Table 4. Associations between hazardous alcohol use and HIV risk behaviors among current drinkers (N=426).
| R2 for final model | Model 1 Adjusted OR (95% CI, p) .175 |
Model 2 Adjusted OR (95% CI, p) .184 |
Model 3 Adjusted OR (95% CI,p) .175 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age* | 16-29 (ref) | |||
| 30-39 | 2.43 (1.02-5.75, .04) | 2.48 (1.04-5.88, .04) | 2.47 (1.04-5.87, .04) | |
| 40-49 | 2.08 (0.94-4.61, .07) | 2.03 (0.91-4.52, .08) | 2.13 (0.95-4.75, .07) | |
| Education | No high school (ref) | |||
| High school or more | 0.71 (0.38-1.34, .29) | 0.72 (0.38-1.36, .31) | 0.71 (0.37-1.33, .28) | |
| Marital status* | Not married (ref) | |||
| Married/with partner | 4.79 (2.05-11.18, .00) | 4.97 (2.12-11.62, .00) | 4.82 (2.06-11.24, .00) | |
| Social Support | None (ref) | |||
| At least one person | 0.70 (.37- 1.34, .29) | 0.66 (0.34-1.27, .21) | 0.71 (0.37-1.35, .29) | |
| Mental health | Good or better (ref) | |||
| Poor or Fair | 3.40 (1.85-6.34, .00) | 3.04 (1.61-5.73, .00) | ||
| Hazardous alcohol use (Model 1 only) | ||||
| No hazardous use (ref) | ||||
| Hazardous use | 1.70 (.94, 3.06, .08) | |||
| Alcohol Misuse Level (AUDIT score) (Model 2 only) | ||||
| Non hazardous ( < 7) (ref) | ||||
| Hazar dous ( 8- 15) | 1.39 (0.72-2.69, .33) | |||
| Abuse (16 -19) | 1.68 (0.66-4.30, .27) | |||
| Dependence ( < =20) | 2.63 (1.20-5.76, .01) | |||
| Alcohol use and mental health (Model 3 only) | ||||
| Neither (ref) | ||||
| Poor mental health only | 2.59 (.71, 9.42, .15) | |||
| Hazardous alcohol use only | 1.57 (.82, 3.03, .18) | |||
| Poor mental health & hazardous alcohol use | 5.88 (2.66, 13.02. .00) | |||
Note: 1) Religion, area, unemployment, and childhood sexual victimization are not included in models due to lack of bivariate associations with HIV risk behaviors. 2) Significant covariates in final models are indicated by *. 3) Interactions between hazardous alcohol use and poor mental health were not significant.