Table 6.
COR* and AOR** from the multilevel mixed-effect logistic regression of syphilis and independent factors among female sex workers, national HIV and STI£ bio-behavioral survey, Ethiopia, 2019–2020
| Characteristic | COR | P-value | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age category | |||||
| 5 – 19 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 20 – 24 | 1.37 | 0.307 | 1.34 (0.72, 2.46) | 0.353 | |
| 25 – 29 | 2.42 | 0.003 | 1.62 (0.88, 2.98) | 0.120 | |
| 30 – 34 | 5.2 | < 0.001 | 2.64 (1.40, 4.98) | 0.003 | |
| 35 – 59 | 11.09 | < 0.001 | 4.70 (2.50, 8.86) | < 0.001 | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married/Cohabiting | 2.07 | 0.016 | 1.70 (0.92, 3.13) | 0.091 | |
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 2.95 | < 0.001 | 1.37 (1.03, 1.82) | 0.033 | |
| Never married | 1 | 1 | |||
| Highest grade attended | |||||
| Non-formal Education | 5.69 | < 0.001 | 3.38 (2.34, 5.11) | < 0.001 | |
| Primary 1st cycle (grades 1–4) | 3.6 | < 0.001 | 2.77 (1.79, 4.30) | < 0.001 | |
| Primary 2nd cycle (grades 5–8) | 1.88 | 0.001 | 1.80 (1.21, 2.69) | 0.004 | |
| Secondary school and above | 1 | 1 | |||
| Living with a sexual partner | |||||
| No | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 0.54 | 0.022 | |||
| The main source of income | |||||
| Other than sex work | 1 | ||||
| Sex work | 0.66 | 0.036 | |||
| Average monthly income from selling sex in ETB | |||||
| < 2500 | 3.64 | < 0.001 | 1.74 (1.09, 2.78) | 0.020 | |
| 2500—4999 | 2.26 | < 0.001 | 1.41 (0.89, 2.23) | 0.141 | |
| 5000—7499 | 1.27 | 0.351 | 1.03 (0.61, 1.73) | 0.920 | |
| 7500 + | 1 | 1 | |||
| Alcohol consumption levels | |||||
| Not depressed | 1 | ||||
| Mild Depression | 0.97 | 0.83 | |||
| Moderate to severe depression | 1.57 | 0.003 | |||
| First sex experience | |||||
| Wanted | 1.43 | 0.003 | |||
| Forced | 1 | ||||
| Number of cities worked sex selling in the last three years | |||||
| Same town | 1 | ||||
| 1 more town | 0.68 | 0.036 | |||
| 2 or more towns | 0.65 | 0.088 | |||
| Number of clients in the past 6 months | |||||
| < 30 | 1.89 | < 0.001 | |||
| 31—60 | 1.51.252 | 0.233 | |||
| 61—90 | 1.14 | 0.592 | |||
| 91 + | 1 | ||||
| Age at first sex selling | |||||
| < 20 | 1 | ||||
| 20—24 | 1.55 | 0.003 | |||
| 25 + | 3.27 | < 0.001 | |||
| Age at first sex | |||||
| 15 or less | 1.48 | 0.001 | |||
| 16—20 | 1 | ||||
| 21 + | 1.04 | 0.896 | |||
| Only Bar or Hotel FSW | |||||
| No | 2.18 | < 0.001 | 1.53 (1.45, 2.05) | 0.004 | |
| Yes | 1 | ||||
| Only Own home FSW | |||||
| No | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 3.04 | < 0.001 | |||
| Hepatitis B | |||||
| Non-Reactive | 1 | ||||
| Reactive | 1.58 | < 0.001 | |||
| Number of sexual partners without condoms in the last 30 days | |||||
| Consistent | 1 | ||||
| In-consistent | 1.38 | 0.028 | |||
| Experienced condom failure in the last 30 days | |||||
| No breakage | 1 | ||||
| Breakage | 1.52 | < 0.001 | |||
| HIV test result | |||||
| Tested Negative | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tested New Positive | 4.58 | < 0.001 | 2.61 (1.92, 3.56) | < 0.001 | |
| Known Positive | 4.92 | < 0.001 | 2.41 (1.76, 3.3) | < 0.001 | |
| Ever been pregnant | |||||
| No | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 2.78 | < 0.001 | |||
| Number of pregnancies | |||||
| 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1 | 2.13 | < 0.001 | |||
| 2 | 2.92 | < 0.001 | |||
| 3 + | 4.56 | < 0.001 | |||
| Currently pregnant | |||||
| No | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 0.46 | 0.195 | |||
| History of miscarriage pregnancy | |||||
| No | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 1.32 | 0.100 | |||
| Constant | 0.004 (0.002, 0.01) | < 0.001 | |||
| Random effects | |||||
| Towns/cities | 0.35 | 0.15 | 0.80 | ||
| ICC | 0.096 | 0.044 | 0.20 | ||
| LR test vs. logistic model | |||||
| chibar2 = 61.32 | |||||
| P-value = < 0.001 | |||||
*Crude Odds Ratio ** Adjusted Odds Ratio £ Sexually Transmitted Infections