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Table 1 Characteristics of the sexually active study population (n = 2320) by poly-drugs (including methamphetamine, ecstasy, cannabis, cocaine, heroin, petrol, fantasy, benzo, ketamine, LSD-acid

From: Individual and population level impacts of illicit drug use, sexual risk behaviours on sexually transmitted infections among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: results from the GOANNA survey

 

Males (n = 939)

Females (n = 1381)

 

No drug N = 479 (51 %)

1-drug N = 237 (24 %)

2-drugs N = 85 (9 %)

3-drugs N = 50 (5 %)

4+ drugs N = 88 (9 %)

No drug 812 (59 %)

1-drug 350 (25 %)

2-drugs 101 (7 %)

3-drugs 44 (3 %)

4+ drugs 74 (5 %)

Age groups

          

 16–19 years

219 (45.72)

95 (40.08)

32 (37.65)

18 (36.00)

31 (35.23)

287 (35.34)

120 (34.29)

34 (33.66)

14 (31.82)

21 (28.38)

 20–24 years

157 (32.78)

75 (31.65)

30 (35.29)

15 (30.00)

31 (35.23)

264 (32.51)

128 (36.57)

35 (34.65)

17 (38.64)

31 (41.89)

 25–29 years

103 (21.50)

67 (28.27)

23 (27.06)

17 (34.00)

26 (29.55)

261 (32.14)

102 (29.14)

32 (31.68)

13 (29.55)

22 (29.73)

Education

          

 <high school

236 (49.27)

144 (60.76)

51 (60.00)

24 (48.00)

54 (49.27)

236 (49.27)

144 (60.76)

51 (60.00)

24 (48.00)

54 (61.36)

Age at sex

          

 <16 years

372 (77.66)

191 (80.59)

69 (81.18)

41 (82.00)

68 (77.27)

502 (61.82)

248 (70.86)

76 (75.25)

36 (81.82)

58 (78.38)

Condom used in last sex

          

 No

268 (55.95)

155 (65.40)

56 (65.88)

40 (80.00)

64 (72.73)

521 (64.16)

249 (71.14)

73 (72.28)

36 (81.82)

60 (81.08)

Sexual identity

          

 Gay/Bisexual

18 (3.76)

18 (7.59)

7 (8.24)

4 (8.00)

20 (22.73)

16 (1.97)

13 (3.71)

5 (4.95)

4 (9.09)

3 (4.05)

Last person sex with

          

 Boyfriend/girlfriend

319 (66.60)

128 (54.01)

39 (45.88)

19 (38.00)

36 (40.91)

567 (69.83)

238 (68.00)

52 (51.49)

26 (59.09)

41 (55.41)

 Someone just met

68 (14.20)

45 (18.66)

24 (28.24)

11 (22.00)

27 (30.68)

56 (6.90)

28 (8.00)

16 (15.84)

8 (18.18)

8 (10.81)

 Other

92 (19.21)

64 (27.00)

22 (25.88)

20 (40.00)

25 (28.41)

189 (23.28)

84 (24.00)

33 (32.67)

10 (22.73)

15 (33.78)

Number of sexual partners

          

 3+

153 (31.94)

96 (40.51)

46 (54.12)

24 (48.00)

49 (55.68)

116 (14.29)

88 (25.14)

38 (37.62)

15 (34.09)

34 (45.95)

Current smoker

          

 Yes

122 (25.47)

140 (59.07)

52 (61.18)

31 (62.00)

65 (73.86)

265 (32.64)

216 (61.71)

64 (63.37)

33 (75.00)

56 (75.68)

Alcohol intake

          

 >7+ drinks/week

214 (44.68)

128 (54.01)

50 (58.82)

26 (52.00)

46 (52.27)

272 (33.50)

159 (45.43)

42 (41.58)

14 (31.82)

25 (33.78)

Drunk/high last sex

          

 Yes

117 (24.43)

116 (48.95)

40 (47.06)

28 (56.00)

60 (68.18)

191 (23.52)

110 (31.43)

50 (49.50)

20 (45.45)

41 (55.41)

Diagnosed with STIa

          

 Yes

37 (14.07)

33 (21.29)

18 (28.57)

15 (40.54)

23 (42.59)

126 (21.69)

77 (27.70)

26 (32.10)

14 (40.00)

22 (52.38)

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