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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Feb;53(Suppl 1):S54–S60. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181c7d8d2

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of HIV/STI infection and selected socio-demographic and risk behavior variables by client status

Variables Miner Clients (n=336)
Miner non –clients (n=1421)
HIV positive (n=6) STI positive (n=78) HIV positive (n=7) STI Positive (n=185)




No. (%) OR (95%CI) Adjust OR (95%CI) No. (%) OR (95%CI) Adjust OR (95%CI) No. (%) OR (95%CI) Adjust OR (95%CI) No. (%) OR (95%CI) Adjust OR (95%CI)
Age >27 yr. 5 (3.1) 5.5 (0.6~47.7) -- 44 (27.2) 1.5 (0.9~2.6) -- 4 (0.5) 1.1 (0.2~5.0) -- 110 (14.2) 1.3 (0.9~1.7) --
Ethnic minority 2 (0.9) 0.3 (0.1~1.5) -- 50 (23.3) 1.0 (0.6~1.7) -- 6 (0.8) 4.7 (0.6~39.0) -- 138 (17.3) 2.5 (1.8~3.6)** 2.6 (1.8~3.6)**
Married 2 (1.1) 0.4 (0.1~2.1) -- 45 (23.6) 1.0 (0.6~1.7) -- 6 (0.7) 3.4 (0.4~28.0) -- 133 (14.6) 1.5 (1.1~2.1)* --
Schooling >6 yr. 4 (3.1) 3.3 (0.6~18.2) -- 27 (20.9) 0.8 (0.5~1.4) -- 1 (0.2) 0.4 (0.1~2.7) -- 48 (9.9) 0.6 (0.5~0.9) --
Illegal drug use& 3 (25.0) 35.7 (6.3~201.6)** 266.9 (13.3~999)** 6 (50.0) 3.5 (1.1~11.2)* 3.5 (1.1~11.3)* 1 (5.3) 12.9 (1.5~112.9)* 11.5 (1.3~105)* 3 (15.8) 1.3 (0.4~4.4) --
Tattoo 3 (9.4) 10.4 (2.0~53.8)** 42.3 (3.6~502)** 5 (15.6) 0.6 (0.2~1.6) -- 1 (1.2) 2.6 (0.3~21.6) -- 10 (11.5) 0.9 (0.4~1.7) --
Smoking 6 (2.0) 1.3 (0.1~23.1) -- 74 (24.1) 2.0 (0.7~5.9) -- 7 (0.6) 2.3 (0.1~40.0) -- 168 (13.6) 1.6 (0.9~2.6)
Drinks alcohol 5 (1.9) 1.4 (0.2~12.6) -- 62 (23.8) 1.1 (0.6~2.1) -- 6 (0.6) 3.1 (0.4~26.0) -- 136 (14.5) 1.5 (1.1~2.1)*
Frequents karaoke halls in leisure time 5 (4.1) 9.0 (1.0~77.8)* -- 29 (23.6) 1.0 (0.6~1.7) -- 1 (0.6) 1.3 (0.2~11.2) -- 11 (7.0) 0.5 (0.2~0.9)* 0.5 (0.3~0.9)*
Living with spouse 1 (0.8) 0.3 (0.1~3.0) -- 33 (26.8) 1.4 (0.8~2.3) -- 4 (0.7) 2.1 (0.5~9.2) -- 93 (16.6) 1.7 (1.2~2.3)** 1.6 (1.2~2.2)**
Time living in the local township>2 yr. 5 (3.1) 5.5 (0.6~47.7) -- 44 (27.2) 1.5 (0.9~2.6) -- 3 (0.6) 1.4 (0.3~6.1) -- 72 (14.2) 1.2 (0.9~1.6) --
Age of first sexual experience<16 yr. 2 (3.8) 2.7 (0.5~15.3) -- 9 (17.0) 0.6 (0.3~1.4) -- 0 (0.0) 0.2 (0.0~4.1) -- 26 (8.3) 0.5 (0.3~0.8)** --
Age of first sexual experience with FSW <16 yr. 1 (10.0) 7.1 (0.8~67.5) -- 1 (10.0) 0.4 (0.1~2.9) -- NA NA -- NA NA --
Reported STIs symptoms in the past 12 months 4 (6.1) 8.6 (1.5~48.3)* -- 25 (37.9) 2.5 (1.4~4.5)** 2.5 (1.4~4.5)** 0 (0.0) 0.5 (0.0~8.5) -- 10 (23.3) 2.1 (1.0~4.3)* --
Number of FSW partner in the past 12 months >3 3 (5.2) 5.0 (1.0~25.4)* 24.0 (2.1~277)* 14 (24.1) 1.1 (0.5~2.1) -- NA NA -- NA NA --
Number of sexual partner in the past 12 months>3 3 (2.7) 2.0 (0.4~10.1) -- 28 (24.8) 1.1 (0.6~1.9) -- 2 (2.3) 6.3 (1.2~33.1)* 5.9 (1.1~31.7)* 16
18.6
1.6 (0.9~2.8) --
Never used condom with FSWs 2 (1.3) 0.6 (0.1~3.4) 34 (22.7) 0.9 (0.6~1.6) NA NA -- NA NA

NA=not applicable.

&

Illegal drug use indicates the status found via self-reporting or the positive status from urine morphine testing. HIV and STI association with IDU was not calculated because IDU sample was too small.

*

p<0.05,

**

p<0.0