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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Infect Dis. 2008 Aug 20;13(2):162–169. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.05.1229

Table 3.

Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of HIV infection among all female sex workers and according to location of sex work in higher or lower risk venues.*

Potential risk factors All FSWs
(N= 737)
OR (95% CI)
FSWs at Higher Risk Venues (N=279)
OR (95% CI)
FSWs at Lower Risk Venues (N=458)
OR (95% CI)
Injection drug user (vs. non-drug user) 9.1 (4.67–17.55) 10.2 (4.35–23.73) 6.9 (2.06–23.18)
Non-injection illegal drug user (vs. non-drug user) 3.3 (1.46–7.37) 4.9 (1.74–13.72)
Duration of commercial sex work ≥5 years (compared to duration <1 year) 2.7 (1.25–5.93) 5.2 (1.68–15.87)
Duration of commercial sex work 1~5 years (compared to duration <1 year) 1.1 (0.52–2.11) 1.4 (0.51–4.02)
HSV-2 antibody positive (vs. negative) 2.2 (1.05–4.70)
Higher risk (vs. lower risk) venue for sex work 2.0 (1.12–3.47) - -
Vaginal douching (yes vs. no) 3.8 (1.06–13.68)
100% condom use with client in previous week (vs. not) 0.3 (0.12–0.90)
History of blood transfusion (yes vs. no) 4.7 (1.17–19.15)
T. vaginalis infection (yes vs. no) 4.4 (1.57–12.13)
*

The following potential risk factors or confounders were statistically significant in the univariate analyses but not in multivariate models: age, permanent residence in Kaiyuan, residence type (i.e. family home, apartment, etc.), 100% condom use with regular sex partner in previous week, number of clients in previous week, and tattoo.

Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals adjusted for the potential risk factors that were statistically significant in the three different logistic models.