Table 1.
Bivariate associations of demographics, alcohol use, and prescription drug use with sexual risk behaviors among patients who were sexually active in the past yeara
| Inconsist. condom use |
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| Full sample, past-year sex (n = 2,127) | Always (n = 827) | None/inconsist. (n = 1,298) | Multiple partners |
Substance use before sex |
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| Variable | 1 partner (n = 1,001) | >1 partner (n = 1,126) | No (n = 1,072) | Yes (n = 1,053) | |||
| Female | 1,291 (60.7%) | 439 (53.1%)*** | 850 (65.5%) | 645 (64.4%)** | 646 (57.4%) | 688 (64.2%)** | 601 (57.1%) |
| Age | 18.34 (1.58) | 18.07 (1.68)*** | 18.51 (1.49) | 18.32 (1.63) | 18.36 (1.53) | 18.02 (1.71)*** | 18.67 (1.36) |
| European American | 1,468 (69.0%) | 620 (75.0%)*** | 846 (65.2%) | 685 (68.4%) | 783 (69.5%) | 673 (62.8%)*** | 793 (75.3%) |
| Stimulant PDM | 268 (12.6%) | 68 (8.2%)*** | 199 (15.3%) | 83 (8.3%)*** | 185 (16.4%) | 44 (4.1%)*** | 223 (21.2%) |
| Sedative PDM | 174 (8.2%) | 32 (3.9%)*** | 142 (10.9%) | 31 (3.1%)*** | 143 (12.7%) | 28 (2.6%)*** | 146 (13.9%) |
| Opioid PDM | 232 (10.9%) | 51 (6.2%)*** | 181(13.9%) | 63 (6.3%)*** | 169 (15.0%) | 51 (4.8%)*** | 181 (17.2%) |
| No PDM | 1,705 (80.2%) | 717 (86.7%)*** | 987 (76.0%) | 873 (87.2%)*** | 832 (73.9%) | 971 (90.6%)*** | 733 (69.6%) |
| One class | 251 (11.8%) | 81 (9.8%) | 169 (13.0%) | 94 (9.4%) | 157 (13.9%) | 82 (7.6%) | 168 (16.0%) |
| Two classes | 90 (4.2%) | 17 (2.1%) | 73 (5.6%) | 19 (1.9%) | 71 (6.3%) | 16 (1.5%) | 74 (7.0%) |
| Three classes | 81 (3.8%) | 12 (1.4%) | 69 (5.3%) | 15 (1.5%) | 66 (5.9%) | 3 (0.3%) | 78 (7.4%) |
| AUDIT-C score | 3.03 (2.93) | 2.58 (2.75)*** | 3.32 (3.01) | 2.19 (2.54)*** | 3.79 (3.06) | 1.40 (1.99)*** | 4.70 (2.80) |
| Cannabis use | 1,129 (53.1%) | 376 (45.5%)*** | 752 (57.9%) | 402 (40.2%)*** | 727 (64.6%) | 330 (30.8%)*** | 798 (75.8%) |
Notes: Data are n (%) or M (SD). Inconsist. = inconsistent; PDM = prescription drug misuse; AUDIT-C = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test–Consumption.
a
Reference groups for gender = male, for race = African American/other, for PDM and cannabis variables = no PDM or cannabis use.
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001.