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Table 4 Multivariate comparison of factors associated with students experiencing alcohol-related non-consensual sex, by sex

From: Gender differences in alcohol-related non-consensual sex; cross-sectional analysis of a student population

Variable

Category

Female students

  

Male students

  
  

Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

Wald

P

Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

Wald

P

Alcohol consumption

Non hazardous

Reference

-

-

Not entered into the model

  
 

Hazardous

2.82 (1.96-4.06)

30.85

< 0.001

   

A is mildly drunk, B severely. B is too drunk to give consent. They have sex. Next day B states rape occurred. Should A be held responsible for rape?

Disagree

Reference

7.82

0.020

Not entered into the model

 

Undecided

0.93 (0.58-1.50)

0.08

0.774

   
 

Agree

1.51 (1.03-2.19)

4.54

0.033

   

Being drunk when having sex increases the likelihood of a false rape allegation

Disagree

Reference

8.67

0.013

Not entered into the model

  
 

Undecided

0.70 (0.36-1.36)

1.12

0.290

   
 

Agree

0.53 (0.35-0.82)

8.34

0.004

   

Have sex with:

Opposite sex

Not entered into the model

  

Reference

10.26

0.006

 

Same sex

   

2.80 (1.07-7.32)

4.39

0.036

 

Both sexes

   

6.60 (1.60-27.17)

6.83

0.009

Consent is about having the freedom to choose to have sex

No

Not entered into the model

  

Reference

6.79

0.034

 

Unsure

   

0.20 (0.05-0.76)

5.57

0.018

 

Yes

   

0.84 (0.34-2.05)

0.15

0.696

A and B are severely drunk. A is too drunk to establish if consents present. B is too drunk to consent. Both have sex. Next day B states rape occurred. Should A be held responsible for rape? How would you describe this?

Consensual

Not entered into the model

  

Reference

5.69

0.128

 

Rape

   

0

0

0.999

 

A mid-point

   

0.99 (0.45-2.19)

0

0.986

 

Undecided

   

0.08 (0.01-0.70)

5.26

0.022

  1. Only variables (or variable strata) significantly related to the dependent variable are retained in the logistic regression model. N = 789 for the female logistic regression model. Hosmer and Lemeshow Goodness-of-Fit Test: X 2 = 1.18, P = 0.95. N = 250 for the male logistic regression model. Hosmer and Lemeshow Goodness-of-Fit Test: X 2 = 1.70, P = 0.95.