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Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusteda models of HIV-related substance use and sexual risk – previous arrest (N = 646)

From: HIV-related risk among justice-involved young African American women in the U.S. South

 

Total

Never Arrested

Arrested

      

Variable

(N = 646)

(N = 492)

(N = 154)

OR

95% CI

p-value

AOR*

95% CI

p-value

Substance Use

 Marijuana, Positive Screen

428

(66.3)

311

(63.2)

117

(76.0)

1.84*

(1.22—2.78)

0.004

1.82*

(1.17—2.83)

0.008

 Cocaine, Positive Screen

37

(5.7)

16

(3.3)

21

(13.6)

4.70*

(2.38—9.26)

 < 0.001

3.09*

(1.49—6.41)

0.002

 Heavy Alcohol Use

349

(54.0)

253

(51.4)

96

(62.3)

1.56*

(1.08—2.27)

0.018

1.55*

(1.03—2.32)

0.034

Sexual Risk

 Condomless Last Sex

428

(66.3)

317

(64.4)

111

(72.1)

1.43

(0.96—2.12)

0.081

1.02

(0.66—1.57)

0.946

 Impaired Last Sex, Self or Partner

305

(47.2)

216

(43.9)

89

(57.8)

1.75*

(1.21—2.52)

0.003

1.59*

(1.07—2.37)

0.022

 More Than One Partner

252

(39.0)

187

(38.0)

65

(42.2)

1.19

(0.82—1.72)

0.351

1.50

(1.00—2.25)

0.051

 Ever Traded Sex

47

(7.3)

25

(5.1)

22

(14.3)

3.11*

(1.70—5.70)

 < 0.001

2.23*

(1.14—4.38)

0.019

 Positive STI Test (Lifetime)

208

(32.2)

145

(29.5)

63

(40.9)

1.66*

(1.14—2.41)

0.008

1.54*

(1.02—2.30)

0.038

 Positive STI Test, Past 6 Months

77

(11.9)

53

(10.8)

24

(15.6)

1.53

(0.91—2.57)

0.110

1.84*

(1.03—3.27)

0.039

 Positive STI Test (Biologically confirmed) (N = 600)

100

(16.7)

76

(16.5)

24

(17.1)

1.05

(0.63—1.73)

0.863

1.27

(0.73—2.22)

0.400

  1. OR/AOR Odds ratio/adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, STI Sexually transmitted infection
  2. *p < .05
  3. aVariables adjusted for age, main partner, having children, education (attainment and status), employment, housing instability, and food insecurity