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Table 2 Factors Associated with Past Year Unprotected Sex with a Casual/Exchange Partner and Past Year Receptive Syringe Sharing, among New York City Injection Drug Users, 2009, n = 488

From: Sexual and injection-related risks in Puerto Rican-born injection drug users living in New York City: A mixed-methods analysis

 

Unprotected Sex with Cas/Exch Partner1

Receptive Syringe Sharing1

 

%

OR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

%

OR

95% CI

AOR

95% CI

Overall

21.5

-

-

  

27.6

-

-

  

Gender

          

   Male

24.0

1.00

   

23.6

1.00

   

   Female

12.7

0.46

0.25-0.86

  

41.8

2.32

1.48-3.63

  

   Transgender

-

-

-

  

-

-

-

  

Race

          

   Black

5.3

1.00

   

16.2

1.00

   

   Hispanic

27.4

6.76

2.47-18.50

  

30.1

2.23

1.17-4.25

  

   White

20.7

4.66

1.65-13.19

  

29.6

2.18

1.11-4.29

  

   Other

-

-

-

  

-

-

-

  

Age

          

   18-29

37.3

3.33

1.49-7.43

  

41.7

6.48

2.68-15.65

  

   30-39

31.8

2.61

1.33-5.13

  

37.5

5.42

2.51-11.73

  

   40-49

13.9

0.90

0.45-1.79

  

25.1

3.04

1.43-6.47

  

   50+

15.2

1.00

   

9.9

1.00

   

   Continuous

-

0.94

0.92-0.96

0.94

0.92-0.97

-

0.96

0.94-0.98

0.94

0.92-0.96

Puerto Rican Immigration

          

   U.S. Born

17.3

1.00

 

1.00

 

25.2

1.00

 

1.00

 

   PR Immigrated > 3 Years

33.0

2.35

1.37-4.02

2.85

1.61-5.03

31.3

1.35

0.80-2.30

1.86

1.04-3.31

   PR Immigrated ≤ 3 Years

37.7

2.89

1.47-5.69

2.81

1.37-5.76

41.6

2.12

1.10-4.07

2.44

1.20-4.97

Sociodemographics 1

          

   Homeless

23.6

1.41

0.90-2.21

  

30.4

1.47

0.97-2.22

  

   Income > $10,000

23.1

1.15

0.74-1.79

  

23.9

0.75

0.49-1.14

  

   Incarcerated

29.9

2.06

1.33-3.18

1.89

1.19-3.02

27.1

0.97

0.64-1.46

  

Substance Use 1

          

   NI Crack Use

19.1

0.80

0.51-1.25

  

41.9

3.04

2.03-4.55

3.01

1.95-4.65

   Binge Alcohol Use

28.3

2.05

1.33-3.16

  

34.1

1.79

1.21-2.65

  

Injection Drug Use 1

          

   Injection ≥1x/day

21.6

1.04

0.58-1.85

  

27.5

0.98

0.58-1.66

  
  1. 1 Timeframe is in the past 12 months