Table 2

 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios of characteristics of non-public clinic attendees compared with public clinic attendees in Baltimore, Maryland from September 2002 through August 2003

VariableUnadjusted ORp ValueAdjusted OR95% CIp Value
*Marijuana, alcohol, sniffed or snorted cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, and other street and club drugs.
Age
    <30 yearsReference
    ⩾30 years1.160.4683.98(1.2 to 12.7)0.020
Ethnicity
BlackReference
    White112.7<0.001311.9(55.7 to 1746.6)<0.001
    Other10.80.001
Reason for clinic visit
    SymptomsReference
    General screening5.26<0.00111.2(3.2 to 38.9)<0.001
Time from last sexual encounter to clinic visit
    <7 daysReference
    ⩾7 days2.63<0.0017.36(2.2 to 25.0)0.001
Risk factors
    <3 partners in past monthReference
    ⩾3 partners in past month2.250.0059.9(2.2 to 44.5)0.003
    Non-injection drug use*0.23<0.0010.092(0.03 to 0.30)<0.001
    Injection drug use0.380.0670.011(0.0003 to 0.55)0.023
History of STD
    Any previous history of STD0.36<0.0010.17(0.05 to 0.58)0.005
Condom use
    NeverReference
    Sometimes2.91<0.0013.16(0.95 to 10.5)0.060
    Always0.870.7560.078(0.006 to 0.98)0.049
STD testing
    HIV test at visit0.760.2020.32(0.10 to 1.03)0.057