Table 3. Factors associated with using female sex work among Indian men reporting any non-regular partner in the past year in the high-HIV states, 2006.
| No FSW | ≥1 FSW | Adjusteda PR (95% CI) | |||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Unmarried men in the high-HIV states (n = 365) | |||||
| Socio-demographic characteristics | |||||
| Residence | |||||
| Rural | 142 | (72.8) | 55 | (27.3) | 1.0 |
| Urban | 103 | (61.1) | 65 | (38.9) | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) |
| Education | |||||
| Secondary or higher | 221 | (71.9) | 91 | (28.1) | 1.0 |
| Primary or none | 24 | (45.2) | 29 | (54.8) | 1.7 (1.2–2.4) |
| Employed in transport sector | |||||
| No | 242 | (70.1) | 108 | (29.9) | 1.0 |
| Yes | 3 | (22.0) | 11 | (78.0) | 1.8 (1.1–2.9) |
| HIV/STI knowledge and awareness | |||||
| Heard of STI other than HIV | |||||
| No | 95 | (60.6) | 65 | (39.4) | 1.0 |
| Yes | 149 | (74.3) | 55 | (25.7) | 0.6 (0.5–0.8) |
| Interpersonal STI/HIV/AIDS education in past year | |||||
| No | 158 | (65.3) | 88 | (34.7) | 1.0 |
| Yes | 87 | (73.8) | 32 | (26.2) | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) |
| Sexual behaviour indicators | |||||
| Genital discharge or ulcer in past year | |||||
| No | 230 | (69.6) | 105 | (30.4) | 1.0 |
| Yes | 13 | (46.9) | 15 | (53.2) | 1.5 (1.1–2.2) |
| Number of NRP in past year | |||||
| 1 | 194 | (88.4) | 27 | (11.6) | 1.0 |
| 2 or more | 49 | (35.9) | 90 | (64.2) | 4.6 (3.2–6.7) |
| Consistent condom use with NRP in past year | |||||
| No | 116 | (72.7) | 44 | (27.3) | 1.0 |
| Yes | 126 | (64.9) | 73 | (35.1) | 2.2 (1.6–3.0) |
| Married men in the high-HIV states (n = 423) | |||||
| Socio-demographic characteristics | |||||
| Residence | |||||
| Rural | 91 | (39.3) | 137 | (60.7) | 1.0 |
| Urban | 110 | (57.7) | 85 | (42.3) | 0.8 (0.7–1.0) |
| Employed in transport sector | |||||
| No | 185 | (52.0) | 157 | (48.0) | 1.0 |
| Yes | 16 | (21.2) | 65 | (78.8) | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) |
| HIV/STI knowledge and awareness | |||||
| Heard of STI other than HIV | |||||
| No | 94 | (47.4) | 96 | (52.6) | 1.0 |
| Yes | 106 | (45.9) | 124 | (54.1) | 0.9 (0.7–1.0) |
| Interpersonal STI/HIV/AIDS education in past year | |||||
| No | 141 | (54.5) | 115 | (45.5) | 1.0 |
| Yes | 60 | (35.3) | 105 | (64.7) | 1.3 (1.0–1.5) |
| Sexual behaviour indicators | |||||
| Number of NRP in past year | |||||
| 1 | 136 | (66.3) | 64 | (33.7) | 1.0 |
| 2 or more | 61 | (27.7) | 157 | (72.3) | 2.0 (1.6–2.5) |
| Consistent condom use with NRP in past year | |||||
| No | 140 | (63.0) | 78 | (37.1) | 1.0 |
| Yes | 52 | (27.4) | 141 | (72.6) | 1.8 (1.5–2.2) |
FSW = female sex worker; PR = prevalence ratio; NRP = non-regular partner; STI = sexually transmitted infection. Frequencies (sample-weighted percentages) for each variable exclude missing data.
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Unmarried model (model n = 352) is adjusted for age and the variables shown in the upper portion of the table; married model (model n = 399) is adjusted for age, education, consistency of condom use with spouse, and the variables shown in the lower portion of the table.