Table 3.
Variable | HIV-positive n = 25 f (%) | HIV-negative n = 111 f (%) | χ2/P-value | OR (CI 95%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 7.367/0.001 | |||
≤17 | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | ||
18–21 | 4 (18.2) | 18 (81.8) | ||
≥22 | 16 (15.2) | 89 (84.8) | ||
Marital status | 3.134/0.77 | |||
Unmarried | 15 (25.0) | 45 (75.0) | ||
Married | 10 (13.2) | 66 (86.8) | ||
Race | 13.931/<0.001 | 5.85 (2.16–15.85) | ||
Other races | 19 (32.8) | 39 (67.2) | ||
Myanmar | 6 (7.7) | 72 (92.3) | ||
Religion | 10.531/0.003 | 4.62 (1.74–12.27) | ||
Other religions | 10 (41.7) | 14 (58.3) | ||
Buddhist | 15 (13.4) | 97 (86.6) | ||
Education | 3.581/0.310 | |||
Illiterate | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) | ||
Primary | 7 (26.9) | 19 (73.1) | ||
Middle school | 11 (20.8) | 42 (79.2) | ||
High school and tertiary | 5 (10.4) | 43 (89.6) | ||
Present occupation | 4.903/0.086 | |||
Entertainment | 4 (16.0) | 21 (84.0) | ||
Massage | 1 (4.0) | 24 (96.0) | ||
Brothel | 20 (14.7) | 66 (76.7) | ||
Income monthly | 5.696/0.017 | 2.88 (1.18–7.02) | ||
<200,000 kyats | 15 (28.3) | 38 (71.7) | ||
>200,000 kyats | 10 (12.0) | 73 (88.0) | ||
Period of mobility | 3.583/0.167 | |||
<1 year | 3 (9.4) | 29 (90.6) | ||
1–5 year | 10 (27.0) | 27 (73.0) | ||
>5 year | 12 (17.9) | 55 (82.1) | ||
Accompanying person | 4.718/0.094 | |||
Friends and others | 12 (29.3) | 29 (70.7) | ||
Alone | 9 (14.5) | 53 (85.5) | ||
Family | 4 (12.1) | 29 (87.9) | ||
Period returned home | 1.234/0.540 | |||
≤1year | 8 (24.2) | 25 (75.8) | ||
>1 year | 3 (13.0) | 20 (87.0) | ||
Never returned | 14 (17.5) | 66 (82.5) | ||
Previous employment | 2/0.368 | |||
Sex-related industry | 6 (21.4) | 22 (78.6) | ||
Not sex-related industry | 0 (0.0) | 8 (100.0) | ||
Unemployed | 19 (19.0) | 81 (81.0) | ||
Contraceptive presently used | 2.799/0.123 | |||
Condoms | 1 (5.0) | 19 (95.0) | ||
Others | 24 (20.7) | 92 (79.3) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; OR, odds ratio.