Table 2

 Determinants of having unprotected sex in the country of origin in the past 5 years among Surinamese and Antillean men (n = 186) and women (n = 222) travelling to their home country

Total numberPrevalence unprotected sex (%)Univariatep ValueMultivariate
OR*95% CI*OR*95% CI*
*OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
Men 186
Age per 10 years1.83(1.27 to 2.68)1.33(0.75 to 2.34)
Dutch residence
    0–7 years50141.001.00
    7–17 years7280.56(0.17 to 1.79)0.59(0.15 to 2.26)
    >17 years64282.40(0.95 to 6.70)0.0071.09(0.30 to 4.07)
Living together with
    Nobody59291.001.00
    Partner/children/family125110.31(0.14 to 0.69)0.0030.41(0.14 to 1.20)
Ethnic origin
    Antillean3461.001.00
    Surinamese152193.77(1.06 to 24.10)0.03910.66(1.72 to 104.48)
Lifetime STI
    Never11871.001.00
    138213.67(1.25 to 10.77)2.32(0.69 to 7.79)
    >1295214.73(5.46 to 42.94)<0.00112.51(3.75 to 46.95)
Hard drug use ever
    No162141.001.00
    Yes24333.02(1.12 to 7.73)0.0302.07(0.54 to 7.85)
Paid sexual contacts since 1980
    Yes72291.001.00
    No11490.30(0.14 to 0.58)<0.0010.58(0.19 to 1.76)
Women 222
Number of partners past 5 years
0–111711.00
>11051113.57(2.57 to 250.28)<0.001