Table 1.
Frequencies, unadjusted prevalence ratios for characteristics of street children and exchanging sex during past 3 months among 565 male street children in Lahore, Pakistan
| Exchanged sex*(N = 229) | Did not exchange sex* (N = 336) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | P-value | PR (95% CI) | |
| Sociodemographic | ||||
| Age | ||||
| 5–11 years old | 37 (16.2) | 100 (29.8) | -- | Ref |
| 12–13 years old | 76 (33.2) | 117 (34.8) | 0.06 | 1.46 (0.98–2.16) |
| 14 years old | 49 (21.4) | 52 (15.5) | 0.007 | 1.80 (1.17–2.75) |
| 15–19 years old | 67 (29.3) | 67 (19.9) | <.0001 | 1.85 (1.24–2.77) |
| Education | ||||
| None | 111 (48.5) | 195 (58.0) | -- | Ref |
| Grade 1–2 | 70 (30.6) | 80 (23.8) | 0.03 | 1.11 (1.01–1.22) |
| Grade 3–5 | 41 (17.9) | 47 (14.0) | 0.08 | 1.11 (0.99–1.25) |
| Grade 6-High school grad | 7 (3.1) | 14 (4.2) | 0.79 | 0.97 (0.78–1.21) |
| Daily average income (rupees)‡ | ||||
| 0–45 | 49 (21.4) | 91 (27.1) | -- | Ref |
| 45–50 | 53 (23.1) | 106 (31.5) | 0.77 | 0.98 (0.88–1.10) |
| 50–70 | 58 (25.3) | 72 (21.4) | 0.11 | 1.10 (0.98–1.24) |
| >70 | 69 (30.1) | 67 (19.9) | 0.007 | 1.17 (1.04–1.31) |
| Life on the Streets | ||||
| Location you sleep most of time | ||||
| Family/Friend’s house | 23 (10.3) | 42 (12.6) | -- | Ref |
| On the street | 185 (83.0) | 261 (78.1) | 0.35 | 1.06 (0.94–1.21) |
| Other | 15 (6.7) | 31 (9.3) | 0.77 | 0.97 (0.81–1.17) |
| #of months living on street | ||||
| ≤48 months | 165 (72.1) | 236 (70.2) | -- | Ref |
| >48 months | 64 (27.9) | 31 (9.2) | <.0001 | 1.36 (1.22–1.51) |
| Ever been arrested | 145 (63.3) | 143 (42.6) | <.0001 | 1.22 (1.13–1.32) |
| Ever cut yourself | 120 (52.4) | 75 (22.3) | <.0001 | 1.37 (1.27–1.49) |
| General public sentiment toward you | ||||
| Supportive/sympathetic | 109 (47.6) | 186 (55.4) | -- | Ref |
| Indifferent/hateful | 120 (52.4) | 150 (44.6) | 0.07 | 0.99 (0.96–1.17) |
| Drug Utilization Patterns | ||||
| Ever used drugs | 213 (93.0) | 260 (77.4) | <.0001 | 1.31 (1.18–1.47) |
| ever inhaled glue | 141 (61.5) | 119 (35.4) | <.0001 | 1.28 (1.19–1.39) |
| ever smoked charas | 155 (67.7) | 162 (48.2) | <.0001 | 1.21 (1.12–1.31) |
| ever chased or sniffed heroin | 22 (9.6) | 3 (0.9) | <.0001 | 1.64 (1.35–1.99) |
| ever injected heroin or other pharmaceutical | 7 (3.1) | 1 (0.3) | 0.01 | 1.61 (1.15–2.26) |
| Ever smoked cigarettes | 211 (98.1) | 260 (97.4) | 0.58 | 1.09 (0.81–1.47) |
| HIV Knowledge | ||||
| Heard of HIV/AIDS? | 96 (41.9) | 73 (21.7) | <.0001 | 1.26 (1.16–1.38) |
| # HIV transmission routes identified | ||||
| 0–1 | 149 (65.1) | 270 (80.4) | -- | Ref |
| 2–3 | 45 (19.7) | 23 (6.8) | <.0001 | 1.36 (1.20–1.54) |
| 4 | 35 (15.3) | 43 (12.8) | 0.12 | 1.10 (0.98–1.23) |
*
During past 3 months
‡
1 PKR = US$0.02
Some frequencies may not add up to the total due to missing data.