Table 3.
Prevalence and factors associated with rectal douching/enema use by demographic characteristics and sexual behaviors among respondents in the international rectal douching survey, May 2011-August 2012 (n = 1,725)
| |
|
Rectal Douche/enema use |
Adjusted OR |
95% CI |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | p value | |||
| Age, years* |
<.01 |
1.03 |
(1.02–1.04) |
||
| Douchers |
|
38.1 (11.7) |
|
|
|
| Non-Douchers |
|
34.0 (10.8) |
|
|
|
| Gender |
|
<.01 |
|
|
|
| Male |
1,258 |
70.4 |
|
1.00 |
Reference |
| Female |
81 |
32.4 |
|
0.22 |
(0.15–0.32) |
| Region |
|
<.01 |
|
|
|
| Africa |
37 |
61.8 |
|
0.41 |
(0.18–0.84) |
| Asia |
58 |
52.7 |
|
0.39 |
(0.18–0.84) |
| Europe |
328 |
71.9 |
|
0.92 |
(0.67–1.26) |
| Latin America/Caribbean |
107 |
39.9 |
|
0.21 |
(0.14–0.31) |
| North America |
773 |
70.7 |
|
1.00 |
Reference |
| Other |
36 |
72.0 |
|
1.57 |
(0.56–4.40) |
| No. of times, receptive anal intercourse, past 3 months** |
<.01 |
1.01 |
(1.00–1.02) |
||
| Douchers |
6 (3–15) |
|
|
|
|
| Non-Douchers |
4 (2–10) |
|
|
|
|
| Always use condoms for RAI, past 3 months |
0.08 |
|
|
||
| Yes |
414 |
63.8 |
|
0.88 |
(0.68–1.15) |
| No |
817 |
67.9 |
|
1.00 |
Reference |
| Lubricant use for RAI, past 3 months |
|
|
<.01 |
|
|
| Yes |
1,159 |
67.8 |
|
1.77 |
(1.10–2.85) |
| No |
71 |
50.0 |
|
1.00 |
Reference |
| Substance use, with sexual activity |
<.01 |
|
|
||
| Yes |
499 |
73.6 |
|
1.93 |
(1.50–2.49) |
| No |
365 |
46.1 |
|
1.00 |
Reference |
| STI, past 12 months |
<.01 |
|
|
||
| Yes |
170 |
69.4 |
|
1.74 |
(1.01–3.00) |
| No |
688 |
57.1 |
|
1.00 |
Reference |
| HIV-positive |
<.01 |
|
|
||
| Yes |
352 |
72.4 |
|
1.68 |
(1.26–2.24) |
| No | 499 | 52.5 | 1.00 | Reference | |
Abbreviations. OR odds ratio, RAI receptive anal intercourse, STI Sexually transmitted infection.
*Data represent mean and standard deviation.
**Data represent median and interquartile range.