Table 3.
Association between alcohol use and sexual behaviors 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 | ||||||||
| No alcohol (%) | Yes alcohol (%) | AORb,c (95% CI) | No alcohol (%) | Yes alcohol (%) | AORb,c (95% CI) | No alcohol (%) | Yes alcohol (%) | AORb,c (95% CI) | |
| Sex with paying partnerf | – | – | 5.1 | 19.2 | 4.9 (4.0–5.9)*** | – | – | ||
| Sex with non-paying/casual partnerd,f | 24.4 | 33.3 | 1.5 (1.3–1.8)*** | 5.9 | 22.1 | 4.7 (3.9–5.6)*** | 28.8 | 47.2 | 1.9 (1.2–2.8)** |
| Sex with either partnerf | – | – | 9.5 | 32.3 | 5.0 (4.3–5.8)*** | – | – | ||
| Sex with both paying and non-paying/casual partnerd,f | 24.4 | 33.3 | 1.5 (1.3–1.8)*** | 1.5 | 9.1 | 6.5 (4.6–9.1)*** | 28.8 | 47.2 | 1.9 (1.2–2.8)** |
| Sex with 3+ partnerse,f | 62.6 | 67.5 | 1.2 (1.1–1.5)*** | 3.1 | 12.9 | 5.1 (4.0–6.5)*** | 56.8 | 62.2 | 1.4 (0.9–1.9) |
aOutcome variables: Sex with paying partner (0, no; 1, yes), sex with non-paying partner (0, no; 1, yes), sex with either paying or non-paying partner (0, no; 1, yes), sex with both paying and non-paying partner (0, no; 1, yes), sex with 3+ partners (0, no; 1, yes)
bKey independent variable: Any alcohol use in the last 1 month (No, 0; Yes, 1)
cControlled for age, education, religion, caste, marital status and occupation of the male migrant workers
dPer week for sex workers
ePer day for sex workers
fIn the last 12 months for male migrant workers
AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ref reference category
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001