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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Abus. 2013;34(3):283–291. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2013.772934

Table 3.

Associations among Use of Substances and Types of Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Utilization for Sexually-Experienced Young Women in the United States

Substance Use* Contraceptive Service Usea Sexually Transmitted Infection Service Useb Gynecological Exam Service Usec
OR (95%CI) P OR (95%CI) P OR (95%CI) P
Tobacco (smoked cigarettes)
    None Ref Ref Ref
    Less than daily 1.1 (0.8,1.4) 0.71 1.3 (1.0,1.8) 0.09 1.0 (0.8,1.4) 0.85
    Daily 0.6 (0.4,0.8) 0.001 1.8 (1.3,2.5) 0.001 1.0 (0.7,1.4) 0.99
Alcohol (drinks)
    None Ref Ref Ref
    Once or twice 1.1 (0.7,1.7) 0.56 1.3 (0.8,2.1) 0.34 1.6 (1.1,2.3) 0.02
    Several times 0.9 (0.6,1.3) 0.44 1.7 (1.1,2.6) 0.03 1.5 (1.1,2.1) 0.02
    Monthly 0.9 (0.6,1.3) 0.55 1.2 (0.7,1.9) 0.48 1.5 (1.0,2.1) 0.04
    Weekly 1.0 (0.7,1.6) 0.92 1.8 (1.1,2.9) 0.03 1.7 (1.1,2.4) 0.01
    Daily 1.2 (0.6,2.5) 0.64 2.6 (1.1,5.8) 0.02 1.7 (0.7,4.2) 0.25
Binge Drinkingd
    None Ref Ref Ref
    Once or twice 0.9 (0.6,1.1) 0.29 1.2 (0.8,1.8) 0.31 1.1 (0.8,1.5) 0.68
    Several times 1.0 (0.7,1.4) 0.81 1.2 (0.7,1.8) 0.50 1.1 (0.8,1.5) 0.73
    Monthly 1.2 (0.9,1.7) 0.27 1.7 (1.1,2.5) 0.02 1.3 (0.9,2.0) 0.15
    Weekly 0.9 (0.6,1.4) 0.73 1.6 (0.9,2.7) 0.11 0.9 (0.5,1.5) 0.72
    Daily 1.5 (0.5,4.7) 0.46 1.6 (0.5,4.7) 0.43 1.9 (0.5,6.7) 0.32
Marijuana
    None Ref Ref Ref
    Once or twice 1.1 (0.8,1.5) 0.67 1.6 (1.1,2.3) 0.009 1.2 (0.8,1.7) 0.32
    Several times 0.9 (0.6,1.4) 0.66 1.6 (1.0,2.5) 0.04 1.0 (0.6,1.7) 0.91
    Monthly 0.7 (0.4,1.3) 0.24 1.9 (1.0,3.5) 0.05 1.3 (0.8,2.2) 0.33
    Weekly 1.2 (0.7,2.2) 0.45 2.9 (1.7,5.2) <0.001 2.5 (1.4,4.3) 0.002
    Daily 0.8 (0.5,1.2) 0.23 1.6 (1.0,2.6) 0.04 1.5 (0.9,2.4) 0.14
Other Illicit Drugse
    None Ref Ref Ref
    Any use 0.7 (0.4,1.0) 0.10 2.2 (1.4,3.5) 0.001 1.1 (0.7,1.8) 0.66

Sample is sexually experienced young women (N=2,782).

a

Contraceptive services may include contraceptive method provision, check-up, counseling, emergency contraception provision/counseling.a

b

Sexually transmitted infection services may include testing and treatment for any sexually transmitted infection.

c

Other gynecological services may include services for a pap smear, pelvic or other gynecological exam. Results are presented as adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) and P-values (P) from multivariate logistic regression models.

*

Substance use characteristics entered together in models. Models also controlling for survey year 2002 vs 2006-2008.

d

Binge drinking defined as ≥5 drinks within a few hours.

e

Other illicit drugs include crack, cocaine, or injectable drugs.