Table 3 Association between sexual debut while using drugs or alcohol and patterns of sexual communication among 943 sexually active university students
Communication | Sexual debut while on drugs or alcohol | Odds ratio | Adjusted odds ratio by sex | Adjusted odds ratio | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||||||||||
n | % | n | % | OR (95% CI) | P-value | A-OR (95% CI) | P-value | A-OR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
With partners | No | 54 | 6.8 | 7 | 7.1 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Somehow yes1 | 168 | 21.1 | 35 | 35.3 | 1.60 (0.67, 3.82) | 0.28 | 1.64 (0.68, 3.9) | 0.26 | 1.50 (0.63, 3.68) | 0.34 | |
Yes openly and freely | 574 | 72.1 | 57 | 57.6 | 0.77 (0.33, 1.76) | 0.53 | 0.82 (0.35, 1.88) | 0.63 | 0.72 (0.31, 1.70) | 0.46 | |
With mother/female guardian | No | 511 | 62.2 | 68 | 65.4 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Undecided | 75 | 9.1 | 8 | 7.7 | 0.80 (0.37, 1.73) | 0.57 | 0.82 (0.37, 1.77) | 0.61 | 0.79 (0.36, 1.72) | 0.55 | |
Yes | 236 | 28.7 | 28 | 26.9 | 0.89 (0.56, 1.42) | 0.63 | 0.94 (0.59, 1.50) | 0.80 | 0.91 (0.57, 1.47) | 0.71 | |
With father/male guardian | No | 524 | 64.6 | 54 | 53.5 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Undecided | 84 | 10.3 | 10 | 9.9 | 1.15 (0.56, 2.35) | 0.69 | 0.90 (0.44, 1.86) | 0.78 | 0.86 (0.41, 1.80) | 0.69 | |
Yes | 204 | 25.1 | 37 | 36.6 | 1.75 (1.12, 2.75) | 0.01 | 1.22 (0.76, 1.99) | 0.41 | 1.17 (0.72, 1.92) | 0.51 | |
With friends | No | 107 | 13.5 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Yes | 685 | 86.5 | 100 | 96.2 | 3.90 (1.40, 10.83) | 0.01 | 3.48 (1.25, 9.68) | 0.02 | 2.70 (0.96, 7.59) | 0.06 | |