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. 2013 Jul 17;6:10.3402/gha.v6i0.20690. doi: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.20690

Table 4.

Correlates of VCT uptake among FSWs

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Variables Univariate Multivariate
Demographics
Age (years) 1.03 (1.01; 1.06)***
Education level (secondary vs. elementary) 1.05 (0.77; 1.44) 3.41 (0.58; 19.93)
Marital status (ref = single)
– Living with husband or partner 2.29 (1.39; 3.78)***
– Divorced, separated, or widowed 1.34 (0.96; 1.88)*
Characteristics of sex work
Type of sex work (ESW vs. SSW) 0.60 (0.37; 0.98)** 1.50 (0.20; 11.29)
Duration of selling sex (years) 1.03 (0.98; 1.07) 1.38 (1.01; 1.89)**
Working at other place or province (yes vs. no) 1.09 (0.78; 1.53)
Number of clients in the last month (>16 clients vs. <16 clients) 0.70 (0.50; 0.98)**
Risk behaviors
Ever injected drug (yes vs. no) 1.73 (0.51; 5.79) 0.03 (0.00; 0.94)**
Had injecting drug clients (yes vs. no) 0.6 (0.27; 1.33) 0.07 (0.01; 0.44)***
Had injecting drug husband or lover (yes vs. no) 1.21 (0.35; 4.24)
Inconsistent condom use with clients 1.07 (0.74; 1.54) 13.86 (2.25; 85.38)***
Inconsistent condom use with husband 0.8 (0.51; 1.28) 0.10 (0.02; 0.51)***
Perceived risk of HIV infection (yes vs. no) 1.44 (1.00; 2.08)** 1.85 (0.29; 11.65)
Sources of HIV information received
Reading newspaper (yes vs. no) 0.88 (0.65; 1.20) 0.24 (0.03; 1.79)
Listening radio (yes vs. no) 1.70 (1.23; 2.37)*** 13.28 (1.69; 104.59)**
Watching Tivi (yes vs. no) 1.57 (0.94; 2.65)*
HIV communication programs (yes vs. no) 1.1 (0.80; 1.53) 6.69 (1.21; 37.05)**
***

p<0.01

**

p<0.05

*

p<0.1.