Table 3.

Associations between agreeing with reasons to require guardian permission and not being out with at least one guardian among 14 to 17 year old males who are interested in male sexual partners in the United States.

	Total	Not out	Out
	N = 206	n = 97	n = 109
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)	OR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Current Survey
they could explain the risks and benefits to me	88 (43)	36 (37)	52 (48)	0.6 (0.4, 1.1)	0.5 (0.3, 0.9)
they could help me say no to the researchers if I didn’t feel comfortable enough to do it myself	111 (54)	48 (50)	62 (57)	0.7 (0.4, 1.3)	0.7 (0.4, 1.2)
they could answer questions I had after taking the survey	91 (44)	38 (39)	53 (49)	0.7 (0.4, 1.2)	0.6 (0.3, 1.1)
Future Study
they could explain the risks and benefits to me	90 (44)	38 (40)	51 (47)	0.7 (0.4, 1.3)	0.6 (0.3, 1.1)
they could help me say no to the researchers if I didn’t feel comfortable enough to do it myself	111 (54)	47 (49)	64 (59)	0.7 (0.4, 1.2)	0.6 (0.3, 1.0)
they could answer any follow-up questions I had about the information provided in the sexual health program	95 (47)	38 (40)	56 (52)	0.6 (0.3, 1.0)	0.5 (0.3, 1.0)
they could help remind me to complete the follow-up assessments	101 (50)	44 (47)	57 (54)	0.8 (0.4, 1.3)	0.7 (0.4, 1.2)

Note: OR = Odds Ratio, AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio; AOR adjusted for race/ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation.