Table 4.

Correlates of age in FSW and CSE girls in Papua New Guinea (2016–2017).

	Younger versus older FSW/CSE
	Bivariate Analysis		Multivariable Analysis
	OR (95%CI) *	p-value	aOR (95%CI)	p-value
Sex work as main source of income		0.0182		0.0398
Yes	1.3 (1.1–1.7)	0.0182	1.4 (1.0–1.9)	0.0398
No	ref		ref
Average monthly income		0.0004		0.0016
<200 Kina (~USD$63)	ref		ref
200–499 Kina (~USD$64–USD$156)	1.2 (0.7–1.9)	0.2953	1.2 (0.7–2)	0.3411
≥500 Kina (≥USD$157)	2 (1.2–3.1)	0.0002	2.0 (1.2–3.2)	0.0006
Has someone who facilitates meeting clients		0.0023		0.0023
Yes	1.5 (1.1–1.9)	0.0023	1.6 (1.2–2.1)	0.0023
No	ref		ref
Ever been arrested and held in a police holding cell because FSW or MSM/TGW		0.0065		0.0005
Yes	0.5 (0.3–0.8)	0.0065	0.4 (0.2–0.7)	0.0005
No	ref		ref
Experienced physical violence, last 12 months		<.0001		0.0001
Yes	1.9 (1.4–2.5)	<.0001	1.9 (1.4–2.7)	0.0001
No	ref		ref
Given free condoms, last 12 months		0.0005		0.0295
Yes	0.6 (0.5–0.8)	0.0005	0.7 (0.5–1.0)	0.0295
No	ref		ref
Have chlamydia and gonorrhea		<.0001		<.0001
Yes, have both	3.6 (2.4–5.3)	<.0001	3.2 (2.0–5.0)	0.0047
Yes, had either one	1.9 (1.2–3.1)	0.9665	2.2 (1.2–4.1)	0.4859
No	ref		ref
Ever tested for HIV		<.0001		0.0008
Yes	0.6 (0.4–0.7)	<.0001	0.6 (0.4–0.8)	0.0008
No	ref		ref

^*Variables associated with age in the bivariate analysis at a p-value <0.1 are: education, sex work as main source of income, average monthly income, years of selling sex, had someone facilitated meeting clients, used internet or mobile apps to meet clients, ever had anal sex, condom negotiation with a client, being ashamed to be FSW/CSE, ever been arrested because FSW/CSE, physical violence, sexual violence, comprehensive knowledge of HIV, active syphilis, had chlamydia and/or gonorrhea, ever tested for HIV, and HIV status. Only variables that were significantly associated with age in the bivariate and multivariable analyses are presented in this table.