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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Womens Health Issues. 2016 Aug 18;26(6):612–621. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2016.07.004

TABLE 4.

Risk ratios for sexual and reproductive health indicators in relation to sexual orientation identity and sex of sexual partners in the past year among Southern black sexual minority women (N=165)

Outcome
RR (95% CI)
Sexual orientation identity Sex of sexual partners in past year

Bisexual
(reference)
Lesbian Male and female
(reference)
Only female
Ever pregnant 1.00 0.64 (0.48, 0.85) 1.00 0.58 (0.43, 0.78)
Currently using hormonal contraception 1.00 0.33 (0.09, 1.31) 1.00 1.03 (0.29, 3.63)
Ever received HIV test 1.00 0.88 (0.80, 0.96) 1.00 0.87 (0.79, 0.96)
Pap test use in last 3 years 1.00 0.75 (0.61, 0.91) 1.00 0.82 (0.67, 0.99)
Ever received abnormal Pap test result 1.00 0.42 (0.24, 0.75) 1.00 0.55 (0.32, 0.94)
Received abnormal Pap test result at
time of study visit*
1.00 0.52 (0.21, 1.25) 1.00 0.71 (0.30, 1.73)
Ever experienced sexual assault 1.00 1.11 (0.75, 1.66) 1.00 1.10 (0.76, 1.58)

Note. RR: risk ratio; CI: confidence interval. Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05). Women who responded “heterosexual,” “questioning,” or “don’t know” (n=8, 4.9%) to the question on sexual orientation identity were excluded from this analysis. The proportion of missing data was 1.8% (n=3) for Pap test use in the last 3 years, 17.6% (n=29) for ever receiving an abnormal Pap test result, and 13.0% (n=18) for receiving an abnormal Pap test at the time of the study visit (among women aged 21 years and over). Separate models were estimated for each outcome in relation to each dimension of sexual orientation. All models were adjusted for age (modeled as 17-21 years, 22-25 years, 26-30 years, and 31 years and older).

*

Only applies to women aged 21 years and over.