58 | 2.25 | — | — | — |
| Methamphetamine | 24 (32.4%) | 1.16 | 0.56 | 2.39 | — | — | — |
| Ecstasy | 10 (13.5%) | 0.69 | 0.28 | 1.72 | — | — | — |
| Marijuana | 58 (78.4%) | 0.66 | 0.28 | 1.58 | — | — | — |
| Binge drinking (> 5 drinks per episode) |
32 (43.2%) | 0.95 | 0.48 | 1.85 | — | — | — |
| Perceived attitudes: Mean (SD) | |||||||
| Condom attitudes score (range = 0 –4) |
2.34 (0.74) | 1.05 | 0.67 | 1.64 | — | — | — |
| Perceived vulnerability to HIV score (range = 0 –7) |
3.1 (2.39) | 0.87* | 0.75 | 0.98 | 0.82* | 0.69 | 0.97 |
Note. STD=Sexually transmitted diseases; CI=Confidence Intervals; SD=standard deviation. Multivariate analyses adjusted for age, relationship status, education, incarceration history, and number of years in a gang.
*
p < .05.