Table 4.
Multivariate analysis of online sexual partners, exchanged sex, and STI testing among homeless youth (n = 201), Los Angeles, CA, 2009
| Had sex with online partner | Exchanged sex | STI testing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR. | 95% CI | |
| Age | 1.11 | (0.83, 1.47) | 1.00 | (0.68, 1.48)* | 1.11 | (0.80, 1.53)* |
| Male | 2.03 | (0.65, 6.37) | 0.14 | (0.03, 0.82)* | 0.16 | (0.03, 0.91)* |
| African American | 1.14 | (0.38, 3.42) | 0.31 | (0.05, 2.02) | 2.17 | (0.54, 8.69) |
| GLB | 4.01 | (1.37, 11.72)** | 0.75 | (0.16, 3.62) | 9.85 | (1.05, 92.13) |
| Time homeless | 1.00 | (0.87, 1.15) | 1.36 | (0.29, 6.39) | 1.14 | (0.92, 1.41) |
| Unsheltered | 0.30 | (0.09, 1.05) | 0.26 | (0.04) | 1.96 | (0.46, 8.36) |
| Had sex with online partner | – | 6.82 | (1.35, 34.52)* | 1.85 | (0.26, 13.30) | |
| Talk to friends on OSN about videos | 1.41 | (0.47, 4.20) | 1.63 | (0.31, 8.46) | 0.95 | (0.24, 3.82) |
| Talk to friends on OSN about drinking/drugs | 0.80 | (0.56, 1.13) | 2.03 | (1.19, 3.45)** | 0.83 | (0.55, 1.26) |
| Talk to friends on OSN about sex | 1.25 | (0.95, 1.65) | 1.08 | (0.75, 1.56) | 1.01 | (0.71, 1.44) |
| Talk to friends on OSN about love | 1.10 | (0.90, 1.35) | 0.71 | (0.49, 1.01)* | 1.04 | (0.78, 1.39) |
| Talk to friends on OSN about safe sex | 1.54 | (1.13, 2.11)** | 1.19 | (0.80, 1.77) | Predicts perfectly | – |
| Talk to friend on OSN about being homeless | 0.91 | (0.76, 1.10) | 0.92 | (0.71, 1.19) | 0.96 | (0.79, 1.17) |
| Talk to friends on OSN about school | 0.87 | (0.76, 1.01) | 1.09 | (0.89, 1.35) | 0.88 | (0.73, 1.07) |
| Does not use online social networks | 0.88 | (0.72, 1.08) | 1.23 | (0.97, 1.55) | 0.80 | (0.68, 0.94)** |
| Log likehood | −56.66 | −33.53 | −41.70 | |||
* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01