Sexual behaviour among casual workers in an international nightlife resort: a case control study

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Table 1 Sexual behaviour in Ibiza and UK by casual workers in Ibiza (cases) and holidaymakers (controls)

		Cases		Controls
		%	n	%	n	X ²	P
Total sample		92		828
Visited Ibiza with partner (%)	Yes	15.4	91	23.2	793	2.871	0.090
Had sex in Ibiza (%)	Yes	81.5	92	49.7	729	33.317	<0.001
Used alcohol in:
Ibiza (%)	Yes	98.9	92	98.4	819	0.137	0.711
UK (%)	Yes	97.8	89	99.0	822	1.201	0.273
Used drugs in:
Ibiza (%)	Yes	95.7	92	51.2	819	66.339	<0.001
UK (%)	Yes	95.6	90	57.4	820	49.624	<0.001
*Those arriving in Ibiza without a partner only*
Sub sample		77		610
Had sex in Ibiza (%)	Yes	80.5	77	40.7	550	43.112	<0.001
Number of sexual partners (%)	0	20.5	73	59.4	549
	1	21.9		19.1
	2–5	34.2		13.7
	6+	23.3		7.8		50.919	<0.001
Had sex with non UK resident in Ibiza (%)*	Yes	27.4	73	11.4	500	14.014	<0.001
Number of sexual partners in 6 months prior to visiting Ibiza (%)	0	2.8	72	14.3	546
	1	26.4		39.4
	2–5	56.9		36.8
	6+	13.9		9.5		17.133	<0.001
*Those arriving in Ibiza without a sexual partner and having sex in Ibiza only*
Sub sample		62		224
Had unprotected sex	Yes	65.5	58	40.4	223	11.746	<0.005
Number of unprotected partners in Ibiza(%)	0	34.5	58	59.6	223
	1	17.2		20.2
	2–5	34.5		12.1
	6+	13.8		8.0		20.959	<0.001
Number of sexual partners per week spent in Ibiza (%)	<1	91.1	56	19.8	222
	1–2	5.4		50.0
	>2	3.6		30.2		100.927	<0.001

n = number of respondents
* Respondents providing a "don't know" response were classified as no for this analysis (n = 28)

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