Table 5.
Likelihood of medical and life style factors associated with ever having had sex among perinatally HIV -infected adolescents
| Variables | Sexually active | Unadjusted | P-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes N (%) | No N (%) | OR (95 % CI) | |||
| Ever been treated for an STD/STI | Yes | 73 (34.43) | 28 (6.86) | 1 | 0.001 |
| No | 139 (65.57) | 380 (93.14) | 7.1 (4.42 – 11.48) | ||
| Ever smoked cigarette | Yes | 15 (7.08) | 3 (0.78) | 1 | 0.001 |
| No | 197 (92.92) | 408 (99.27) | 0.10 (0.03 – 0.34) | ||
| Ever drunk alcohol | Yes | 44 (20.66) | 37 (9.00) | 1 | 0.001 |
| No | 169 (79.34) | 374 (91.00) | 0.38 (0.24 – 0.61) | ||
| Has a friend who is smoking cigarette | Yes | 54 (25.47) | 38 (9.29) | 1 | 0.001 |
| No | 158 (74.53) | 371 (90.71) | 0.30 (0.19 – 0.47) | ||
| Has a friend who is drinking alcohol | Yes | 100 (47.17) | 85 (20.68) | 1 | 0.001 |
| No | 112 (52.83) | 326 (79.32) | 0.29 (0.20 – 0.42) | ||
| Ever been influenced to smoke/drink | Yes | 67 (31.90) | 43 (10.49) | 1 | 0.001 |
| No | 143 (68.10) | 367 (89.51) | 0.25 (0.16 – 0.38) | ||
*Fisher’s exact test was used where we had a cell count less than 5