Table 1.
Characteristics of the sexually active study population (n = 2320) by poly-drugs (including methamphetamine, ecstasy, cannabis, cocaine, heroin, petrol, fantasy, benzo, ketamine, LSD-acid
| Males (n = 939) | Females (n = 1381) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No drug N = 479 (51 %) | 1-drug N = 237 (24 %) | 2-drugs N = 85 (9 %) | 3-drugs N = 50 (5 %) | 4+ drugs N = 88 (9 %) | No drug 812 (59 %) | 1-drug 350 (25 %) | 2-drugs 101 (7 %) | 3-drugs 44 (3 %) | 4+ drugs 74 (5 %) | |
| Age groups | ||||||||||
| 16–19 years | 219 (45.72) | 95 (40.08) | 32 (37.65) | 18 (36.00) | 31 (35.23) | 287 (35.34) | 120 (34.29) | 34 (33.66) | 14 (31.82) | 21 (28.38) |
| 20–24 years | 157 (32.78) | 75 (31.65) | 30 (35.29) | 15 (30.00) | 31 (35.23) | 264 (32.51) | 128 (36.57) | 35 (34.65) | 17 (38.64) | 31 (41.89) |
| 25–29 years | 103 (21.50) | 67 (28.27) | 23 (27.06) | 17 (34.00) | 26 (29.55) | 261 (32.14) | 102 (29.14) | 32 (31.68) | 13 (29.55) | 22 (29.73) |
| Education | ||||||||||
| <high school | 236 (49.27) | 144 (60.76) | 51 (60.00) | 24 (48.00) | 54 (49.27) | 236 (49.27) | 144 (60.76) | 51 (60.00) | 24 (48.00) | 54 (61.36) |
| Age at sex | ||||||||||
| <16 years | 372 (77.66) | 191 (80.59) | 69 (81.18) | 41 (82.00) | 68 (77.27) | 502 (61.82) | 248 (70.86) | 76 (75.25) | 36 (81.82) | 58 (78.38) |
| Condom used in last sex | ||||||||||
| No | 268 (55.95) | 155 (65.40) | 56 (65.88) | 40 (80.00) | 64 (72.73) | 521 (64.16) | 249 (71.14) | 73 (72.28) | 36 (81.82) | 60 (81.08) |
| Sexual identity | ||||||||||
| Gay/Bisexual | 18 (3.76) | 18 (7.59) | 7 (8.24) | 4 (8.00) | 20 (22.73) | 16 (1.97) | 13 (3.71) | 5 (4.95) | 4 (9.09) | 3 (4.05) |
| Last person sex with | ||||||||||
| Boyfriend/girlfriend | 319 (66.60) | 128 (54.01) | 39 (45.88) | 19 (38.00) | 36 (40.91) | 567 (69.83) | 238 (68.00) | 52 (51.49) | 26 (59.09) | 41 (55.41) |
| Someone just met | 68 (14.20) | 45 (18.66) | 24 (28.24) | 11 (22.00) | 27 (30.68) | 56 (6.90) | 28 (8.00) | 16 (15.84) | 8 (18.18) | 8 (10.81) |
| Other | 92 (19.21) | 64 (27.00) | 22 (25.88) | 20 (40.00) | 25 (28.41) | 189 (23.28) | 84 (24.00) | 33 (32.67) | 10 (22.73) | 15 (33.78) |
| Number of sexual partners | ||||||||||
| 3+ | 153 (31.94) | 96 (40.51) | 46 (54.12) | 24 (48.00) | 49 (55.68) | 116 (14.29) | 88 (25.14) | 38 (37.62) | 15 (34.09) | 34 (45.95) |
| Current smoker | ||||||||||
| Yes | 122 (25.47) | 140 (59.07) | 52 (61.18) | 31 (62.00) | 65 (73.86) | 265 (32.64) | 216 (61.71) | 64 (63.37) | 33 (75.00) | 56 (75.68) |
| Alcohol intake | ||||||||||
| >7+ drinks/week | 214 (44.68) | 128 (54.01) | 50 (58.82) | 26 (52.00) | 46 (52.27) | 272 (33.50) | 159 (45.43) | 42 (41.58) | 14 (31.82) | 25 (33.78) |
| Drunk/high last sex | ||||||||||
| Yes | 117 (24.43) | 116 (48.95) | 40 (47.06) | 28 (56.00) | 60 (68.18) | 191 (23.52) | 110 (31.43) | 50 (49.50) | 20 (45.45) | 41 (55.41) |
| Diagnosed with STIa | ||||||||||
| Yes | 37 (14.07) | 33 (21.29) | 18 (28.57) | 15 (40.54) | 23 (42.59) | 126 (21.69) | 77 (27.70) | 26 (32.10) | 14 (40.00) | 22 (52.38) |
aamong tested