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Table 3 Relationship between each selected alcohol consumption indicator and each risky sexual behaviour among fishermen in a multivariate logistic regression

From: Alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviour in the fishing communities: evidence from two fish landing sites on Lake Victoria in Uganda

Alcohol consumption patterns

Risky sexual behaviour

Had more than 1 sexual partners in past 12 months OR(95%CI)

Had transactional sex in past 12 months- OR(95%CI)

Never used/inconsistently used condom in non-spousal relationship OR(95%CI)

Had sex with non-regular partner at last sex OR(95%CI)

Taken alcohol in past 12 months (base=Never)

Once a month

3.44(0.72-16.31)

4.76 (0.66-34.11)

0.85(0.07-10.86)

4.42(0.91-21.57)

2-4 times a month

1.22(0.29-5.14)

1.64(0.30-9.16)

4.07(0.50-33.07)

3.69(0.94-14.45)

2+ times a week

3.06(1.00-9.36)*

7.88 (2.05-30.24)**

0.33(0.07-1.58)

2.21(0.31-15.77)

AUDIT Score a (base=1-7)

  8-15

1.04 (0.36-3.00)

5.14(1.54-17.14)**

0.05(0.00-0.67)

1.30(0.36-4.66)

  16+

11.88 (3.00-47.04)**

9.04(2.52-32.50)**

1.60(0.21-12.21)

8.24(2.39-28.37)**

Got drunk in past 30 days - (Base=No)

  Yes

2.10 (0.88-5.01)

4.74(1.62-13.93**

1.05 (0.22-5.02)

2.95(1.01-8.66)*

Length of time of drinking (Base 0–2)

  3-4 hours

0.37(0.08-1.71)

2.40 (0.50-11.62)

0.06 (0.00-1.58)

4.74(0.35-63.84)

  5+ hours

0.78 (0.15-4.22)

11.78(2.01-68.89)*

0.06 (0.00-1.62)

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Days of drinking (base=Weekends only)

  Any day

2.27 (0.64-8.11)

5.56 (1.41-21.95)*

0.92(0.18-4.76)

4.30(0.84-22.12)

Time for start of drinking (specific time)

  Anytime

1.99(0.63-6.25)

3.81 (1.30-11.18)*

0.27(0.05-1.59)

3.96(1.05-14.94)*

  1. aThe AUDIT score is based on 9 of 10 questions. *=p<0.05 **= p<0.01 ***= p<0.001 than 5 in some cells.