Table 3.
Odds ratios for associations between social network characteristics and perceived consistent condom use by male social network contacts among male partners of female sex workers, La Romana, Dominican Republic (N=318)
| Characteristic | Unadjusted OR |
95% CI | Adjusted OR |
95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ 28 years | 1.58 | 1.01 – 2.47 | 1.50 | 0.97 – 2.33 |
| ≥ 9th grade | 0.70 | 0.45 – 1.20 | ||
| Married/Lives with partner | 1.07 | 0.68 – 1.69 | ||
| Had ≥ 4 sex partners in last 3 months | 0.41 | 0.26 – 0.65 | 0.45 | 0.25 – 0.82 |
| Median age of network contacts ≥ 29 | 1.37 | 0.88 – 2.15 | ||
| All contacts are married | 1.88 | 1.11 – 3.18 | 1.33 | 0.61 – 2.93 |
| All contacts are male | 0.81 | 0.44 – 1.48 | ||
| All contacts provide high level of social support |
1.80 | 1.13 – 2.85 | 1.32 | 0.75 – 2.31 |
| Density | 0.61 | 0.37 – 1.00 | 0.57 | 0.35 – 0.94 |
| All contacts talk about condoms | 1.47 | 0.92 – 2.35 | ||
| All male contacts don’t like using condoms | 0.31 | 0.17 – 0.60 | 0.24 | 0.11 – 0.52 |
| All contacts encourage condom use with female sex workers |
3.16 | 1.83 – 5.44 | 3.26 | 1.91 – 5.56 |
Note. Only variables significant in the bivariate analysis were included in the final adjusted model.