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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Aug 8.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2007 Jan;34(1):1–8. doi: 10.1097/01.olq.0000222668.95038.03

TABLE 5.

Odd Ratios From Logistic Regression Analysis Showing Risk Factors for Being a Male Client Among Migrants of an STD Clinic Sample in China (N = 465)

Characteristics Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval
Ethnicity (non-Han vs. Han) 2.22 0.79–6.25
Workplace
 Service sectors (reference) 1.00
 Entertainment sectors 1.17 0.59–2.33
 Industrial/construction sectors 1.78 1.00–3.22
 Others (i.e., unemployed, etc.) 0.66 0.33–1.32
Living with village fellow* 1.52 0.78–2.96
Having multiple sex partners, last month* 2.38 1.40–4.05
Regular sex partner has sex with others* 2.53 1.51–4.26
Discussed condom use with sex partner* 0.64 0.38–1.08
Sold blood at least once last year* 2.02 0.58–7.09
Ever used drugs over lifetime* 2.76 1.01–7.56
Ever had STD or HIV testing* 2.00 1.23–3.24
History of STDs* 1.80 1.08–3.01
My partner and I know how to use condom* 0.63 0.36–1.07
Few men like to use condoms during sex* 0.94 0.54–1.64
Using condoms reduces sexual pleasure* 0.53 0.29–0.97
Peer risky sexual involvement 1.29 0.91–1.83
*

Dichotomous variables, “yes” versus “no” (reference group).

Continuous variables.

STD indicates sexually transmitted disease.