Table 4.
Factors associated with long-term online commercial sex-seeking among FSW who ever used online to seek sex in Guangdong Province, China (N = 386)
| Characteristics | Total n (%) | Short term use n (%) | Long-term use n (%) | cOR(95%CI) | aOR(95%CI) # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | 386 | 255(66.06) | 131(33.94) | ||
| Age (Year) | |||||
| <=30 | 130(33.68) | 94(36.86) | 36(27.48) | Ref | Ref |
| 30–40 | 145(37.56) | 85(33.33) | 60(45.80) | 1.84(1.11,3.06) * | 1.62(0.88,3.00) |
| > 40 | 111(28.76) | 76(29.80) | 35(26.72) | 1.20(0.69,2.09) | 1.63(0.83,3.19) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 164(42.49) | 93(36.47) | 71(54.20) | Ref | Ref |
| Unmarried | 222(57.51) | 162(63.53) | 60(45.80) | 0.49(0.32,0.74) * | 0.78(0.47,1.30) |
| Highest education | |||||
| Primary school or less | 77(19.95) | 65(25.49) | 12(9.16) | Ref | Ref |
| Junior high school | 201(52.07) | 146(57.25) | 55(41.98) | 2.04(1.02,4.07) * | 1.73(0.82,3.64) |
| Senior high school and above | 108(27.98) | 44(17.25) | 64(48.85) | 7.88(3.81,16.28) * | 7.94(3.47,18.18) * |
| Annual income ($) | |||||
| < 5000 | 39(10.10) | 26(10.20) | 13(9.92) | Ref | Ref |
| 5000–10,000 | 103(26.68) | 86(33.73) | 17(12.98) | 0.40(0.17,0.92) * | 0.36(0.14,0.88) * |
| 10,001–15,000 | 120(31.09) | 57(22.35) | 63(48.09) | 2.21(1.04,4.71) * | 1.64(0.73,3.70) |
| > 15,000 | 124(32.12) | 86(33.73) | 38(29.01) | 0.88(0.41,1.90) | 0.60(0.25,1.46) |
| Workplace | |||||
| Middle tier | 216(55.96) | 157(61.57) | 59(45.04) | Ref | Ref |
| Low tier | 170(44.04) | 98(38.43) | 72(54.96) | 1.96(1.28,3.00) * | 2.35(1.37,4.03) * |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Han | 347(89.90) | 236(92.55) | 111(84.73) | Ref | Ref |
| Non-Han | 39(10.10) | 19(7.45) | 20(15.27) | 2.24(1.15,4.36) * | 2.11(1.01,4.42) * |
| Length of time working in current location (month) | |||||
| < 6 | 107(27.72) | 98(38.43) | 9(6.87) | Ref | Ref |
| 6–12 | 110(28.50) | 88(34.51) | 22(16.79) | 2.72(1.19,6.23) * | 2.89(1.18,7.07) * |
| > 12 | 169(43.78) | 69(27.06) | 100(76.34) | 15.78(7.47,33.36) * | 13.25(5.89,29.81) * |
| Vaginal discomfort | |||||
| Yes | 140(36.27) | 112(43.92) | 28(21.37) | Ref | Ref |
| No | 246(63.73) | 143(56.08) | 103(78.63) | 2.88(1.77,4.68) * | 3.29(1.89,5.74) * |
| Received health services locally | |||||
| No | 49(12.69) | 36(14.12) | 13(9.92) | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 337(87.31) | 219(85.88) | 118(90.08) | 1.49(0.76,2.92) | 1.01(0.46,2.20) |
| Sexual Behavior | |||||
| Number of clients in the last week | |||||
| <=7 | 161(41.71) | 83(32.55) | 78(59.54) | Ref | Ref |
| 8–14 | 144(37.31) | 106(41.57) | 38(29.01) | 0.38(0.24,0.62) * | 0.49(0.28,0.86) * |
| >=15 | 81(20.98) | 66(25.88) | 15(11.45) | 0.24(0.13,0.46) * | 0.27(0.13,0.55) * |
| Consistent condom uses in the last month | |||||
| No | 105(27.20) | 90(35.29) | 15(11.45) | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 281(72.80) | 165(64.71) | 116(88.55) | 4.22(2.32,7.65) * | 3.83(2.00,7.34) * |
| Reproductive health | |||||
| Ever had an unintended pregnancy due to commercial sex | |||||
| No | 327(84.72) | 212(83.14) | 115(87.79) | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 59(15.28) | 43(16.86) | 16(12.21) | 0.69(0.37,1.27) | 0.86(0.43,1.69) |
| Have been diagnosed as infertile | |||||
| No | 317(82.12) | 193(75.69) | 124(94.66) | 8.03(3.18,27.06) * | 8.55(3.25,29.58) * |
| Yes | 15(3.89) | 12(4.71) | 3(2.29) | 3.12(0.56,16.09) | 3.73(0.61,21.03) |
| Unknown | 54(13.99) | 50(19.61) | 4(3.05) | Ref | Ref |
| Ever abortions | |||||
| No | 223(57.77) | 157(61.57) | 66(50.38) | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 163(42.23) | 98(38.43) | 65(49.62) | 1.58(1.03,2.42) * | 1.93(1.18,3.16) * |
| STD testing results | |||||
| HIV positive | |||||
| No | 385(99.74) | 254(99.61) | 131(100.0) | - | - |
| Yes | 1(0.26) | 1(0.39) | 0(0.0) | - | - |
| Syphilis positive | |||||
| No | 381(98.70) | 250(98.04) | 131(100.0) | - | - |
| Yes | 5(1.30) | 5(1.96) | 0(0.0) | - | - |
| Gonorrhea positive | |||||
| No | 369(95.6) | 242(94.90) | 127(96.95) | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 17(4.40) | 13(5.10) | 4(3.05) | 0.59(0.19,1.84) | 0.77(0.22,2.62) |
| Chlamydia positive | |||||
| No | 326(84.46) | 219(85.88) | 107(81.68) | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 60(15.54) | 36(14.12) | 24(18.32) | 1.36(0.78,2.40) | 1.67(0.87,3.20) |
| STD positive | |||||
| No | 315(81.61) | 209(81.96) | 106(80.92) | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 71(18.39) | 46(18.04) | 25(19.08) | 1.07(0.62,1.84) | 1.27(0.68,2.37) |
| Lifetime history of testing | |||||
| Ever tested for chlamydia | |||||
| No | 333(86.27) | 211(82.75) | 122(93.13) | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 53(13.73) | 44(17.25) | 9(6.87) | 0.35(0.17,0.75) * | 0.40(0.18,0.91) * |
| Ever tested for gonorrhea | |||||
| No | 344(89.12) | 221(86.67) | 123(93.89) | Ref | Ref |
| Yes | 42(10.88) | 34(13.33) | 8(6.11) | 0.42(0.19,0.94) * | 0.60(0.25,1.45) * |
Note: #Age, legal marital status, education and annual income were adjusted for each other, and all other variables were adjusted for age, legal marital status, education and annual income
* P < 0.05