Table 1 Sociodemographic correlates of sexual debut while using alcohol or drugs among 943 sexually active university students
Demographic | Sexual debut with usage of alcohol and drugs | Odds ratio | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||||||
n | % | n | % | OR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
Sex | Female | 397 | 93.2 | 29 | 6.8 | 1.00 | - |
Male | 432 | 85.2 | 75 | 14.8 | 2.37 (1.51-3.73) | 0.0001 | |
Nationality | Lebanese | 471 | 89.9 | 53 | 10.1 | 1.00 | - |
Dual citizen | 237 | 90.5 | 25 | 9.5 | 0.93 (0.56, 1.55) | 0.80 | |
Arab foreign | 74 | 87.1 | 11 | 12.9 | 1.32 (0.65, 2.64) | 0.42 | |
Non-Arab foreign | 47 | 75.8 | 15 | 24.2 | 2.83 (1.48, 5.41) | 0.002 | |
Type of High school | Public | 65 | 82.3 | 14 | 17.7 | 1.00 | - |
Private, religious | 284 | 92.5 | 23 | 7.5 | 0.37 (0.18, 0.77) | 0.01 | |
Private, non-religious | 475 | 87.8 | 66 | 12.2 | 0.64 (0.34, 1.21) | 0.17 | |
Educational Level | Undergraduate | 604 | 88.1 | 82 | 11.9 | 1.00 | - |
Graduate & Post-grad | 222 | 91.4 | 21 | 8.6 | 0.69 (0.42, 1.15) | 0.16 | |
Faculty 1 | Health-Related | 718 | 88.3 | 95 | 11.7 | 1.00 | - |
Non-health-related | 106 | 92.2 | 9 | 7.8 | 0.64 (0.31, 1.31) | 0.23 | |
Current relationship status 2 | Single | 399 | 85.8 | 66 | 14.2 | 1.00 | - |
In a relationship | 430 | 91.9 | 38 | 8.1 | 0.53 (0.35, 0.81) | 0.004 | |
Living Situation 3 | Not independent | 538 | 91.5 | 50 | 8.5 | 1.00 | - |
Semi independent | 112 | 86.1 | 18 | 13.9 | 1.73 (0.97, 3.07) | 0.06 | |
Independent | 176 | 83.0 | 36 | 17.0 | 2.2 (1.38, 3.48) | <0.001 | |
Years lived in Lebanon | Not all my life | 400 | 86.4 | 63 | 13.6 | 1.00 | - |
All my life | 429 | 91.3 | 41 | 8.7 | 0.61 (0.4, 0.92) | 0.02 | |
Lived abroad after age of 12 | No | 572 | 91.5 | 53 | 8.5 | 1.00 | - |
Yes in one place | 208 | 86.0 | 34 | 14.0 | 1.76 (1.11, 2.79) | 0.02 | |
Yes in multiple places | 49 | 74.2 | 17 | 25.8 | 3.74 (2.01, 6.95) | <0.001 | |
Financials | Dependent | 623 | 87.9 | 86 | 12.1 | 1.00 | - |
Independent | 206 | 92.0 | 18 | 8.0 | 0.63 (0.37, 1.07) | 0.092 | |
Spirituality or religiosity | Very religious or spiritual to Religious or spiritual | 226 | 96.6 | 8 | 3.4 | 1.00 | - |
Somewhat | 297 | 89.5 | 35 | 10.5 | 3.33 (1.51, 7.31) | 0.003 | |
Not – not at all religious or spiritual | 306 | 83.4 | 61 | 16.6 | 5.63 (2.64, 12.00) | <0.001 | |