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Table 3 Prevalence and factors associated with rectal douching/enema use by demographic characteristics and sexual behaviors among respondents in the international rectal douching survey, May 2011-August 2012 (n = 1,725)

From: Prevalence and types of rectal douches used for anal intercourse: results from an international survey

  

Rectal Douche/enema use

Adjusted OR

95% CI

 

n

%

p value

  

Age, years*

<.01

1.03

(1.02–1.04)

Douchers

 

38.1 (11.7)

   

Non-Douchers

 

34.0 (10.8)

   

Gender

 

<.01

  

Male

1,258

70.4

 

1.00

Reference

Female

81

32.4

 

0.22

(0.15–0.32)

Region

 

<.01

  

Africa

37

61.8

 

0.41

(0.18–0.84)

Asia

58

52.7

 

0.39

(0.18–0.84)

Europe

328

71.9

 

0.92

(0.67–1.26)

Latin America/Caribbean

107

39.9

 

0.21

(0.14–0.31)

North America

773

70.7

 

1.00

Reference

Other

36

72.0

 

1.57

(0.56–4.40)

No. of times, receptive anal intercourse, past 3 months**

<.01

1.01

(1.00–1.02)

Douchers

6 (3–15)

   

Non-Douchers

4 (2–10)

   

Always use condoms for RAI, past 3 months

0.08

  

Yes

414

63.8

 

0.88

(0.68–1.15)

No

817

67.9

 

1.00

Reference

Lubricant use for RAI, past 3 months

  

<.01

  

Yes

1,159

67.8

 

1.77

(1.10–2.85)

No

71

50.0

 

1.00

Reference

Substance use, with sexual activity

<.01

  

Yes

499

73.6

 

1.93

(1.50–2.49)

No

365

46.1

 

1.00

Reference

STI, past 12 months

<.01

  

Yes

170

69.4

 

1.74

(1.01–3.00)

No

688

57.1

 

1.00

Reference

HIV-positive

<.01

  

Yes

352

72.4

 

1.68

(1.26–2.24)

No

499

52.5

 

1.00

Reference

  1. Abbreviations. OR odds ratio, RAI receptive anal intercourse, STI Sexually transmitted infection.
  2. *Data represent mean and standard deviation.
  3. **Data represent median and interquartile range.