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Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2010 Dec;14(6):10.1007/s10461-010-9742-8. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9742-8

Table 2.

Bivariable analysis of factors associated with recent, unprotected sex among female sex workers in Madagascar

Predictors Self-reports
Detection of PSA
P-valuea
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Randomization group
  Peer-only counseling 1.3 0.8–2.1 0.8 0.5– 1.3 0.12
  Peer counseling and clinic counseling Referent Referent
Study site
  Antananarivo 1.9b 1.2–3.2 1.4 0.9– 2.2 0.24
  Tamatave Referent Referent
Age
  17–34 years 1.9b 1.0–3.5 1.2 0.7–2.0 0.15
  ≥35 years Referent Referent
Location where recruit clients
  Street only 1.5 0.8–2.9 1.3 0.7–2.3 0.26
  Bar–market or other Referent Referent
Single without steady partner
  Yes 0.5b 0.3–0.8 1.0 0.6–1.5 0.02
  No Referent Referent
Current hormonal contraception use
  Yes 0.7 0.4–1.3 0.8 0.4–1.4 0.78
  No Referent Referent
Prevalent chlamydial infection
  Yes 1.4 0.6–3.0 3.9b 1.8–8.6 0.04
  No Referent Referent
Prevalent gonorrhea
  Yes 0.9 0.4–1.9 1.6 0.8–3.0 0.27
  No Referent Referent
Prevalent trichomoniasis
  Yes 0.7 0.3–1.6 0.6 0.3–1.3 0.79
  No Referent Referent
Sexual partners in previous 7 days
  0–3 Referent Referent 0.26
  ≥4 2.1b 1.3–3.5 1.5 1.0–2.4
Sipasc in previous 7 days
  0 Referent Referent <0.01
  ≥1 4.5b 2.7–7.5 1.5 1.0–2.4
Clients in previous 7 days
  0 Referent Referent
  1–4 2.3 1.0–5.4 2.3b 1.1–4.8 0.97
  ≥5 2.5b 1.1–5.8 2.1 1.0–4.3 0.70
When use condoms with clients, FSW usually suggests their use
  Yes 1.8b 1.1–2.9 1.4 0.9–2.3 0.54
  No Referent Referent
When use condoms with clients, FSW usually decides between male and female condoms
  Yes 2.1b 1.2–3.5 1.6b 1.0–2.7 0.52
  No Referent Referent
Symptoms of STI since last study visit
  Yes 1.7 0.9–3.0 1.1 0.6–1.9 0.26
  No Referent Referent
Told partner to get STI treatment since last study visit
  Yes 1.7 1.0–2.9 1.0 0.6–1.7 0.11
  No Referent Referent
Reported talking about male and female condoms with clinic provider
  Yes 0.6b 0.4–1.0 1.0 0.6–1.6 0.06
  No Referent Referent
Reported talking about male and female condoms with peer educator
  Yes 0.5 0.2–1.3 1.0 0.4–2.5 0.08
  No Referent Referent

CI confidence interval, FSW female sex worker, OR odds ratio, PSA prostate-specific antigen, STI sexually transmitted infection

Recent, unprotected sex measured by self-reports of unprotected sex within the previous 48 h or by detection of PSA in vaginal fluid

a

P-value for difference in the associations between the factor and the two outcomes for recent unprotected sex

b

P-value < 0.05

c

Sipas are emotional, non-client partners