TABLE 3.
Sexual Behavior in University Students Based on Nonmedical Use of Prescription Sedative/Tranquilizers
| Variable | Students Who Currently Misuse Prescription Sedative/Tranquilizer (n = 73) | Students Who Have Misused Prescription Sedative/Tranquilizer in the Past (n = 94) | Students Who Have Never Misused prescription Sedative/Tranquilizer (n = 3358) | StatisticLikelihood Ratio | P Value | Effect Size Cramer V |
| Has been sexually active | ||||||
| Yes | 67 (91.8) | 88 (94.6) | 2394 (72.0) | LR = 47.678; df = 2 | <0.001 * | 0.103 |
| No | 6 (8.2) | 5 (5.4) | 932 (28.0) | |||
| Age at first sexual activity with another | ||||||
| <11 years | 1 (1.5) | 2 (2.3) | 18 (0.8) | LR = 59.563; df = 8 | <0.001 * | 0.114 |
| 12 to 14 years | 11 (16.4) | 16 (18.2) | 129 (5.4) | |||
| 15 to 17 years | 38 (56.7) | 47 (53.4) | 977 (40.9) | |||
| 18 to 20 years | 14 (20.9) | 20 (22.7) | 952 (39.8) | |||
| 21 years or older | 3 (4.5) | 3 (3.4) | 313 (13.1) | |||
| Frequency of physical barrier use | ||||||
| <50% of the time | 28 (41.8) | 45 (51.1) | 909 (38.1) | LR = 23.809; df = 6 | 0.001 * | 0.067 |
| 50 to 75% of the time | 9 (13.4) | 9 (10.2) | 215 (9.0) | |||
| 76 to 95% of the time | 18 (26.9) | 16 (18.2) | 384 (16.1) | |||
| 96 to 100% of the time | 12 (17.9) | 18 (20.5) | 878 (36.8) | |||
Data refer to N (percentage).
*P < 0.05 Bonferroni-corrected.