Research Article

Substance Use among Homeless Reproductive Age People in Southern Ethiopia

Table 4

Bivariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with sexual intercourse after alcohol use among homeless reproductive age people in southern Ethiopia, 2019 ().

VariablesSexual intercourse after alcohol useOR (95% CI)
YesNoCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)

Gender
 Male12612911
 Female140280.19 (0.12, 0.31)0.20 (0.12, 0.36)
Age in years
 15-1848371.04 (0.59, 1.82)1.06 (0.56, 1.98)
 19-25148680.62 (0.39, 0. 98)0.77 (0.46, 1.29)
 26 and more705211
Educational status
 Illiterate262811
 Literate2401290.49 (0. 28, 0.89)0.25 (0.12, 0.51)
Type of street
Street “on”70521.39(0.90, 2.13)1.70 (0.68, 2.78)
Street “off”1961051
Rape in the last 1 year
 Yes61411.38 (4.05, 31.98)4.95 (1.67, 14.65)
 No20515311
Ever heard about STDs
 Yes2611440.21 (0.07, 0.61)0.22 (0.70, 0.68)
 No5131
Ever tested for HIV
 Yes2181052.25 (1.43, 3.55)1.37 (0.83, 2.26)
 No48521

 = Stay on the street at the day time and return to home at the night for sleep;  = Stay on the street both during the day and night time.