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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2013 Jun;17(5):1655–1667. doi: 10.1007/s10461-012-0366-z

Table 3.

Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) from multi-level multivariate logistic regression models predicting unprotected sex with a particular partner

Variable Unprotected Sex (n = 305 respondents, 665 partners)
OR (95% CI)
Individual characteristics
 Age 0.96 (0.91, 1.01)
 Respondent ethnicity – Black (vs. White) 1.08 (0.29, 4.02)
 Respondent ethnicity – Hispanic (vs. White) 0.28 (0.04, 1.84)
 Respondent ethnicity – Other (vs. White) 0.22 (0.02, 2.05)
 Income ($100 dollars per month) 1.01 (0.91, 1.13)
 Months homeless lifetime 1.00 (0.99, 1.01)
 PTSD 1.72 (0.58, 5.09)
 MHI 0.97 (0.95, 1.00)*
 Total female partners in past 6 months 1.02 (0.97, 1.08)
 Total male partners in past 6 months 2.18 (1.10, 4.33) *
 Concern about getting a woman pregnant 0.97 (0.58, 1.61)
 Condom efficacy 0.31 (0.12, 0.78) *
 Negative condom beliefs 2.16 (1.07, 4.36) *
 HIV susceptibility 1.38 (0.77, 2.48)
 Proportion of non-sex partners in social network rated as likely to engage in risky sex 1.01 (0.99, 1.03)
 Culturally Relevant Masculinity Beliefs 3.23 (0.19, 55.82)
Partner/Relationship Level Variables
 Partner is homeless 1.17 (0.46, 2.96)
 Respondent met partner on the street 2.64 (1.17, 5.92) *
 Partner is HIV+ or had unknown HIV status 0.51 (0.20, 1.32)
 Frequency of contact between respondent and 1.53 (1.01, 2.29) *
 Respondent felt emotionally close to partner 3.94 (1.43, 10.83) **
 Respondent received tangible support from the partner 1.12 (0.47, 2.66)
 Relationship commitment 1.84 (1.17, 2.89) **
 Partner and respondent talked about HIV risk and/or protection 0.10 (0.04, 0.29) **
 Partner and respondent talked about condoms 0.05 (0.02, 0.14) **
 Centrality (closeness) of partner in respondents network 1.02 (1.00, 1.04) *

Note.

#

p < .10,

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01