Table 2.
Comparison of Dichotomized Sexual Risk Behaviors Between Young and Older* Drug-Dependent Adults, By Gender (N = 503)
| Males (n = 286) |
Females (n = 217) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Behavior | # w/ risk factor | N | % | P | # w/ risk factor | N | % | P |
| Ever had a female sex partner who inject drugs | ||||||||
| Young | 81 | 161 | 50.5 | 16 | 48 | 35.3 | ||
| Older | 62 | 124 | 50.0 | .96 | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | .18 |
| Ever had a male sex partner who inject drugs | ||||||||
| Young | 75 | 123 | 61.0 | |||||
| Older | 56 | 94 | 59.6 | .83 | ||||
| Had unprotected sex with 2 or more partners1 | ||||||||
| Young | 78 | 162 | 48.1 | 45 | 123 | 36.6 | ||
| Older | 51 | 124 | 41.1 | .24 | 23 | 94 | 24.5 | .06 |
| Had unprotected sex2 with non-main partners1 | ||||||||
| Young | 56 | 156 | 35.9 | 33 | 118 | 28.0 | ||
| Older | 41 | 114 | 36.0 | .99 | 24 | 85 | 28.2 | .97 |
| Had unprotected sex2 with people injecting drugs1 | ||||||||
| Young | 48 | 156 | 30.8 | 53 | 118 | 44.9 | ||
| Older | 28 | 114 | 24.6 | .26 | 24 | 85 | 28.2 | .016 |
| Had unprotected sex2 when trading sex for money or drugs1 | ||||||||
| Young | 9 | 156 | 5.8 | .15 | 6 | 118 | 5.1 | |
| Older | 12 | 144 | 10.5 | 10 | 85 | 11.8 | .08 | |
| Any sex act with two or more partners3 | ||||||||
| Young | 33 | 162 | 20.4 | 16 | 123 | 13.0 | ||
| Older | 25 | 124 | 20.2 | .96 | 14 | 94 | 14.9 | .69 |
| Any vaginal sex acts when condoms were not used3 | ||||||||
| Young | 133 | 145 | 91.7 | 101 | 110 | 91.8 | ||
| Older | 82 | 96 | 85.4 | .12 | 77 | 81 | 95.1 | .38 |
| Any anal sex acts when condoms were not used3 | ||||||||
| Young | 1 | 14 | 7.1 | 7 | 47 | 14.9 | ||
| Older | 1 | 15 | 6.7 | .96 | 5 | 40 | 12.5 | .75 |
1
Assessed for the past 6 months
2
Response options ranged from “0” (never) to “4” (about every day)
3
Assessed for the past 30 days