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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 5.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2013 Jun;17(5):1724–1733. doi: 10.1007/s10461-012-0310-2

Table 2.

Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with unprotected sex in the last 6 months among socially marginalized men, Peru. (N = 4040, subjects = 2053)

Risk factor PRa p value 95 % CIb PR(a)a p value 95 % CIb
Alcohol use prior to sex
  Neither partner nor participant used alcohol prior to sex Ref. Ref.
  Either partner or participant used alcohol prior to sex 1.18e 0.001 1.13–1.23 1.13 0.001 1.09–1.17
  Both partners used alcohol prior to sex 1.09 0.001 1.04–1.14 1.14 0.001 1.09–1.19
Drug use prior to sex
  No Ref. Ref.
  Yes 1.07 0.003 1.02–1.12 1.03 0.159 0.99–1.08
Agecd 1.00 0.018 1.00–1.01 1.00 0.959 1.00–1.01
Age at sexual debutcd 1.00 0.517 0.99–1.01 0.99 0.192 0.98–1.00
Graduated from high schoold
  No Ref. Ref.
  Yes 0.97 0.111 0.93–1.01 0.99 0.713 0.95–1.03
Marital status
  Married/living with spouse Ref. Ref.
  Widowed, separated or divorced 0.88 0.010 0.79–0.97 0.95 0.245 0.86–1.04
  Single 0.84 0.001 0.81–0.87 0.93 0.001 0.88–0.97
Employment status
  Permanent work Ref. Ref.
  Occasional work 1.02 0.572 0.96–1.08 1.03 0.291 0.98–1.08
  Support from family or friends 1.00 0.900 0.93–1.06 1.06 0.085 0.99–1.13
# partners, last 6 months
  1 Ref. Ref.
  2 0.93 0.001 0.89–0.96 1.00 0.937 0.96–1.04
  3+ 0.82 0.001 0.79–0.86 0.94 0.007 0.91–0.98
Time in relationship
  <6 months Ref. Ref.
  >6 months 1.27 0.001 1.22–1.31 1.12 0.001 1.08–1.16
Type of partner
  Stable partner (spouse/girlfriend) Ref. Ref.
  Occasional partner (casual partner/sexual work/another) 0.76 0.001 0.73–0.79 0.81 0.001 0.78–0.85
Sex of partner
  Woman Ref. Ref.
  Man 0.83 0.001 0.76–0.91 0.94 0.150 0.86–1.02
a

PR Prevalence ratio, PR(a) Adjusted prevalence ratio

b

CI Confidence Interval

c

Age and age at sexual debut are included as continuous variables

d

Age, age at sexual debut, graduated from high school, marital status and employment status are variables at the individual level

e

The data in bold indicate statistical significance, p value < 0.05