Table 3.

Association (OR, 95% CI) between sociodemographic factors, frequent heavy episodic drinking, mental health factors, and sexual behavior among university students in Uganda

	Previously had sex		High number of sexual partners		Inconsistent condom use
	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male
Age
Younger	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Older	2.2 (1.3–3.8)	1.9 (1.3–2.7)	1.2 (0.5–2.9)	1.0 (0.6–1.5)	1.1 (0.7–1.7)	1.0 (0.5–2.0)
Area of origin
Urban/peri-urban	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Rural	1.1 (0.7–1.9)	1.5 (1.1–2.1)	1.0 (0.5–2.4)	1.1 (0.7–1.7)	1.1 (0.7–1.7)	1.1 (0.6–2.3)
Educational level of head of household
High	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Low	0.9 (0.5–1.7)	1.1 (0.8–1.6)	1.3 (0.4–5.1)	1.1 (0.7–1.8)	0.6 (0.2–1.5)	0.9 (0.6–1.5)
Frequent heavy episodic drinking
No	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
Yes	4.2 (1.5–11.6)	3.2 (1.9–5.3)	3.5 (1.3–9.5)	2.4 (1.4–4.1)	1.0 (0.4–2.8)	0.7 (0.3–1.3)
Mental health
Low	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
High	1.4 (0.9–2.2)	1.5 (1.04–2.1)	2.2 (0.96–4.9)	2.4 (1.5–3.9)	1.3 (0.6–2.7)	1.1 (0.6–1.9)
Depression
Low	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
High	1.4 (0.9–2.2)	1.3 (0.94–1.9)	3.0 (1.3–7.1)	2.4 (1.5–3.8)	1.2 (0.6–2.4)	1.4 (0.8–2.5)
Anxiety
Low	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
High	1.2 (0.7–1.9)	1.1 (0.8–1.6)	1.1 (0.5–2.4)	1.9 (1.2–3.0)	2.0 (0.9–4.1)	3.0 (1.1–3.6)
Psychoticism
Low	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)	1 (ref)
High	1.4 (0.9–2.2)	1.3 (0.9–1.8)	1.6 (0.7–3.5)	2.1 (1.3–3.4)	1.4 (0.7–2.8)	0.9 (0.5–1.6)