Table 3.

Associations between alcohol use, sexual and substance use behaviors, and infectious disease among 1,367 MSM living in Moscow, Russia

Dependent Variable	Abstinence/Low use (n=651)	Hazardous use (n=446)				Harmful/Dependent use (n=279)
	AOR	AOR	95%CI		p-value	AOR	95%CI		p-value
SEXUAL BEHAVIORS (last 12 months)
Number Of Male Partners (n=1376; ref <5)*	Ref	1.30	1.01	1.67	0.04	1.69	1.25	2.27	0.00
Number Of Male One Night Stands (n=1207; ref: 0) *	Ref	1.80	1.35	2.42	< 0.001	1.74	1.23	2.45	<0.01
Inconsistent Condom Use, Anal Sex (n=1355; ref: consistent use) *	Ref	1.77	1.36	2.30	<0.01	2.19	1.61	2.96	< 0.001
Inconsistent Condom Use, Vaginal Sex (n=439; ref: consistent use)*	Ref	1.71	1.09	2.68	0.02	2.53	1.49	4.29	<0.01
Sold Sex (n=1328; ref: no)*¶	Ref	1.71	1.22	2.39	<0.01	2.60	1.79	3.76	< 0.001
Purchased Sex (n=1331; ref: no)*	Ref	2.35	1.67	3.31	< 0.001	3.15	2.16	4.58	< 0.001
Sex In Public Place (n=1336; ref: no)*	Ref	2.01	1.54	2.62	< 0.001	2.22	1.63	3.03	< 0.001
Engaged In Group Sex (n=1334; ref: no)*	Ref	1.46	1.09	1.95	0.01	1.75	1.26	2.43	<0.01
SUBSTANCE USE
Recreational Drug Use, Last 12 Months (n=1365; ref: no)*	Ref	1.70	1.28	2.25	< 0.001	2.26	1.64	3.12	< 0.001
Injected Drugs, Last Month (n=398; ref: no)	Ref	3.00	0.78	11.55	0.11	4.38	1.13	17.07	0.03
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
HIV infection (study diagnosis; n=1,173; ref: negative)	Ref	1.07	0.73	1.58	0.72	1.49	0.97	2.28	0.07
Syphilis infection (study diagnosis; n=1,167; ref: negative)	Ref	1.71	0.91	3.21	0.10	2.04	1.01	4.11	0.05

Logistic regression models are adjusted for individual age (continuous), ethnicity, employment status, number of dependents (continuous), sexual identity;

^*Overall test of trend for audit categories significant at p<0.05;

^¶Harmful or dependent alcohol use (AUDIT >=16) significantly different at p<0.05 from hazardous drinking, when compared to hazardous drinking (AUDIT: 8-15) as the reference; Ref: reference category