Table 5.
Factors associated with being a female condom (FC) user by gender (N = 1614)
| Variables | Odds ratio (95 % confidence interval) among 851 records from 652 women
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Odds ratio (95 % confidence interval) among 763 records from 692 men
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusteda | Unadjusted | Adjusteda | |
| Age | 1.01 (0.99–1.03) | – | 1.02 (1.00–1.04)* | – |
| Ethnic group | ||||
| Black/African American | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Puerto Rican/other Latino | 1.91 (1.07–3.41)* | – | 1.47 (0.85–2.53) | – |
| White/other groups | 1.82 (0.79–4.18) | – | 1.28 (0.59–2.80) | – |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Married/living together | 1.14 (0.71–1.83) | – | 1.26 (0.73–2.16) | – |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 1.44 (0.74–2.79) | – | 1.50 (0.84–2.65) | – |
| High school graduate | 0.81 (0.51–1.30) | – | 0.59 (0.37–0.94)* | – |
| Homeless | 1.58 (0.84–2.95) | – | 0.96 (0.57–1.63) | – |
| Prior month income <$500 | 0.60 (0.37–0.97)* | – | 0.90 (0.55–1.46) | – |
| Currently employed | 0.55 (0.26–1.19) | – | 1.20 (0.65–2.20) | – |
| Pregnant or trying | 1.35 (0.61–3.00) | – | 1.24 (0.54–2.85) | – |
| Alcohol use until drunk in last 30 days | 0.44 (0.20–0.98)* | – | 1.22 (0.62–2.37) | – |
| Injection drug use in last 30 days | 2.73 (1.37–5.45)** | 3.54 (1.47–8.48)** | 0.62 (0.22–1.70) | – |
| Current STI symptoms | 1.93 (1.10–3.40)* | 2.01 (1.08–3.72)* | 1.54 (0.48–4.98) | – |
| Childhood abuse history | 1.67 (1.02–2.72)* | – | 1.85 (1.11–3.08)* | – |
| Perceived HIV risk | 1.20 (0.91–1.59) | – | 1.02 (0.75–1.38) | – |
| Multiple sex partners in last 30 days | 2.44 (1.31–4.55)** | 2.05 (1.11–3.78)* | 2.09 (1.30–3.34)** | – |
| Male condom user | 2.23 (1.32–3.78)** | 2.20 (1.30–3.73)** | 3.67 (2.02–6.68)*** | 2.86 (1.51–5.41)** |
| FC cognitive factors | ||||
| FC knowledge | 2.96 (0.93–9.41) | – | 0.35 (0.12–0.98)* | – |
| FC attitudes | 6.58 (3.30–13.09)*** | 7.61 (3.85–15.03)*** | 9.71 (4.31–21.88)*** | 7.61 (3.09–18.76)*** |
| FC efficacy w primary partner | 1.62 (1.11–2.37)* | – | 1.59 (1.13–2.23)** | – |
| Relationship power | 0.99 (0.61–1.59) | – | 1.44 (0.82–2.52) | – |
| Locus of control of STI prevention | 1.02 (0.61–1.71) | – | 0.72 (0.43–1.21) | – |
| Perceived peer norms | ||||
| Likelihood most people you spend time with would use FC | 1.65 (1.32–2.08)*** | – | 1.94 (1.58–2.39)*** | – |
| Likelihood most people you spend time with think you should use FC | 1.70 (1.41–2.06)*** | 1.62 (1.31–2.00)*** | 1.96 (1.61–2.39)*** | 1.36 (1.06–1.74)* |
| Likelihood most people you spend time with are using FC | 1.68 (1.38–2.05)*** | – | 2.09 (1.67–2.61)*** | 1.50 (1.14–1.96)** |
| Network exposure to FC informationb | 2.39 (1.28–4.44)*** | 2.26 (1.21–4.19)* | 4.41 (2.63–7.40)*** | 2.82 (1.62–4.90)*** |
Female condom (FC) user was defined as having used FC during the past 30 days or having ever used FC five or more times. By this definition, FC users included 93 records from women and 83 records from men; FC non-users included 758 records from women and 680 records from men Generalized estimating equation was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) between covariates and FC use (95 % confidence interval—CI)
Unadjusted variables with p <0.25 were included in the initial model building process, with p ≥ 0.05 being excluded from the final model
Network exposure to FC information is a dichotomous variable (Y/N) defined as having one or more persons in one’s network who has ever said anything positive or negative about FC
p <0.05
p <0.01
p <0.001