Table 3.
Adjusted* association between depressive symptoms, drug use, and intimate partner violence and risky sexual behaviors of 400 women with alcohol misuse from an urban sexually transmitted infections clinic
| Depressive Symptoms | Drug Use | Intimate partner violence | N (%) of women | Unprotected Sex under the influence of Alcohol Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | Sex for Money or Drugs Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | Lifetime Sexual Partners Prevalence Rate Ratio(95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence (N,%) | Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | Prevalence (N,%) | Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | Median (Q1, Q3) | Prevalence Rate Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
| − | − | − | 171 (42.8) | 29 (17.0) | Reference | 31 (18.1) | Reference | 15 (7, 25) | Reference |
| + | − | − | 37 (9.25) | 10 (27.0) | 1.7 (0.9, 3.2) | 17 (45.9) | 2.1^^ (1.3, 3.3) | 20 (14,50) | 2.2^^ (1.5, 3.2) |
| − | + | − | 76 (19.0) | 24 (31.5) | 2.0^^ (1.2, 3.3) | 41 (53.9) | 2.3^^ (1.6, 3.3) | 20 (11.5,50) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.7) |
| − | − | + | 27 (6.8) | 7 (25.9) | 1.5 (0.8, 3.2) | 11 (40.7) | 1.9^^ (1.1, 3.1) | 12 (8,20) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.6) |
| + | + | − | 35 (8.8) | 9 (25.7) | 1.6 (0.8, 3.2) | 20 (57.1) | 2.2^^ (1.5, 3.4) | 21 (11,50) | 1.8^^ (1.2, 2.7) |
| + | − | + | 12 (3.0) | 4 (33.3) | 2.0 (0.8, 4.8) | 7 (58.3) | 2.7^^ (1.7, 4.5) | 22.5 (12,30) | 1.6 (.9, 3.0) |
| − | + | + | 22 (5.5) | 8 (36.4) | 2.4^^ (1.3, 4.6) | 15 (68.2) | 2.8^^ (1.8, 4.3) | 35.5 (20,80) | 2.7^^ (1.6, 4.3) |
| + | + | + | 20 (5.0) | 8 (40.0) | 2.6^^ (1.3, 4.9) | 14 (70.0) | 2.6^^ (1.7, 4.2) | 27.5 (14.5,80) | 3.2^^ (1.9, 5.2) |
*
Adjusted for age, education, and housing status
^
Indicates P <0.05
^^
Indicates P <0.01
a
Depressive symptoms defined by score >10 on Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 screening tool for depressive symptoms in the past 2 weeks
b
Drug used defined as any use of cocaine, amphetamines or stimulants, heroin, benzodiazepines and/or prescription opioids for non-medical purposes in the prior six months
c
Intimate partner violence defined as any physical or sexual abuse experienced in relationships in the prior year