Variations in the reporting of key sexual health outcomes among Natsal-3 participants aged 17–34 years by limiting disability status and gender
| Sexual health outcome | Women | Men | ||||||
| % (95% CI) of those reporting no disability (n=3495/1983) | % (95% CI) of those reporting limiting disability (n=458/245) | AOR* (95% CI) for reporting outcome if reported limiting disability | P values | % (95% CI) of those reporting no disability (n=2539/2098) | % (95% CI) of those reporting limiting disability (n=247/186) | AOR* 95% (CI) for reporting outcome if reported limiting disability | P values | |
| Experienced non-volitional sex | 6.9 (6.0 to 8.0) | 19.5 (15.7 to 24.0) | 3.08 (2.28 to 4.16) | <0.0001 | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.9) | 2.1 (0.9 to 4.6) | 1.57 (0.64 to 3.90) | 0.322 |
| Experienced attempted non-volitional sex | 16.0 (14.7 to 17.4) | 33.0 (28.3 to 38.1) | 2.50 (1.96 to 3.19) | <0.0001 | 4.2 (3.4 to 5.2) | 5.7 (3.3 to 9.7) | 1.38 (0.73 to 2.60) | 0.321 |
| Ever diagnosed with a STI† | 37.8 (35.9 to 39.6) | 47.2 (42.1 to 52.4) | 1.52 (1.21 to 1.91) | 0.0003 | 13.0 (11.5 to 14.6) | 12.4 (8.6 to 17.4) | 0.89 (0.57 to 1.38) | 0.598 |
| Ever attended a sexual health (GUM) clinic‡ | 42.1 (40.1 to 44.1) | 46.3 (41.2 to 51.6) | 1.26 (1.01 to 1.58) | 0.044 | 35.0 (32.8 to 37.2) | 35.7 (28.9 to 43.0) | 1.04 (0.75 to 1.45) | 0.811 |
| Ever had a pregnancy that ended in an abortion | 12.2 (11.0 to 13.4) | 15.3 (12.0 to 19.1) | 1.25 (0.92 to 1.68) | 0.148 | ||||
| Distressed/worried about sex life | 10.9 (9.7 to 12.1) | 16.7 (13.1 to 21.2) | 1.61 (1.18 to 2.21) | 0.003 | 9.7 (8.5 to 11.0) | 14.6 (10.3 to 20.2) | 1.48 (0.97 to 2.26) | 0.068 |
| Sought help/advice for sex life, past year | 25.2 (23.6 to 26.9) | 33.8 (28.9 to 39.1) | 1.56 (1.22 to 2.00) | 0.0004 | 19.6 (17.9 to 21.4) | 18.5 (13.7 to 24.7) | 1.01 (0.68 to 1.48) | 0.977 |
*OR adjusted for age and social class.