Table 2.
Bivariate analysis of factors associated with any STI among women under community supervision in New York City (N = 333), 2009–2012.
| Prevalence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| of STIs (%) | OR [95% Cl] | P | |
| Individual factors | |||
| Age | |||
| 18–25 years | 18 (45.0) | 3.08 [1.45–6.58] | .004 |
| 26–35 years | 13 (23.2) | 1.14 [0.54–2.43] | .735 |
| 36–45 years | 32 (28.3) | 1.49 [0.82–2.70] | .190 |
| 46 years and older | 26 (21.0) | Ref. | |
| Race | |||
| Non-Hispanic black | 69 (30.0) | 2.83 [1.06–7.55] | .038 |
| Hispanic | 15 (23.1) | 1.98 [0.66–5.97] | .225 |
| Non-Hispanic, non-black | 5 (13.2) | Ref. | |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 38 (27.3) | 1.36 [0.73–2.57] | .332 |
| High school diploma/GED | 32 (30.2) | 1.57 [0.82–3.03] | .177 |
| Some college or higher | 19 (21.6) | Ref. | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 66 (29.6) | 1.57 [0.76–3.24] | .225 |
| Divorced/separated | 12 (20.7) | 0.97 [0.39–2.44] | .952 |
| Married | 11 (21.2) | Ref. | |
| Used illicit drugs in the past 90 days | |||
| Yes | 60 (28.4) | 1.27 [0.76–2.13] | .355 |
| No | 29 (23.8) | Ref. | |
| Binge drank in the past 90 days | |||
| Yes | 28 (28.9) | 1.16 [0.69–1.97] | .572 |
| No | 61 (25.8) | Ref. | |
| HIV status | |||
| HIV-positive | 16 (36.4) | 1.68 [0.86–3.27] | .131 |
| HIV-negative | 73 (25.4) | Ref. | |
| Interpersonal factors | |||
| Currently has a main sexual partner | |||
| Yes | 77 (26.7) | Ref. | .618 |
| No | 12 (27.3) | 0.85 [0.45–1.61] | |
| Number of other partners in the past 90 days | |||
| Main partner, no additional partners | 26 (20.3) | Ref. | |
| One additional partner | 21 (26.3) | 1.40 [0.72–2.70] | .320 |
| Two additional partners | 13 (31.7) | 1.82 [0.83^t.00] | .135 |
| Three or more additional partners | 17 (42.5) | 2.90 [1.36–6.20] | .006 |
| No main partner | 12 (27.3) | 1.47 [0.67–3.25] | .339 |
| Participated in sex work in the past 90 days | |||
| Yes | 31 (29.2) | 1.20 [0.72–2.01] | .478 |
| No | 58 (25.6) | Ref. | |
| Unprotected vaginal sex with any partner in the past 90 days | |||
| Yes | 69 (26.2) | 0.89 [0.49–1.56] | .695 |
| No | 20 (28.6) | Ref. | |
| Experienced intimate partner violence in the past six months | |||
| Yes | 19 (33.3) | 1.47 [0.80–2.72] | .217 |
| No | 70 (25.4) | Ref. | |
| Structural factors | |||
| Employment status | |||
| Unemployed | 84 (27.7) | 1.92 [0.71–5.18] | .199 |
| At least some employment | 5 (16.7) | Ref. | |
| Income | |||
| Less than $400 per month | 61 (31.8) | 2.87 [1.15–7.17] | .024 |
| $400-$850 per month | 22 (22.4) | 1.79 [0.67–4.78] | .249 |
| More than $850 per month | 6 (14.0) | Ref. | |
| Homeless in the past 90 days | |||
| Yes | 17 (41.5) | 2.16 [1.10–4..26] | .025 |
| No | 72 (24.7) | Ref. | |
| Arrested in the past 90 days | |||
| Yes | 38 (38.8) | 2.29 [1.37–3.81] | .002 |
| No | 51 (21.7) | Ref. | |
| Participated in a community court in the past 90 days | |||
| Yes | 34 (43.0) | 2.73 [1.60–4.67] | .000 |
| No | 55 (21.7) | Ref. | |
| Participated in a drug court or mental health court in the past 90 Days | |||
| Yes | 16 (32.7) | 1.40 [0.73–2.69] | .312 |
| No | 73 (25.7) | Ref. | |
| Been on probation in the past 90 days | |||
| Yes | 28 (24.8) | 0.86 [0.51–1.44] | .565 |
| No | 61 (27.7) | Ref. | |
| Been on parole in the past 90 days | |||
| Yes | 8 (17.0) | 0.52 [0.23–1.16] | .110 |
| No | 81 (28.3) | Ref. | |
| Participated in an alternative-to-incarceration program in the past 90 days | |||
| Yes | 8 (32.0) | 1.32 [0.55–3.17] | .537 |
| No | 81 (26.3) | Ref. | |
| Accessed STI counseling or education in the past 90 days | |||
| Yes | 33 (22.4) | Ref. | .111 |
| No | 56 (30.3) | 1.50 [0.91–2.47] | |
| Visited a gynecologist in the past 12 months | |||
| Yes | 58 (24.6) | Ref. | .151 |
| No | 31 (32.3) | 1.46 [0.87–2.46] | |
HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; STI: sexually transmitted infection; CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio; GED: General Equivalency Diploma.