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. 2012 Mar 20;12:216. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-216

Table 4.

Multivariate comparison of factors associated with students experiencing alcohol-related non-consensual sex, by sex

Variable Category Female students Male students
Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) Wald P Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) Wald P

Alcohol consumption Non hazardous Reference - - Not entered into the model

Hazardous 2.82 (1.96-4.06) 30.85 < 0.001

A is mildly drunk, B severely. B is too drunk to give consent. They have sex. Next day B states rape occurred. Should A be held responsible for rape? Disagree Reference 7.82 0.020 Not entered into the model

Undecided 0.93 (0.58-1.50) 0.08 0.774

Agree 1.51 (1.03-2.19) 4.54 0.033

Being drunk when having sex increases the likelihood of a false rape allegation Disagree Reference 8.67 0.013 Not entered into the model

Undecided 0.70 (0.36-1.36) 1.12 0.290

Agree 0.53 (0.35-0.82) 8.34 0.004

Have sex with: Opposite sex Not entered into the model Reference 10.26 0.006


Same sex 2.80 (1.07-7.32) 4.39 0.036


Both sexes 6.60 (1.60-27.17) 6.83 0.009

Consent is about having the freedom to choose to have sex No Not entered into the model Reference 6.79 0.034


Unsure 0.20 (0.05-0.76) 5.57 0.018


Yes 0.84 (0.34-2.05) 0.15 0.696

A and B are severely drunk. A is too drunk to establish if consents present. B is too drunk to consent. Both have sex. Next day B states rape occurred. Should A be held responsible for rape? How would you describe this? Consensual Not entered into the model Reference 5.69 0.128


Rape 0 0 0.999


A mid-point 0.99 (0.45-2.19) 0 0.986


Undecided 0.08 (0.01-0.70) 5.26 0.022

Only variables (or variable strata) significantly related to the dependent variable are retained in the logistic regression model. N = 789 for the female logistic regression model. Hosmer and Lemeshow Goodness-of-Fit Test: X2 = 1.18, P = 0.95. N = 250 for the male logistic regression model. Hosmer and Lemeshow Goodness-of-Fit Test: X2 = 1.70, P = 0.95.