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. 2019 Apr 3;14(4):e0214786. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214786

Table 2. Association of factors with using condoms inconsistently with all partners in last 3 months, among heterosexual men.

Characteristic Total
(N = 336)
Condom use Univariate analysis Multivariable analysis
Consistent
(n = 85)
Inconsistent
(n = 251)
N n (%) n (%) Unadjusted OR 95% CI p-value Adjusted OR 95% CI p-value
Age, yrs.
  18–24 151 40 26.5 111 73.5 Ref      
  25–30 120 31 25.8 89 74.2 1.03 0.59–1.78 0.90 1.31 0.71–2.35 0.37
  >30 65 14 21.5 51 78.5 1.31 0.66–2.63 0.44 1.72 0.81–3.63 0.16
Age at sexual debut, yrs.
  <15 51 9 17.6 42 82.4 Ref          
  15–18 222 56 25.3 166 74.7 0.64 0.29–1.39 0.26 0.57 0.26–1.28 0.18
  ≥19 63 20 31.7 43 68.3 0.46 0.19–1.13 0.09 0.39 0.15–1.01 0.05
Employment Status
Unemployed 166 44 26.5 122 73.5 Ref
Student 25 6 24.0 19 76.0 1.14 0.43–3.04 0.79 - - -
Employed Part-Time 37 10 27.1 27 72.9 0.97 0.43–2.17 0.94 - - -
Employed Full time 108 25 23.2 83 76.8 1.19 0.68–2.10 0.53 - - -
Circumcised
No 258 63 24.4 195 75.6 Ref
Yes 78 22 28.2 56 71.7 0.82 0.46–1.45 0.51 - - -
Self-report of any STI symptoms, last 3 mo.
No 248 68 27.4 180 72.3 Ref
Yes 88 17 19.3 71 80.7 1.57 0.86–2.86 0.14 - - -
No. of female sex partners, last 3 mo.
  1 62 14 22.6 48 77.4 Ref      
  2 153 46 30.1 107 69.9 0.68 0.34–1.35 0.27 0.89 0.42–1.92 0.76
  >2 121 25 20.6 96 79.4 1.12 0.53–2.35 0.76 4.31 1.34–13.8 0.01
No. of new female sex partners, last 3 mo.
  0 105 20 19.1 85 80.9 Ref      
  1 150 40 26.7 110 73.3 0.65 0.35–1.18 0.16 0.56 0.28–1.11 0.09
  >1 81 25 30.8 56 69.2 0.53 0.27–1.04 0.06 0.13 0.04–0.44 0.001

Odds Ratio (OR) refers to the odds of inconsistently using a condom compared to consistent condom use.

Confidence Interval (CI).