Table IV.
Risk ratios and 95% confidence limits for seven subsequent sexual behaviors associated with different levels of self-reported alcohol usea among 11,294 women, men who have sex with men (MSM) and men who have sex with women (MSW) in CNICS observed for 30,904 person-periods
| Women | MSM | MSW | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anal sex | |||
| No alcohol use | 1. | 1. | 1. |
| Moderate drinking without binge | 0.99 (0.69 , 1.41) | 1.26 (1.19 , 1.34) | 1.30 (1.09 , 1.55) |
| Moderate drinking with binge | 0.88 (0.45 , 1.73) | 1.33 (1.24 , 1.44) | 1.62 (1.28 , 2.06) |
| Hazardous drinking without binge | 0.99 (0.57 , 1.70) | 1.28 (1.18 , 1.39) | 1.23 (0.84 , 1.79) |
| Hazardous drinking with binge | 2.22 (0.92 , 5.36) | 1.32 (1.23 , 1.42) | 1.42 (1.15 , 1.77) |
| ≥2 anal sex partners | |||
| No alcohol use | 1. | 1. | 1. |
| Moderate drinking without binge | 0.62 (0.16 , 2.39) | 1.18 (1.06 , 1.31) | 1.18 (0.91 , 1.52) |
| Moderate drinking with binge | 0.36 (0.04 , 3.03) | 1.33 (1.16 , 1.52) | 1.82 (1.29 , 2.58) |
| Hazardous drinking without binge | 1.28 (0.34 , 4.79) | 1.40 (1.21 , 1.62) | 1.15 (0.56 , 2.34) |
| Hazardous drinking with binge | 1.50 (0.50 , 4.56) | 1.39 (1.24 , 1.57) | 1.52 (1.11 , 2.07) |
| Vaginal sex | |||
| No alcohol use | 1. | 1. | |
| Moderate drinking without binge | 1.13 (1.03 , 1.24) | 1.10 (0.99 , 1.22) | |
| Moderate drinking with binge | 1.17 (0.97 , 1.42) | 1.14 (0.98 , 1.33) | |
| Hazardous drinking without binge | 1.28 (1.12 , 1.46) | 1.01 (0.80 , 1.27) | |
| Hazardous drinking with binge | 1.37 (1.21 , 1.56) | 1.19 (1.05 , 1.35) | |
| ≥2 vaginal sex partners | |||
| No alcohol use | 1. | 1. | |
| Moderate drinking without binge | 1.53 (1.08 , 2.18) | 0.98 (0.74 , 1.31) | |
| Moderate drinking with binge | 0.90 (0.37 , 2.20) | 1.07 (0.67 , 1.73) | |
| Hazardous drinking without binge | 0.99 (0.50 , 1.97) | 0.88 (0.50 , 1.54) | |
| Hazardous drinking with binge | 2.06 (1.21 , 3.50) | 1.69 (1.25 , 2.29) | |
| Sex under influence of drugs/alcohol | |||
| No alcohol use | 1. | 1. | 1. |
| Moderate drinking without binge | 1.94 (1.32 , 2.84) | 1.76 (1.53 , 2.02) | 1.78 (1.47 , 2.16) |
| Moderate drinking with binge | 2.23 (1.08 , 4.59) | 2.36 (2.03 , 2.74) | 2.26 (1.78 , 2.87) |
| Hazardous drinking without binge | 5.18 (3.51 , 7.63) | 3.01 (2.58 , 3.51) | 2.67 (1.99 , 3.58) |
| Hazardous drinking with binge | 5.47 (3.75 , 7.99) | 3.22 (2.81 , 3.70) | 3.15 (2.59 , 3.83) |
| Unsafeb anal sex | |||
| No alcohol use | 1. | 1. | 1. |
| Moderate drinking without binge | 0.26 (0.02 , 3.74) | 1.07 (0.72 , 1.60) | 1.02 (0.45 , 2.29) |
| Moderate drinking with binge | 0.88 (0.06 , 12.86) | 1.05 (0.62 , 1.78) | 1.56 (0.59 , 4.16) |
| Hazardous drinking without binge | 0.95 (0.09 , 10.24) | 1.24 (0.73 , 2.09) | 1.60 (0.50 , 5.13) |
| Hazardous drinking with binge | 2.63 (0.34 , 20.43) | 1.30 (0.86 , 1.98) | 1.46 (0.61 , 3.47) |
| Unsafeb vaginal sex | |||
| No alcohol use | 1. | 1. | |
| Moderate drinking without binge | 1.46 (0.86 , 2.45) | 1.86 (0.98 , 3.51) | |
| Moderate drinking with binge | 1.18 (0.35 , 3.94) | 3.12 (1.41 , 6.94) | |
| Hazardous drinking without binge | 2.41 (1.08 , 5.38) | 1.22 (0.29 , 5.04) | |
| Hazardous drinking with binge | 2.16 (1.08 , 4.35) | 3.08 (1.57 , 6.03) |
a
Moderate alcohol use defined as more than 0 but ≤7/≤14 drinks per week for men/women, on average; Hazardous alcohol use defined as >7/>14 drinks per week for women/men, on average; Binge drinking defined as drinking ≥ 4/≥5 drinks on one occasion for women/men.
b
“Unsafe” sex was defined as sex with a person of unknown or negative HIV serostatus, with a recent detectable viral load, and with inconsistent condom use
Bolded findings are significant at α=0.05.