Table 1.
Bivariate associations between IPV, socio-demographic and partnership characteristics with prevalent STI and STI-risk behaviors of women in wave 3 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
| Total N = 3548 |
Prevalent STI |
Condom used at last vaginal intercourse |
Concurrent partner |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (col %) | n (row %) | n (row %) | n (row %) | |
| Prevalent STI | ||||
| Yes | 250 (7.1) | --- | 92 (36.8) | 62 (25.8)+ |
| No | 3298 (92.9) | --- | 1036 (31.5) | 513 (15.8)+ |
| Partner has concurrent partners | ||||
| Yes | 575 (16.5) | 62 (10.8)+ | 174 (30.3) | --- |
| No | 2909 (83.5) | 178 (6.1)+ | 930 (32.0) | --- |
| Condom used at last vaginal intercourse |
||||
| Yes | 1128 (31.8) | 92 (8.2) | --- | 174 (15.8) |
| No | 2416 (68.2) | 158 (6.5) | --- | 400 (16.8) |
| Physical IPV – past year | ||||
| Reciprocal | 603 (17.0) | 44 (7.3)** | 143 (23.8)+ | 164 (27.8)+ |
| Victim-only | 106 (3.0) | 14 (13.2)** | 22 (20.8)+ | 25 (24.5)+ |
| Perpetrator-only | 423 (11.9) | 40 (9.5)** | 129 (30.5)+ | 93 (22.3)+ |
| No abuse | 2416 (68.1) | 152 (6.3)** | 834 (34.6)+ | 293 (12.3)+ |
| Sexually victimized – past year | ||||
| Yes | 290 (8.2) | 15 (5.2) | 75 (26.0)* | 77 (27.3)+ |
| No | 3252 (91.8) | 235 (7.2) | 1052 (32.4)* | 496 (15.5)+ |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 2052 (57.9) | 74 (3.6)+ | 581 (28.4)+ | 285 (14.1)+ |
| Non-Hispanic black | 659 (18.6) | 121 (18.4)+ | 278 (42.3)+ | 155 (24.5)+ |
| Hispanic | 493 (13.9) | 26 (5.3)+ | 155 (31.4)+ | 79 (16.3)+ |
| Other | 342 (9.6) | 29 (8.5)+ | 113 (33.0)+ | 56 (16.6)+ |
| Age^ | ||||
| Yes to outcome | 21.9 [1.71] | 21.7 [1.79] | 21.7 [1.74]+ | 21.9 [1.74] |
| No to outcome | --- | 21.9 [1.70] | 22.0 [1.69]+ | 21.9 [1.71] |
| Education | ||||
| <HS | 266 (7.5) | 37 (13.9)+ | 83 (31.3)** | 42 (16.3) |
| HS | 1225 (34.5) | 102 (8.3)+ | 347 (28.3)** | 222 (18.6) |
| Some college | 1594 (44.9) | 96 (6.0)+ | 545 (34.3)** | 242 (15.4) |
| College graduate | 462 (13.0) | 15 (3.3)+ | 153 (33.1)** | 69 (15.0) |
| Level of commitment | ||||
| casual dating/only sex | 330 (9.3) | 38 (11.5)+ | 181 (54.9)+ | 105 (34.1)+ |
| exclusive dating | 1157 (32.8) | 94 (8.1)+ | 497 (43.0)+ | 143 (12.5)+ |
| cohabiting | 1109 (31.4) | 90 (8.1)+ | 265 (23.9)+ | 197 (18.1)+ |
| married | 936 (26.5) | 28 (3.0)+ | 177 (18.9)+ | 125 (13.5)+ |
| Age discordant ≥ 3 years | ||||
| Same age | 2031 (57.3) | 131 (6.5)+ | 668 (32.9) | 333 (16.7) |
| Partner older | 1455 (41.1) | 108 (7.4)+ | 440 (30.3) | 228 (16.0) |
| Partner younger | 58 (1.6) | 11 (19.0)+ | 20 (34.5) | 14 (24.1) |
| Drug use~ – past year | ||||
| Yes | 367 (10.4) | 21 (5.7) | 106 (28.9) | 79 (21.8)** |
| No | 3163 (89.6) | 228 (7.2) | 1020 (32.3) | 494 (15.9)** |
| Frequent heavy drinking$ – past year | ||||
| Yes | 483 (13.8) | 30 (6.2) | 156 (32.4) | 95 (20.0)* |
| No | 3021 (86.2) | 215 (7.1) | 960 (31.8) | 475 (16.0)* |
| Exchange sex for money – past year | ||||
| Yes | 29 (0.8) | 8 (27.6)+ | 5 (17.2) | 12 (41.4)+ |
| No | 3518 (99.2) | 242 (6.9)+ | 1122 (31.9) | 563 (16.3)+ |
| Number of sex partners – past year^ | ||||
| Yes to outcome | 1.57 [1.51] | 1.93 [1.60]+ | 1.59 [1.27] | 1.87 [1.51]+ |
| No to outcome | --- | 1.55 [1.50]+ | 1.56 [1.60] | 1.51 [1.52]+ |
*
p<0.05,
**
p<0.01,
+
p<0.001,
^
mean [standard deviation]
~
drug use = cocaine, crystal meth, injected drugs, any other illegal drug (LSD, PCP, ecstasy, mushrooms, inhalants, ice, heroin, prescription medication not prescribed to you)
$
frequent heavy drinking = 5 or more alcoholic drinks in one sitting at least 2x per month