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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Oct;37(10):629–636. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181e2118a

TABLE 4.

Odd Ratios From Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis Showing Predictor Factors for Consistent Condom Use and STI Among a Group of Female Sex Workers in China

Consistent Condom Use (n = 428)
STI (n = 384)*
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Model 4
Characteristics aOR 95% CI aOR 95% CI aOR 95% CI aOR 95% CI
Age (yr) 1.01 0.93–1.10 1.00 0.91–1.10 0.99 0.93–1.06 1.02 0.95–1.10
Ethnicity
 Han 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Non-Han (Zhuang, etc.) 0.37 0.19–0.72 0.35 0.18–0.71 0.88 0.55–1.40 0.79 0.49–1.27
Education
 Primary school or below 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 High school 1.03 0.59–1.80 0.82 0.44–1.52 0.65 0.41–1.01 0.73 0.46–1.16
Hometown
 Rural 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Urban (county seat, city) 1.74 0.95–3.22 1.33 0.68–2.59 1.81 1.08–3.04 1.92 1.11–3.30
Marital status
 Single 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Married 0.79 0.34–1.86 0.93 0.37–2.34 0.62 0.32–1.22 0.62 0.31–1.24
Living arrangement
 Alone 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 With other FSWs 0.94 0.44–2.02 1.01 0.45–2.28 1.18 0.65–2.15 1.00 0.54–1.85
 With family members or relatives 1.49 0.57–3.95 1.40 0.49–4.00 1.00 0.45–2.25 0.96 0.42–2.20
Age at first sexual intercourse (yr) 1.07 0.91–1.26 0.91 0.80–1.04
Duration of sex work (mo) 0.96 0.93–1.00 0.98 0.96–1.00
No. FSWs at the establishment n/e 0.99 0.97–1.01
Misconception of HIV transmission 0.81 0.69–0.95 n/e
Condom use self-efficacy 1.66 1.28–2.17 0.86 0.73–1.01
Perceived benefit of unprotected sex 0.72 0.58–0.89 n/e
Perceived establishment-level support 1.14 0.90–1.45 n/e
Drinking alcohol before having sex
 No 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Yes 0.48 0.24–0.97 0.76 0.36–1.61 1.63 1.04–2.56 1.64 1.02–2.63
*

410 female sex workers provided blood sample for STI testing.

n/e indicates not entered in the model; aOR, adjusted odd ratio; CI, confidence interval.