Table 1.
Characteristics of high riska female STD clinic patients from St.Petersburg, Russia (N = 87)
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Age (median (IQRb); min 18, max 50) | 26 (21-35) |
| Married | (27/87) 31.0% |
| Completed college or more | (48/87) 55.2% |
| Monthly income < 9,000 rubles | (36/87) 41.4% |
| Alcohol use | |
| At risk drinkingc | 45/87 (51.7%) |
| More likely to agree to have sex after drinking | 41/87 (47.1%) |
| Finds sex more enjoyable after drinking | 25/87 (28.7%) |
| Injection drug use | |
| Ever injected drugs | 1/87 (1.1%) |
| Ever had a sex partner who injected drugs | 14/87 (16.1%) |
| Sexual behavior in the previous three months | |
| Did not use condoms | 23/87 (26.4%) |
| Used alcohol prior to sex at least some of the times | 67/87 (77.7%) |
| Pregnancy and abortion | |
| Has ever been pregnant | (55/87) 63.2% |
| Parity | (36/87) 41.1% |
| Abortions: | |
| None | (48/87) 55.2% |
| 1 | (18/87) 20.7% |
| 2 | (7/87) 8% |
| 3 or more | (13/87) 16.1% |
a i.e., reported having multiple or casual sexual partners in the last 3 months
b IQR = interquartile range
c i.e., received an "at risk" score in the alcohol use disorder identification test (AUDIT-C)