Table 7.
Univariate and multivariate analysis of condom-related outcomes and biological indicators among FSWs exposed and unexposed to Avahan intervention in Maharashtra
| Indicators | Unexposed | Exposed | Crude OR (95% CI) |
Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
P value (Wald test) Adjusted OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No reported unprotected sex with commercial clients | 57.9 (n=2509) |
72.0 (2591) |
1.870** (1.404 – 2.492) |
1.596 (1.185-2.149) |
0.002 |
| Condom use last sex act with occasional clients | 97.8 (n=2406) |
98.9 (n=2501) |
2.07 ** (1.24-3.47) |
2.64 (1.40-4.98) |
0.003 |
| Consistent condom use with occasional clients | 90.6 (n=2406) |
94.3 (n=2501) |
1.74 ** (1.08-2.77) |
1.55 (1.02-2.34) |
0.039 |
| Condom use last sex act with regular clients | 97.4 (n=1946) |
98.3 (n=2233) |
1.53 (0.89-2.63) |
1.46 (0.71-3.03) |
0.305 |
| Consistent Condom use with regular clients | 86.0 (n=1946) |
92.5 (n=2233) |
2.02** (1.34-3.05) |
1.95 (1.33-2.85) |
0.001 |
| Consistent Condom use with regular partner + | 16.1 (n=1013) |
17.0 (n=1185) |
1.07 (0.74-1.53) |
1.23 (0.83-1.84) |
0.300 |
| Gonorrhoea infection | 6.7 (n=2525) |
4.2 (n=2575) |
0.60** (0.41-0.88) |
0.76 (0.51-1.17) |
0.218 |
| Chlamydia infection | 7.4 (n=2525) |
6.7 (n=2575) |
0.89 (0.62-1.28) |
0.90 (0.64-1.27) |
0.560 |
| Syphilis | 14.6 (n=2525) |
11.4 (n=2575) |
0.75** (0.57-0.98) |
0.58 (0.44-0.77) |
0.000 |
| High-titre Syphilis | 3.9 (n=2525) |
3.6 (n=2575) |
0.93 (0.57-1.50) |
0.58 (0.33-1.03) |
0.063 |
| Gonorrhoea/chlamydia | 11.9 (n=2525) |
9.8 (n=2575) |
0.79 (0.590-1.083) |
0.88 (0.66-1.19) |
0.426 |
| Any STI (gonorrhoea or chlamydia or high-titre syphilis) | 15.4 (n=2525) |
12.7 (n=2575) |
0.80 (0.61-1.04) |
0.77 (0.58-1.02) |
0.067 |
**<0.01 *<0.05. Multivariate models were adjusted for the following variables: District, Literacy, Marital Status, additional sources of income, Locality status, Duration in sex work, Usual place of solicitation, Usual place of entertaining clients, No. of Clients per week and Proportion of FSWs with regular partners
+ : Variable on FSWs reporting having regular partner was not controlled in the model