Table 3.
Associations Between Being Trafficked Into Sex Work and Experiences of Sexual Violence, Frequent Alcohol Use, and HIV Risk in the First Month of Sex Work Among HIV-Infected Female Sex Workers in Mumbai, India (n = 211)
| Female sex workers, % (No.) |
OR (95% CI) |
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| Variable | Trafficked into sex work (n = 88) | Not trafficked into sex work (n = 123) | Crude | Adjusteda |
| Sexual violence in first month of sex work | 75.0 (66) | 53.7 (66) | 2.6 (1.4–4.7) | 3.1 (1.6–6.1) |
| ≥7 clients/day in first month of sex work | 51.2 (44) | 25.2 (31) | 3.1 (1.7–5.6) | 3.3 (1.8–6.1) |
| No client condom use in first month of sex work | 68.2 (60) | 38.2 (47) | 3.5 (2.0–6.2) | 3.8 (2.1–7.1) |
| Used alcohol very often in first month of sex work | 62.5 (55) | 48.0 (59) | 1.8 (1.04–1.2) | 1.9 (1.0–3.4) |
| Alcohol use at first sex work episode | 69.3 (61) | 52.0 (64) | 2.1 (1.2–3.7) | 2.2 (1.2–4.0) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; OR, odds ratio.
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Adjusted ORs were adjusted for history of any formal education, marital status, religion, income, and age at entry into sex work.