Table 2.
Logistic regression analysis of correlates of initiation of selling sex as an adolescent among adult female sex worker study participants in five cities in Cameroon, 2015–2016
| Bivariate | Age-adjusted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | p-value | aaOR | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Age at the time of the study | 0.82 | 0.79, 0.84 | < 0.001 | |||
| Completed primary school or higher | 0.84 | 0.59, 1.18 | 0.319 | 0.48 | 0.32, 0.70 | < 0.001 |
| City | ||||||
| Yaoundé | Reference category | |||||
| Douala | 0.50 | 0.32, 0.77 | 0.002 | 0.63 | 0.39, 1.00 | 0.048 |
| Bertoua | 1.49 | 1.02, 2.19 | 0.040 | 0.86 | 0.57, 1.30 | 0.486 |
| Bamenda | 0.62 | 0.39, 0.97 | 0.037 | 0.81 | 0.50, 1.31 | 0.391 |
| Kribi | 0.88 | 0.62, 1.26 | 0.486 | 0.63 | 0.43, 0.92 | 0.016 |
| Always used condoms with clients | 0.53 | 0.40, 0.70 | < 0.001 | 0.50 | 0.37, 0.68 | < 0.001 |
| Was forced to have sex in the past 6 months | 1.77 | 1.23, 2.55 | 0.002 | 1.68 | 1.13, 2.50 | 0.010 |
| Ever had a Pap smear | 0.44 | 0.22, 0.88 | 0.019 | 1.26 | 0.60, 2.66 | 0.540 |
| Tested for HIV in the past 12 months | 0.64 | 0.49, 0.83 | 0.001 | 0.64 | 0.48, 0.84 | 0.002 |
| Tested for STIs in the past 12 months | 0.57 | 0.40, 0.82 | 0.002 | 0.63 | 0.43, 0.91 | 0.013 |
| Past 12-month STI symptoms | ||||||
| Blisters or sores in the genital region or in the anus | 1.22 | 0.90, 1.65 | 0.202 | 1.49 | 1.08, 2.08 | 0.016 |
| Pain or burning sensation when urinating | 1.37 | 1.03, 1.82 | 0.032 | 1.68 | 1.23, 2.29 | 0.001 |
| Vaginal discharge or unusual white discharge | 1.19 | 0.90, 1.57 | 0.216 | 1.22 | 0.91, 1.64 | 0.184 |
| Irregular bleeding from the vagina | 1.18 | 0.71, 1.95 | 0.519 | 1.33 | 0.77, 2.27 | 0.305 |
| Genital warts | 1.40 | 0.92, 2.15 | 0.118 | 1.99 | 1.24, 3.18 | 0.004 |
| Anal warts | 0.43 | 0.10, 1.82 | 0.253 | 0.88 | 0.20, 4.00 | 0.874 |
| Abnormal mass or swelling around the genital organs | 0.33 | 0.10, 1.04 | 0.059 | 0.60 | 0.18, 2.00 | 0.409 |
| Other | 0.96 | 0.67, 1.39 | 0.844 | 0.99 | 0.67, 1.47 | 0.962 |
| Any of these symptoms | 1.08 | 0.83, 1.40 | 0.584 | 1.16 | 0.87, 1.53 | 0.308 |
| Symptoms treated by a health provider | 0.68 | 0.47, 0.98 | 0.038 | 0.89 | 0.61, 1.31 | 0.551 |
| Tested positive for syphilis in the study | 1.02 | 0.63, 1.64 | 0.936 | 0.72 | 0.43, 1.21 | 0.210 |
| Tested positive for HIV in the study | 0.51 | 0.35, 0.73 | < 0.001 | 1.59 | 1.05, 2.40 | 0.027 |
HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; STI = sexually transmitted infection; CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; aaOR = age-adjusted odds ratio