Table 4

Rectal douching (RD) prevalence and participants’ sexual behaviour (n=369)

		RD—last 3 months				Value of p	OR	OR (CI 95%)
		No		Yes				OR (CI 95%)
		N	%	n	%			Inferior	Superior
Receptive anal intercourse	No	70	19.0	11	3.0	<0.001	1
Receptive anal intercourse	Yes	102	27.6	186	50.4	<0.001	11.60	5.88	22.91
Partner	Men only	158	42.8	187	50.7	0.238	1
Partner	Men and women	14	3.8	10	2.7	0.238	0.60	0.26	1.40
Guidance from health professional on RD	No	166	45.0	183	49.6	0.133	1
Guidance from health professional on RD	Yes	6	1.6	14	3.8	0.133	2.12	0.80	5.63
Paid for sex—last 12 months	No	143	38.8	158	42.8	0.468	1
Paid for sex—last 12 months	Yes	29	7.8	39	10.6	0.468	1.22	0.72	2.07
Drug use during intercourse—last 12 months	No	92	24.9	106	28.7	0.951	1
Drug use during intercourse—last 12 months	Yes	80	21.7	91	24.7	0.951	0.99	0.66	1.49
Intercourse with HIV-positive partner—last 12 months	No	43	11.7	57	15.4	0.585	1
	Yes	44	11.9	43	11.7	0.301	0.74	0.41	1.31
	Does not know	85	23.0	97	26.3	0.550	0.86	0.53	1.41
HIV test result	Negative	126	34.1	148	40.1	0.008	1
	Positive	19	5.2	36	9.8	0.121	1.61	0.88	2.95
	Does not know	27	7.3	13	3.5	0.013	0.41	0.20	0.83
Sexually transmitted infection over the last 12 months	No	117	31.7	118	32.0	0.106	1
Sexually transmitted infection over the last 12 months	Yes	55	14.9	79	21.4	0.106	1.42	0.93	2.19