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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Addict Nurs. 2011 Mar;11(1-2):25–31. doi: 10.3109/10884601003628138

TABLE 2.

Summary of logistic regression analyses for sexual assault as a predictor of the medical and nonmedical use of four classes of prescription drugs

Medical Prescription Use
Non-medical Prescription Use
% (n) OR 95% CI %(n) OR 95% CI
Anxiolytics
 No Assault 1.4%(4) 1.0%(3)
 Non-penetrating Assault 4.7%(8) 2.6 .7–9.3 0.6%(1) 0.2 .01–2.6
 Penetrating Assault 6.3%(1) 2.5 0.2–25.5 6.3%(1) 2.0 .13–30.8
Stimulants
 No Assault 2.4%(7) 1.0%(3)
 Non-penetrating Assault 2.4%(4) 0.9 .3–3.4 1.2%(2) .4 .1–4.1
 Penetrating Assault 0 0 0 0 0 0
Opioid Analgesics
 No Assault 35.2%(103) 9.8%(29)
 Non-penetrating Assault 47.6%(81) 1.7** 1.1–2.5 18.7%(32) 1.8* 1.0–3.2
 Penetrating Assault 56.3%(9) 2.3 0.8–6.5 43.8%(7) 5.4** 1.8–16.1
Sedatives
 No Assault 7.7%(23) 1.7%(5)
 Non-penetrating Assault 9.4%(16) 1.1 0.5–2.1 3.5%(6) 2.1 0.6–7.1
 Penetrating Assault 18.8%(3) 2.7 0.5–9.0 12.5%(2) 5.7* .9–37.6
Any Use
 No Assault 38.6%(115) 11.1%(33)
 Non-penetrating Assault 53.2%(91) 1.8** 1.2–2.7 20.5%(35) 2.1* .9–2.8
 Penetrating Assault 56.3%(9) 2.0 0.7–5.6 43.8%(7) 4.2** 1.4–13.0

Note: Contrast group for assault groups was the “no assault” group. Binge drinking and illicit drug use were entered into all equations as a control variable prior to the sexual assault variable.

*

p< .05,

**

p< .01,

***

p< .001.