Table 2.
Association between mobility and alcohol use among female sex workers, male migrant workers for total sample and a sub-sample of those reported sex with female sex workers
| Outcome variablesa | Female sex workers | Male migrant workers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample | Clients of FSWs | ||||||||
| Less mobility (ref) (%) | High mobility (%) | AORb,c (95% CI) | Less mobility (ref) (%) | High Mobility (%) | AORb,c (95% CI) | Less mobility (ref) (%) | High mobility (%) | AORb,c (95% CI) | |
| Any Alcohol used | 60.5 | 62.8 | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) | 60.1 | 77.0 | 2.1 (1.8–2.3)*** | 84.7 | 91.8 | 1.7 (1.2–2.6)** |
| All types of alcohole | 22.6 | 18.9 | 0.7 (0.6–0.8)*** | 7.7 | 22.1 | 3.4 (2.9–3.9)*** | 18.6 | 27.4 | 1.5 (1.1–2.1)** |
| Alcohol use prior to sexf | 71.5 | 83.0 | 1.3 (1.1–1.9)* | 6.6 | 10.0 | 1.5 (1.2–1.7)*** | 36.0 | 34.3 | 0.8 (0.6–1.1) |
aOutcome variables: Any alcohol use in the last 1 month (0, no; 1, yes); All types of alcohol use (0, no; 1, yes); Alcohol use prior to sex (0, no; 1, yes)
bKey independent variable: Mobility (Less mobility, 0; High mobility, 1)
cControlled for age, education, religion, caste, marital status and occupation of the male migrant workers
dAny of the following types of alcohol use in the 1 month prior to survey: beer, english liquor (whisky, brandy, rum, gin), desi (country) liquor
eHas taken all the following types of alcohol: beer, english liquor (whisky, brandy, rum, gin), desi (country) liquor
fAlcohol use prior to sex with either partner
AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ref reference category
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001