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Table 2 Substance use among sexually experienced alcohol- and tobacco-using young adults in Taipei metropolitan area recruited using RDS during 2007–2010, by gender and sexual initiation (N = 916)

From: Early sexual initiation and risky sexual practices among alcohol- and tobacco-using young adults in Taiwan: mediation analysis of preceding-sex use of illicit drugs

 

Nonearly sexual initiation

Early sexual initiation

 

Variable

N

%wt

95% CI

N

%wt

95% CI

p a

Males

N = 499

N = 79

 

Regular binge drinkingb

115

20.5

(15.9–26.3)

31

35.2

(21.0–49.2)

.020*

Illicit drug use (lifetime)

 Any illicit drug

132

27.5

(21.3–36.2)

46

53.7

(38.2–71.0)

<.001*

 Ketamine

70

12.1

(8.6–16.9)

34

41.6

(27.5–58.7)

<.001***

 Ecstasy

68

13.0

(9.1–18.2)

22

25.1

(13.4–40.6)

.020*

 Cannabis

74

11.5

(7.8–16.5)

23

28.3

(16.2–43.9)

<.001***

 FM2/angel dust/GHB

14

2.2

(0.3–4.7)

11

11.8

(3.9–22.4)

<.001***

 Methamphetamine

39

6.6

(3.4–10.1)

20

24.9

(12.0–38.8)

<.001***

 Heroin

20

3.2

(0.7–6.4)

12

10.0

(1.7–19.4)

.007**

  Hard drug usec

41

7.3

(3.7–11.1)

22

26.9

(13.0–40.7)

<.001***

  Exclusively club drug used

75

14.8

(10.5–20.2)

21

25.0

(13.3–39.2)

.079

Illicit drug use right before sex

42

6.7

(3.4–10.1)

21

27.5

(15.1–43.2)

<.001***

Females

N = 308

N = 30

 

Regular binge drinkingb

46

11.1

(6.4–16.4)

8

18.3

(0.7–38.4)

.342

Illicit drug use (lifetime)

 Any illicit drug

70

18.9

(12.6–26.6)

13

38.8

(15.2–65.0)

.064

 Ketamine

41

11.8

(6.9–17.7)

11

37.9

(15.0–67.0)

.005**

 Ecstasy

39

12.5

(7.1–18.8)

7

14.7

(2.3–33.4)

.750

 Cannabis

45

12.0

(7.2–18.3)

3

7.4

(0.0–21.0)

.492

 FM2/angel dust/GHB

4

1.2

(0.0–3.0)

0

0.0

.677

 Methamphetamine

13

5.8

(1.8–11.1)

2

5.0

(0.0–16.0)

.874

 Heroin

8

3.3

(0.1–8.5)

0

0.0

.492

  Hard drug usec

15

6.5

(1.6–13.2)

2

5.0

(0.0–16.3)

.755

  Exclusively club drug used

30

5.3

(3.0–8.8)

6

20.0

(1.4–46.7)

.055

Illicit drug use right before sex

34

11.6

(6.5–18.1)

5

14.1

(1.5–30.7)

.751

  1. a Using weighted chi-square tests, with weight exported from RDSAT; *p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01,*** p < 0.001
  2. b Five or more units of alcohol in one setting “almost every time” or “every time”
  3. c Hard drugs: methamphetamine and heroin
  4. d Club drugs: ketamine, ecstasy, cannabis, and FM2/angel dust/GHB