Table 1.
Characteristics of youth living in the Slums of Kampala who engaged in alcohol-related condom-less sex (N=347)
| Demographic variables and correlates | Total N=347 (%) | ARCS n = 175(%) | No ARCS n =172 (%) | Chi-Square Tests, (df), p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Problem Drinkers (CAGE > 2) | Yes | 164 (47.7) | 86 (52.4) | 78 (47.6) | 0.31, (1), p=.58 |
| No | 180 (52.3) | 89 (49.4) | 91 (50.6) | ||
| Sex | Male | 155 (44.7) | 65 (41.9) | 90 (58.1) | 8.09, (1), p=<.005 |
| Female | 192 (55.3) | 110 (57.3) | 82 (42.7) | ||
| Age of First Drink | <13 | 44 (12.7) | 20 (45.5) | 24 (52.6) | 10.43, (2), p=.005 |
| 13–16 | 247 (71.2) | 137 (55.5) | 110 (44.5) | ||
| >16 | 56 (16.1) | 18 (32.1) | 38 (67.9) | ||
| Age of First Time Drunk | Never Drunk | 46 (13.3) | 15 (32.6) | 31 (67.4) | 13.92, (2), p=<.005 |
| <13 | 23 (6.6) | 11 (47.8) | 12 (52.2) | ||
| 13–16 | 206 (59.4) | 120 (58.3) | 86 (41.8) | ||
| >16 | 72 (20.8) | 29 (40.3) | 43 (59.8) | ||
| Binge Drinker | Yes | 242 (20.1) | 145 (59.9) | 97 (40.1) | 27.41, (1), p=<.0001 |
| No | 103 (29.9) | 30 (29.1) | 73 (70.9) | ||
| Education Level | <Primary | 123 (35.8) | 67 (54.5) | 56 (45.5) | 4.27, (2), p=.0.12 |
| Completed Primary | 75 (21.8) | 42 (56.0) | 33 (44.0) | ||
| Completed Secondary | 146 (42.4) | 64 (43.8) | 82 (56.2) | ||
| Rape History | Yes | 96 (27.7) | 65 (67.7) | 31 (32.3) | 15.85, (1), p=.<.0001 |
| No | 251 (72.3) | 110 (43.8) | 141 (56.2) | ||
| Sex Work | Yes | 70 (20.2) | 57 (81.4) | 13 (18.6) | 33.70, (1), p=<.0001 |
| No | 277 (79.8) | 118 (42.6) | 159 (57.4) | ||
| HIV Positive | Yes | 55 (16.0) | 31 (56.4) | 24 (43.6) | 0.92, (1), p=0.34 |
| No | 288 (84.0) | 142 (49.3) | 146 (50.7) | ||
| It is ok for a girl to suggest condoms | Agree | 264 (76.1) | 132 (50.0) | 132 (50.0) | 0.083, (1), p=0.77 |
| Don’t agree | 83 (23.9) | 43 (51.8) | 40 (48.2) | ||
| Able to refuse sex while intoxicated | Agree | 208 (59.9) | 94 (45.2) | 114 (54.8) | 5.70, (1), p=0.017 |
| Don’t agree | 139 (40.1) | 81 (58.3) | 58 (41.7) | ||
| Plan to use condoms | Agree | 250 (72.1) | 119 (47.6) | 131 (52.4) | 3.55, (1), p=0.06 |
| Don’t agree | 95 (27.4) | 39 (41.1) | 56 (59.0) | ||