Table 2.
Comparison of sexual behaviors of female vs. male HIV-negative methamphetamine users in San Diego, CA, 2001–2005
| Characteristic | All (N=452) | Women (N=146) | Men (N=306) | Reference = Men | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | OR | 95%CI | |
| Types of Sex Partners in Last 60 days | ||||||||
| Spouse/Steady | 93.2 | (424) | 98.0 | (143) | 90.9 | (278) | 4.80 | (1.43,16.01) |
| Casual/Anonymous | 89.0 | (405) | 85.6 | (125) | 90.5 | (277) | 0.62 | n.s. |
| Mean # of Sex Partners in Last 60 days (SD)* | 3.7 | (11.5) | 4.8 | (15.9) | 3.1 | (8.7) | 1.01 | n.s. |
| Unprotected Vaginal Sex (last 60 days) | ||||||||
| Spouse/Steady: Always (vs. Sometimes) | 85.4 | (386) | 91.8 | (134) | 82.4 | (252) | 2.39 | (1.24,4.63) |
| Casual/Anonymous: Always (vs. Sometimes) | 69.0 | (312) | 69.2 | (101) | 69.0 | (211) | 1.01 | n.s. |
| Trade sex for MA: Ever (vs. Never) | 29.0 | (63) | 33.7 | (30) | 25.8 | (33) | 1.46 | n.s. |
| Sex Partner with HIV(+)/unknown status | ||||||||
| Spouse/Steady: Yes (vs. No) | 55.1 | (249) | 55.5 | (81) | 54.9 | (168) | 1.02 | n.s. |
| Casual/Anonymous: Yes (vs. No) | 95.8 | (433) | 95.9 | (140) | 95.8 | (293) | 1.04 | n.s. |
| Any STIs in last 60 days: Yes (vs. No) | 20.0 | (89) | 31.0 | (45) | 14.6 | (44) | 2.63 | (1.63,4.23) |
| Sex Partner had STI in last 60 days | ||||||||
| Spouse/Steady: Yes (vs. No) | 14.1 | (19) | 20.6 | (13) | 8.3 | (6) | 2.86 | (1.02,8.04) |
| Casual/Anonymous: Yes (vs. No) | 5.8 | (21) | 8.1 | (9) | 4.8 | (12) | 1.76 | n.s. |
| Marathon Sex while high on MA: Yes (vs. No) | 64.8 | (293) | 51.4 | (75) | 71.2 | (218) | 0.43 | (0.28,0.64) |
| Sex Partner MA-user | ||||||||
| Spouse/Steady: Yes (vs. No) | 97.6 | (441) | 98.0 | (143) | 97.4 | (298) | 1.28 | n.s. |
| Casual/Anonymous: Yes (vs. No) | 97.6 | (441) | 96.6 | (141) | 98.0 | (300) | 0.56 | |
| Consume MA with sexual partner: Yes (vs No) | 86.3 | (390) | 84.9 | (124) | 86.9 | (266) | 0.85 | n.s. |
| Who initiated participant into MA use | ||||||||
| Friend: Yes (vs. No) | 68.5 | (309) | 64.8 | (94) | 70.3 | (215) | 0.78 | n.s. |
| Family: Yes (vs. No) | 11.7 | (53) | 15.2 | (22) | 10.1 | (31) | 1.59 | n.s. |
| Sex Partner: Yes (vs. No) | 23.3 | (105) | 32.4 | (47) | 18.9 | (58) | 2.05 | (1.31,3.21) |
*
Values for these characteristics are in the form of Mean (SD) instead of % (n).
Abbreviations: SD = standard deviation; n.s. = not significant (95%CI includes 1.0); OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval