Table 3.
Coefficients (and 95% confidence intervals) from adjusted regression analyses examining sexual health outcomes among Vaginal Initiators/Multiple Behaviors class members
| Vaginal Initiators/ Multiple Behaviors |
Lifetime STI/STD diagnosis aOR (95% CI) |
Lifetime unintended pregnancy aOR (95% CI) |
Romantic relationship quality β (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partners Only | Full Model | Partners Only | Full Model | Partners Only | Full Model | |
| Lifetime Number of Partners (4–7) | ||||||
| 1–3 | 0.56 (0.39, 0.78)** | 0.61 (0.42, 0.87)** | 0.68 (0.54, 0.85)** | 0.75 (0.59, 0.96)* | 0.22 (0.15, 0.29)** | 0.14 (0.07, 0.21)** |
| ≥8 | 2.08 (1.65, 2.62)** | 2.68 (2.11, 3.40)** | 1.33 (1.12, 1.58)** | 1.43 (1.19, 1.73)** | −0.14 (−0.20, −0.07)** | −0.10 (−0.15, −0.04)** |
| Biological Sex (Male) | ||||||
| Female | 3.83 (3.06, 4.79)** | 1.96 (1.64, 2.34)** | −0.03 (−0.08, 0.03) | |||
| Race (NH White) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 1.47 (1.08, 1.99)* | 1.35 (0.99, 1.83)+ | −0.14 (−0.22, −0.05)** | |||
| NH Black | 3.24 (2.53, 4.15)** | 2.00 (1.56, 2.58)** | −0.18 (−0.26, −0.10)** | |||
| NH Other | 1.33 (0.83, 2.12) | 1.26 (0.88, 1.80) | −0.08 (−0.20, 0.04) | |||
| Parent Education (SES; College Grad) | ||||||
| <HS | 0.71 (0.48, 1.04)+ | 1.40 (1.01, 1.93)* | −0.12 (−0.21, −0.02)* | |||
| HS/GED | 0.78 (0.59, 1.02)+ | 1.64 (1.29, 2.07)** | −0.10 (−0.17, −0.03)** | |||
| Some College | 0.85 (0.66, 1.11) | 1.38 (1.14, 1.66)** | −0.10 (−0.16, −0.04)** | |||
| Family Structure (Two biological parents) | ||||||
| Other two parent family | 0.91 (0.66, 1.25) | 1.07 (0.85, 1.35) | −0.01 (−0.09, 0.06) | |||
| Single parent | 1.04 (0.80, 1.34) | 1.22 (0.98, 1.51)+ | −0.05 (−0.11, 0.02) | |||
| Other | 1.07 (0.67, 1.72) | 1.66 (0.97, 2.84)+ | −0.11 (−0.27, 0.05) | |||
| Coerced Sex (No) | ||||||
| Yes | 1.21 (0.90, 1.61) | 1.48 (1.12, 1.95)** | −0.12 (−0.21, −0.02)* | |||
| Forced Sex (No) | ||||||
| Yes | 1.45 (1.01, 2.07)* | 1.00 (0.71, 1.43) | −0.04 (−0.16, 0.09) | |||
| Sexual Abuse (No) | ||||||
| Yes | 0.98 (0.70, 1.38) | 1.05 (0.71, 1.54) | −0.05 (−0.17, 0.08) | |||
| Years sexually active† | − | − | 0.01 (−0.00, 0.03)+ | |||
| Age | 0.89 (0.84, 0.94)** | 0.93 (0.89, 0.98)** | −0.02 (−0.04, 0.00)+ | |||
| Religiosity | 1.00 (0.98, 1.02) | 1.00 (0.98, 1.03) | 0.01 (−0.00, 0.01)+ | |||
| Grade point average | 0.99 (0.86, 1.14) | 0.73 (0.64, 0.84)** | 0.07 (0.04, 0.11)** | |||
| Parents’ attitudes toward sex | 0.85 (0.76, 0.96)** | 0.96 (0.87, 1.05) | 0.01 (−0.03, 0.05) | |||
| Substance use | 1.01 (0.96, 1.07) | 1.00 (0.96, 1.04) | −0.01 (−0.02, 0.01) | |||
| Parent relationship quality | 0.97 (0.93, 1.00)+ | 0.94 (0.92, 0.97)** | 0.03 (0.02, 0.04)** | |||
| Relationship Type (Married) | ||||||
| Cohabiting | −0.01 (−0.08, 0.07) | |||||
| Pregnancy | −0.10 (−0.31, 0.10) | |||||
| Currently dating | −0.20 (−0.29, −0.11)** | |||||
| Recently dating | −0.18 (−0.33, −0.02)* | |||||
| Current Relationship (Yes) | ||||||
| No | −0.69 (−0.80, −0.59)** | |||||
| Relationship Duration (4–8 years) | ||||||
| 0–15 months | 0.08 (−0.01, 0.18)+ | |||||
| 15 months-4 years | 0.16 (0.08, 0.24)** | |||||
| >8 years | −0.04 (−0.13, 0.04) | |||||
| R2 | 0.03** | 0.20** | ||||
| Constant | 4.19 (4.13, 4.24)** | 4.02 (3.44, 4.60)** | ||||
Notes: Referent groups for categorical variables are in parentheses next to the variable names; STI/STD = sexually transmitted infection/disease; aOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; NH = Non-Hispanic; SES = socioeconomic status; HS = high school; GED = General Educational Development;
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p <.10;
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
†
Lifetime STI/STD diagnosis and lifetime unintended pregnancy analyses are adjusted for years sexually active at the time of the Wave IV interview to account for differences in exposure time