Prevalence and associated factors of sexually transmitted infections among methamphetamine users in Eastern China: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Multivariate analysis on risk factors related to STIs among MA users in Shandong, China

Variable	STIs positive (N = 317)		STIs negative (N = 315)		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	p-value
Variable	n	n/N%	n	n/N%	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	p-value
Gender							< 0.01
Male	181	57.10	283	89.84	Ref	Ref
Female	136	42.90	32	10.16	6.65 (4.33–10.19)	7.30 (4.34–12.30)
Age (years)							< 0.01
< 35	171	53.94	214	67.94	Ref	Ref
≥ 35	146	46.06	101	32.06	1.81 (1.31–2.50)	2.97 (2.04–4.32)
Whether acquired sexual health knowledge primarily from the Internet?							< 0.01
No	208	65.62	161	51.11	Ref	Ref
Yes	109	34.38	154	48.89	0.55 (0.40–0.76)	0.57 (0.40–0.82)
Whether regular sex partners use drugs?							0.03
Yes	129	40.69	48	15.24	Ref	Ref
No	188	59.31	267	84.76	0.26 (0.18–0.38)	0.59 (0.37–0.94)

STIs sexually transmitted infections, COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjust odds ratio

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