Table 3. Bivariate associations of past year HIV risk behaviors with alcohol use among all men and with selected demographics, and psychosocial factors among male current drinkers.
| Total sample (n) |
At least one HIV risk behavior (N=108) % (n) |
OR (95% CI), p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALL MEN | 1137 | ||
| Alcohol use | |||
|
Lifetime Use Lifetime Abstainer Prior (to the past year) drinker Current (past year) drinker |
(569) (133) (433) |
3.5% (20) 6.8% ( 9) 18.2% (79) |
2.00 (0.89- 4.50), .09 6.15 (3.70-10.22), .00 |
|
Past year Use Non current drinker Non hazardous drinker Hazardous drinker |
(702) (182) (244) |
4.1% (29) 12.1% (22) 22.5% (55) |
3.20 (1.79- 5.72), .00 6.73 (4.20-10.92), .00 |
| CURRENT DRINKERS ONLY | |||
|
Alcohol Misuse level None Hazardous Abuse Dependence |
(182) (142) (41) (61) |
12.1% (22) 17.6% (25) 24.4% (10) 32.8% (20) |
1.55 (0.84-2.88), ns 2.35 (1.01-5.44), .05 3.55 (1.77-7.12), .00 |
| Demographics | 433 | ||
|
Area Rural Urban |
(119) (304) |
15.1% (18) 18.8% (57) |
ns |
|
Age 16-29 30-39 40-49 |
(201) (149) ( 73) |
14.4% (29) 24.2% (36) 13.7% (10) |
1.89 (1.10-3.25), .02 0.94 (0.43-2.04), ns |
|
Education High school or more Less than high school |
(138) (285) |
12.3% (17) 20.4% (58) |
1.82 (1.01-3.26), .04 |
|
Marital Status Never Married/Divorced/separated/Widowed)* Married or living with partner |
(135) (288) |
6.7% ( 9) 22.9% ( 66) |
4.16 (2.01-8.69), .00 |
|
Religion Non Muslim Muslim |
(392) ( 25) |
17.9% (70) 20.0% ( 5) |
Ns |
| Psychosocial Factors | |||
|
Childhood Sexual victimization No Yes |
(335) ( 75) |
17.8% ( 65) 22.7% ( 10) |
Ns |
|
Social Support None At least one person |
( 75) (348) |
25.3% (19) 16.1% (56) |
0.57 (0.31-1.02), .06 |
|
Mental Health Good or better Poor or fair |
( 355) ( 68) |
14.1% (50) 36.8% (25) |
3.54 (1.99- 6.31), .00 |
Note: Due to missing data among current drinkers (e.g. 7 missing cases for past year alcohol use patterns, numbers for some variables do not add up to 433); ns= p > .10.