Blood borne viruses (BBV)* disclosed at initial visit: characteristics of 381 female victims attending the Trondheim Sexual Assault Centre within 1 week of the assault by presence of BBV, crude and adjusted OR presented
| Marker(s) of BBVs present* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Yes, n=14 n (%) | No, n=367 n (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Age-adjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR† (95% CI) |
| Age groups (year), n=381 | |||||
| 12–24 | 3 (21) | 275 (75) | Reference | Reference | |
| ≥25 | 11 (79) | 92 (25) | 11.0 (3.0 to 40.1) | 5.2 (1.3 to 21.2) | |
| Occupation, n=368 | |||||
| Employed/student | 2 (14) | 291 (82) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Unemployed | 12 (86) | 63 (18) | 27.7 (6.1 to 127) | 15.9 (3.3 to 77.6) | 5.8 (1.05 to 32.2) |
| Country of origin, n=378 | |||||
| Norwegian/Western | 13 (93) | 346 (95) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Non-Western | 1 (7) | 18 (5) | 1.5 (0.2 to 11.9) | 1.1 (0.1 to 9.8) | 1.1 (0.1 to 11.2) |
| Substance abuse, n=377 | |||||
| No | 3 (21) | 337 (93) | Reference | Reference | |
| Yes | 11 (79) | 26 (7) | 47.5 (12.5 to 181) | 30.4 (7.6 to 121) | |
| Prior coital experience‡, n=360 | |||||
| No | 0 | 27 (8) | |||
| Yes | 14 | 320 (92) | |||
| Time since last consensual coitus (week), n=274§ | |||||
| ≤2 | 5 (36) | 134 (39) | 2.5 (0.5 to 13.0) | 2.5 (0.5 to 13.4) | 2.7 (0.4 to 17.5) |
| >2 | 2 (14) | 133 (39) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Missing information | 7 (50) | 73 (22) | 6.4 (1.3 to 31.5) | 4.9 (1.0 to 24.8) | 2.7 (0.5 to 16.5) |
| Prior pregnancy, n=326 | |||||
| No | 2 (15) | 201 (64) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Yes | 11 (85) | 112 (36) | 9.9 (2.2 to 45.3) | 4.6 (0.8 to 25.1) | 2.9 (0.5 to 18.4) |
| Non-barrier contraceptive, n=363 | |||||
| Yes | 8 (57) | 149 (43) | 1.8 (0.6 to 5.3) | 1.4 (0.5 to 4.2) | 1.5 (0.4 to 5.5) |
| No | 6 (43) | 202 (58) | Reference | Reference | Reference |
*Positive test at initial visit for at least one of the serological markers: HIV, hepatitis B and/or C (see text for details).
†Adjusted for age (two categorical variables) and substance abuse.
‡p=0.34, exact unconditional test.
§Those reporting no prior coital experience were excluded from the analyses.