Table 3.
Multivariable Logistic Regression Model of Correlates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Black and White Heroin, Cocaine, and Crack Using Women in Baltimore, Maryland, 2002–2010 (n = 214)
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STDs among 127 black women |
STDs among 87 white women |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | OR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI |
| Age | 0.99 | 0.92-1.07 | 1.01 | 0.94-1.10 |
| Education | a | |||
| High school education or GED | 1.00 | – | ||
| Less than high school education | 0.46*** | 0.21-1.03 | ||
| Homeless in past 6 months | a | |||
| No | 1.00 | – | ||
| Yes | 2.13 | 0.70-6.45 | ||
| Lifetime history of incarceration | a | |||
| No | 1.00 | – | ||
| Yes | 2.31 | 0.60-8.99 | ||
| Sexual debut before 15 years of age | a | |||
| No | 1.00 | – | ||
| Yes | 2.22 | 0.72-6.86 | ||
| Lifetime history of sex trade for drugs | ||||
| No | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Yes | 0.88 | 0.29-2.68 | 1.13 | 0.29-4.35 |
| Lifetime history of sex trade for money, shelter, other | ||||
| No | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Yes | 2.48 | 0.83-7.40 | 3.62* | 1.16-11.35 |
| Lifetime history of casual sex partner | a | |||
| No | 1.00 | – | ||
| Yes | 2.84* | 1.26-6.38 | ||
| Lifetime history of anal sex | a | |||
| No | 1.00 | – | ||
| Yes | 3.24*** | 0.95-11.04 | ||
*
p < 0.05; ***p < 0.10.
a
Variable not included in multivariate model because it was not a significant univariate correlate.