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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Jul 31.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2005 Jan;19(1):49–57. doi: 10.1089/apc.2005.19.49

Table 3.

Risk Factors for Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Rural-to-Urban Migrants

Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
aOR 95% CI aOR 95% CI aOR 95% CI
Age (years) 1.02 0.97–1.07 1.02 0.97–1.08 1.04 0.98–1.10
Gender
 Male 1 1 1
 Female 4.15 3.17–5.43 3.94 3.00–5.19 4.10 2.89–5.82
Education (years)
 ≤ 6 1 1 1
 7–9 0.70 0.43–1.14 0.73 0.44–1.20 0.75 0.43–1.30
 10–12 0.98 0.59–1.62 0.99 0.59–1.66 1.08 0.60–1.91
 > 12 3.05 1.60–5.79 2.62 1.36–5.03 2.92 1.40–6.06
Marital status
 Married 1 1 1
 Single 1.62 1.16–2.25 1.69 1.21–2.38 1.20 0.81–1.78
Average monthly salary
 ≤ 97 USD 1 1 1
 > 97 USD 1.91 1.46–2.50 1.87 1.42–2.46 1.68 1.23–2.29
Mobility index
 0.07–0.34 1 1
 0.35–0.50 0.72 0.51–1.03 0.81 0.55–1.20
 0.51–1.00 1.21 0.87–1.67 1.06 0.73–1.52
 1.01–10 1.03 0.61–1.73 0.90 0.49–1.64
No. of jobs taken
 1–2 1 1
 3–5 0.70 0.53–0.93 0.63 0.46–0.86
 > 5 0.34 0.22–0.53 0.24 0.15–0.40
Frequency of home visit
 Never 1 1
 Once every 2–3 years 1.14 0.63–2.08 1.14 0.59–2.22
 Once a year 1.17 0.74–1.87 1.15 0.68–1.95
 2 or more per year 1.94 1.19–3.18 1.80 1.04–3.13
Former blood donor
 No 1 1
 Yes 0.87 0.40–1.86 0.64 0.26–1.55
Smoking
 No 1
 Yes 0.82 0.58–1.17
Drunk
 No 1
 Yes 1.35 0.97–1.88
Engaged in commercial sex
 No 1
 Yes 2.70 1.71–4.25
No. of sexual partners in the previous month
 0 1
 1 2.82 1.87–4.24
 ≤ 2 6.50 3.73–11.32
had sex with promiscuous partners
 No 1
 Yes 3.50 2.29–5.34
 Did not know 2.30 1.63–3.24
Condom use
 Never 1
 Sometimes 1.04 0.73–1.46
 Often 0.84 0.52–1.38
 Always 1.14 0.66–1.96
Acknowledged that no causal sex was a way to prevent STDs
 No 1
 Yes 0.67 0.44–1.03
Acknowledged that using condoms was a way to prevent STDs
 No 1
 Yes 2.26 1.60–3.20
Perception of vulnerability to HIV infection
 Unlikely 1
 Somewhat likely 3.25 1.66–6.39
 Likely 1.24 0.91–1.70
 HIV-related stigma 1.89 1.30–2.75

aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; STDs, sexually transmitted diseases.