Sociodemographic and Behavioral Factors Associated with HIV Vulnerability according to Sexual Orientation

Table 3

List of behavioral variables according to the sexual orientation of individuals obtaining HIV-positive results ().

Variables	Heterosexual	p∗ value	OR	95% CI	MSM/bisexual	p∗ value	OR	95% CI
	(%)				(%)
	STI in the last 12 months
Yes	18 (14.8)	0.503	1.19	0.71–1.98	13 (23.6)	0.905	1.04	0.53–2.03
No	104 (85.2)				42 (76.4)
Alcohol in the last 12 months
Yes	73 (59.8)	0.602	1.10	0.76–1.59	39 (70.9)	0.686	1.13	0.61–2.11
No	49 (40.2)				16 (29.1)
Tobacco in the last 12 months
Yes	6 (4.9)	0.01	2.76	1.17–6.53	3 (5.5)	0.205	2.32	0.60–8.85
No	116 (95.1)				52 (94.5)
Illegal drugs in the last 12 months
Yes	16 (13.1)	0.177	1.44	0.84–2.47	6 (10.9)	0.579	1.29	0.51–3.26
No	106 (86.9)				49 (89.1)
Sexual partners in the last 12 months
One	64 (52.5)	0.358	1.18	0.82–1.70	6 (10.9)	0.072	0.45	0.18–1.09
Multiple	58 (47.5)				49 (89.1)
Condoms in the last 12 months
Yes	18 (14.8)	0.437	1.22	0.73–2.04	9 (16.4)	0.591	0.81	0.38–1.73
No	104 (85.2)				46 (83.6)