Table 4 Association between sexual debut while using drugs or alcohol and youth sexual perceptions/values among 943 sexually active university students
Perceptions | Sexual debut while on drugs or alcohol | Odds ratio | Adjusted odds ratio by sex | Adjusted odds ratio1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||||||||||
n | % | n | % | OR (95% CI) | P-value | A-OR (95% CI) | P-value | A-OR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
Sex without a condom one in a while is a big deal | Disagree | 216 | 29.0 | 32 | 31.7 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Undecided | 60 | 8.0 | 11 | 10.9 | 1.24 (0.59, 2.60) | <0.0001 | 1.27 (0.60, 2.68) | 0.52 | 1.36 (0.63, 2.90) | 0.42 | |
Agree | 469 | 63.0 | 58 | 57.4 | 0.83 (0.52, 1.32) | 0.44 | 0.89 (0.55, 1.41) | 0.55 | 0.87 (0.54, 1.40) | 0.58 | |
Condoms aren’t needed unless you have many partners | Disagree | 585 | 78.8 | 80 | 79.2 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Undecided | 25 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.88 (0.26, 2.97) | 0.64 | 0.82 (0.24, 2.80) | 0.75 | 0.93 (0.27, 3.24) | 0.90 | |
Agree | 132 | 17.8 | 18 | 17.8 | 0.99 (0.58, 1.71) | 0.99 | 0.89 (0.51, 1.54) | 0.67 | 1.01 (0.57, 1.77) | 0.98 | |
There’s pressure to have sex by certain age | Disagree | 288 | 38.7 | 25 | 24.7 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Undecided | 76 | 10.2 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.6 (0.20, 1.79) | 0.36 | 0.58 (0.19, 1.71) | 0.32 | 0.49 (0.16, 1.46) | 0.20 | |
Agree | 380 | 51.1 | 72 | 71.3 | 2.18 (1.35, 3.52) | 0.001 | 1.80 (1.09, 2.94) | 0.02 | 1.52 (0.92, 2.51) | 0.10 | |
It’s boring to have the same sex partner for a longtime | Disagree | 490 | 65.9 | 50 | 50.0 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Undecided | 94 | 12.6 | 18 | 18.0 | 1.88 (1.04, 3.35) | 0.03 | 1.70 (0.95, 3.06) | 0.08 | 1.32 (0.72, 2.39) | 0.37 | |
Agree | 160 | 21.5 | 32 | 32.0 | 1.96 (2.21, 3.16) | 0.01 | 1.58 (0.96, 2.58) | 0.07 | 1.43 (0.86, 2.37) | 0.16 | |
Sexual intercourse is an intimate experience | Disagree | 26 | 3.5 | 6 | 5.9 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Undecided | 31 | 4.2 | 7 | 6.9 | 1.00 (0.58, 1.74) | 0.99 | 0.96 (0.55, 1.67) | 0.88 | 1.26 (0.69, 2.30) | 0.45 | |
Agree | 690 | 92.4 | 88 | 87.1 | 0.55 (0.22, 1.38) | 0.20 | 0.60 (0.24, 1.51) | 0.28 | 0.60 (0.23, 1.54) | 0.29 | |
Only two people who trust each other should have sexual relations | Disagree | 195 | 26.0 | 46 | 45.1 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Undecided | 93 | 12.4 | 19 | 18.6 | 2.92 (2.21, 3.85) | <0.0001 | 2.70 (2.03, 3.58) | <0.0001 | 2.59 (1.90, 3.53) | <0.0001 | |
Agree | 463 | 61.7 | 37 | 36.3 | 0.34 (0.21, 0.54) | <0.0001 | 0.41 (0.25, 0.66) | <0.0001 | 0.5 (0.30, 0.81) | 0.01 | |
It’s fun to experiment with strangers | Disagree | 371 | 49.8 | 29 | 28.5 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Undecided | 121 | 16.2 | 19 | 18.6 | 2.01 (1.08, 3.70) | 0.03 | 1.70 (0.90, 3.17) | 0.09 | 1.18 (0.62, 2.23) | 0.60 | |
Agree | 253 | 34.0 | 54 | 52.9 | 2.73 (1.69, 4.40) | <0.0001 | 2.05 (1.21, 3.43) | 0.01 | 1.53 (0.90, 2.58) | 0.11 | |
How often do you think your peers take drugs or alcohol before sex | A little – never | 174 | 25.1 | 10 | 10.1 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Sometimes | 369 | 53.2 | 45 | 45.5 | 2.12 (1.04, 4.30) | 0.04 | 2.17 (1.06, 4.41) | 0.03 | 1.96 (0.95, 4.01) | 0.07 | |
A lot | 150 | 21.7 | 44 | 44.4 | 5.1 (2.48, 10.49) | <0.0001 | 5.35 (2.59, 11.05) | <0.0001 | 4.76 (2.28, 9.93) | <0.0001 | |