Table 4.
Association between Self-reported Childhood Sexual Abuse and Sexual Risk Behavior/Substance Use
| Mean frequency (SD) of: | Unweighted Scores | Weighted Scores | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not CSA | CSA | Not CSA | CSA | |||||||
| M (SD) | M (SD) | t | df | p | M (SD) | M (SD) | t | df | p | |
| Unprotected receptive anal intercourse | 2.48 (6.64) | 1.67 (4.19) | −0.75 | 187 | ns | 2.17 (5.85) | 1.23 (3.35) | −1.40 | 188 | ns |
| Unprotected insertive anal intercourse | 2.03 (6.36) | 2.90 (5.79) | 1.95 | 187 | .053 | 1.81 (5.85) | 3.11 (6.44) | 2.19 | 188 | .030 |
| Male partners | 19.23 (99.28) | 15.83 (75.85) | −0.21 | 188 | ns | 17.20 (105.91) | 5.57 (18.16) | −0.28 | 136 | ns |
| Commercial sex partners | 21.46 (126.74) | 14.47 (78.97) | 0.48 | 185 | ns | 15.73 (109.17) | 4.66 (19.50) | 0.94 | 185 | ns |
| Alcohol usea | 2.69 (1.01) | 2.88 (0.99) | 1.22 | 181 | ns | 2.58 (0.99) | 2.88 (1.00) | 1.81 | 180 | .071 |
| Marijuana usea | 1.69 (1.22) | 1.49 (0.92) | −1.13 | 182 | ns | 1.61 (1.14) | 1.53 (0.95) | −0.48 | 182 | ns |
| Cocaine usea | 1.37 (0.86) | 1.28 (0.80) | −0.68 | 181 | ns | 1.48 (1.03) | 1.28 (0.75) | −1.46 | 120 | ns |
Note. Sexual risk variables log-transformed prior to ANOVA analyses due to skewed distributions.
CSA = childhood sexual abuse.
a
Reported on a 5-point scale from None to Daily.