Table 3.

Multivariate analysis of the association of individual, structural and contextual characteristics with migration status among 1567 female sex workers, Karnataka India, Jan–July 2008

Characteristics	Non-Migrant n=730	Migrant n=645	Mobile n=192
		AOR (95%CI)*	AOR (95%CI)*
Main place of solicitation†
Street	1 (Ref)	1.0 (Ref)	1 (Ref)
Home	1 (Ref)	0.02 (0.01–0.05)	0.05 (0.02–0.1)
Brothel	1 (Ref)	5.7 (1.6–20.0)	2.9 (0.9–9.5)
Other	1 (Ref)	0.1 (0.03–0.4)	0.04 (0.02–0.1)
Marital status
Non-Devadasi	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)
Devadasi	1 (Ref)	0.6 (0.3–1.3)	0.2 (0.1–0.4)
Monthly income from sex work (INR)
<1000	1 (Ref)	0.21(0.09–0.5)	0.5 (0.3–0.9)
1000–2999	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)
3000–4999	1 (Ref)	3.7 (1.8–7.6)	1.8 (0.9–3.6)
5000+	1 (Ref)	42.2 (12.6–142)	13.2 (3.9–44.6)
Languages spoken
One	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)
Two	1 (Ref)	3.1 (1.6–6.1)	0.5 (0.3–0.8)
More than two	1 (Ref)	5.6 (2.6–12.0)	0.8 (0.4–1.4)
Number of clients per day‡	1 (Ref)	2.9 (1.2–7.2)	0.7 (0.4–1.3)
Number of sex acts per day‡	1 (Ref)	3.5 (1.3–9.3)	5.3 (2.9–9.5)
Source of income other than sex work
No	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)	1 (Ref)
Yes	1 (Ref)	0.3 (0.2–0.6)	0.7 (0.4–1.3)

Abbreviations: Ref=Reference or baseline, AOR=Adjusted Odds Ratio; CI=Confidence Interval; INR: Indian Rupees. 1US dollar = Approximately 42 INR

^*Odds ratios adjusted for age and district

^†Place of solicitation at the place of residence for non-migrant and at place of destination for migrant and mobile FSWs

^‡Adjusted odds ratio represents the increase in odds with each additional client/sex act