Transactional Sex among Noninjecting Illicit Drug Users: Implications for HIV Transmission
Table 1
Prevalence and risk factors for transactional sex among male noninjecting illicit drug users.
Variables
Transactional sex
Crude PR (95% CI)
Adjusted PR (95% CI)
Pos./total
%
Age (years)
0.99 (0.99–1.00)
0.072
0.99 (0.99–1.00)
0.052
History of homelessness
No
37/223
16.6
1.00
Yes
8/45
17.8
1.01 (0.91–1.12)
0.849
Marijuana use
No
26/143
18.2
1.00
Yes
19/125
15.2
0.97 (0.90–1.05)
0.513
Intranasal use
No
27/148
18.2
1.00
Yes
18/120
15.0
0.97 (0.90–1.05)
0.447
Crack use
No
4/68
5.9
1.00
1.00
Yes
41/200
20.5
1.13 (1.06–1.22)
<0.001
1.10 (1.02–1.18)
0.009
Noninjecting heroin use
No
42/258
16.3
1.00
Yes
3/10
30.0
1.01 (0.83–1.24)
0.864
Inhalant use
No
29/198
14.6
1.00
Yes
16/70
22.9
1.07 (0.97–1.17)
0.136
LSD use
No
36/231
15.6
1.00
Yes
9/37
24.3
1.07 (0.95–1.21)
0.228
Ecstasy use
No
40/233
17.2
1.00
Yes
5/35
14.3
0.97 (0.87–1.08)
0.656
Tobacco use
No
1/20
5.0
1.00
1.00
Yes
44/246
17.9
1.12 (1.01–1.24)
0.023
1.07 (0.96–1.19)
0.170
Binge drinking
No
7/30
23.3
1.00
Yes
38/238
16.0
0.94 (0.82–1.07)
0.351
Condom use with casual partners
Always
26/72
22.2
1.00
Never or sometimes
24/109
22.0
0.99 (0.90–1.10)
0.974
Sex under the influence of alcohol
No
10/55
18.2
1.00
Yes
34/212
16.0
0.98 (0.89–1.08)
0.710
Sex under the influence of drugs
No
10/74
13.5
1.00
Yes
35/188
18.6
1.04 (0.96–1.13)
0.301
Sex with injecting drug users
No
40/252
15.9
1.00
Yes
5/16
31.5
1.13 (0.94–1.35)
0.163
Sexual violence
No
41/255
16.1
1.00
Yes
4/13
30.8
1.12 (0.92–1.37)
0.234
STI history
No
28/197
14.2
1.00
1.00
Yes
17/71
23.9
1.08 (0.99–1.18)
0.078
1.10 (1.01–1.21)
0.044
In the previous 12 months; positive; the denominator reflects the number of valid responses; prevalence ratio; 95% confidence interval; adjusted for age, crack use, tobacco use, and STI history; in the previous six months; in the previous 30 days.
