Self-reported sexual behaviour of single backpackers
| All single backpackers (n=1238) | Single backpackers with new partner (n=456) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New partner, % (n) | Unsafe sex, % (n) | Unsafe sex, AOR (95% CI) | AOR, p value | Consistent condom use, % (n) | Inconsistent/no condom use, % (n) | Unsafe sex, AOR (95% CI) | AOR, p value | |
| Total | 39.1 (456) | 14.4 (167) | − | − | 63.2 (287) | 36.8 (167) | − | − |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Female | 29.4 (192) | 10.7 (70) | Ref | Ref | 63.4 (121) | 36.6 (70) | Ref | Ref |
| Male | 51.9 (262) | 18.8 (95) | 1.99 (1.36 to 2.91) | <0.001* | 63.6 (166) | 36.4 (95) | 1.45 (0.93 to 2.27) | 0.104 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 17–19 | 33.9 (40) | 13.6 (16) | 0.75 (0.41 to 1.38) | 0.339 | 60.0 (24) | 40.0 (16) | 0.97 (0.47 to 1.99) | 0.927 |
| 20–24 | 41.7 (262) | 17.7 (110) | Ref | Ref | 57.5 (150) | 42.5 (111) | Ref | Ref |
| 25–34 | 37.0 (139) | 10.4 (39) | 0.57 (0.38 to 0.87) | 0.009* | 72.5 (100) | 27.5 (38) | 0.53 (0.33 to 0.85) | 0.009* |
| 35+ | 33.3 (12) | 2.8 (1) | 0.11 (0.02 to 0.86) | 0.036* | 91.7 (11) | 8.3 (1) | 0.13 (0.02 to 1.04) | 0.055 |
| Country | ||||||||
| UK | 42.7 (106) | 19.8 (49) | Ref | Ref | 53.8 (57) | 46.2 (49) | Ref | Ref |
| Germany | 27.3 (53) | 8.8 (17) | 0.46 (0.25 to 0.84) | 0.012* | 67.9 (36) | 32.1 (17) | 0.55 (0.27 to 1.14) | 0.106 |
| Canada | 52.9 (64) | 10.8 (13) | 0.42 (0.21 to 0.83) | 0.012* | 79.4 (50) | 20.6 (13) | 0.30 (0.14 to 0.63) | 0.001* |
| France | 32.2 (28) | 12.6 (11) | 0.64 (0.30 to 1.35) | 0.241 | 60.7 (17) | 39.3 (11) | 0.80 (0.33 to 1.91) | 0.608 |
| Sweden | 43.8 (35) | 21.3 (17) | 0.93 (0.48 to 1.79) | 0.823 | 51.4 (18) | 48.6 (17) | 1.02 (0.47 to 2.25) | 0.952 |
| Netherlands | 46.7 (35) | 14.7 (11) | 0.64 (0.30 to 1.35) | 0.241 | 68.6 (24) | 31.4 (11) | 0.50 (0.21 to 1.16) | 0.105 |
| Australia | 45.6 (31) | 13.4 (9) | 0.57 (0.26 to 1.29) | 0.176 | 70.0 (21) | 30.0 (9) | 0.49 (0.20 to 1.20) | 0.118 |
| Rest of world | 35.6 (104) | 13.7 (40) | 0.51 (0.31 to 0.84) | 0.008* | 61.5 (64) | 38.5 (40) | 0.63 (0.35 to 1.13) | 0.120 |
| Elapsed trip length, days | ||||||||
| 0–14 | 20.8 (70) | 6.5 (22) | Ref | Ref | 68.6 (48) | 31.4 (22) | Ref | Ref |
| 15–28 | 32.1 (119) | 10.3 (38) | 1.49 (0.85 to 2.62) | 0.167 | 67.8 (80) | 32.2 (38) | 1.00 (0.51 to 1.96) | 0.998 |
| 29+ | 58.3 (263) | 23.3 (105) | 4.05 (2.46 to 6.68) | <0.001* | 59.9 (157) | 40.1 (105) | 0.68 (0.37 to 1.23) | 0.675 |
| Condoms from home? | ||||||||
| Yes | 55.1 (333) | 18.2 (110) | Ref | Ref | 66.9 (222) | 33.1 (110) | Ref | Ref |
| No | 22.1 (122) | 10.3 (57) | 0.76 (0.51 to 1.13) | 0.188 | 53.3 (65) | 46.7 (57) | 2.03 (1.26 to 3.26) | 0.004* |
*Statistically significant at p<0.05. Percentages discount missing data.
AOR, adjusted OR.