Table 4. Significant bivariate and independent associations with HIV serostatus among FSW in Swaziland, 2011.

			HIV test			OR		Adjusted OR1
Variable	Categories (n = observed participants total)	n	% Negative	% Positive	Pvalue	Estimate	[95% CI]	Estimate	[95% CI]
Age in years	20 years or younger	62	54.8	45.2	<0.001	1		1
	21–25	100	30.0	70.0		2.83**	[1.47,5.47]	2.42*	[1.07,5.47]
	26–30	84	21.4	78.6		4.45***	[2.16,9.17]	3.62**	[1.39,9.43]
	31 and older	71	16.9	83.1		5.97***	[2.69,13.25]	4.40*	[1.38,14.07]
Numbers of years selling sex	Under 2	90	44.4	55.6	<0.001	1		---
	3–5	98	32.7	67.3		1.65	[0.91,2.98]	---
	6–10	82	18.3	81.7		3.57***	[1.78,7.18]	---
	11 or more	43	16.3	83.7		4.11**	[1.66,10.22]	---
Highest level of education	Primary or lower	104	20.2	79.8	0.010	1		1
	Secondary or higher	213	34.3	65.7		0.49*	[0.28,0.85]	0.49*	[0.26,0.92]
Marital status	Single never married	278	31.3	68.7	0.084	1
	Married, cohabitate or widowed	35	17.1	82.9		2.20	[0.88,5.50]	---
Where did you grow up?	Urban	154	34.4	65.6	0.016	1
	Rural	149	22.8	77.2		1.77*	[1.07,2.95]
# of Living Children	None	77	42.9	57.1	0.012	1
	One	97	28.9	71.1		1.85	[0.98,3.47]	---
	Two	81	25.9	74.1		2.14*	[1.10,4.19]
	Three or more	61	18.0	82.0		3.41**	[1.54,7.54]
Always uses condom with new clients	Not always	137	24.1	75.9	0.058	1		1
	Always	180	33.9	66.1		0.62	[0.38,1.02]	0.50	[0.27,0.94]
Always uses condom regular clients	Not always	200	30.0	70.0	0.860	1
	Always	117	29.1	70.9		1.05	[0.63,1.73]	---
Always uses condom non- paying partner	Not always	247	29.1	70.9	0.713	1
	Always	70	31.4	68.6		0.90	[0.51,1.59]	---
Been to Jail or Prison	No	224	34.4	65.6	0.005	1
	Yes	92	18.5	81.5		2.31**	[1.28,4.19]	---
Diagnosed with STI in last 12 mts.	No	259	33.2	66.8	0.007	1
	Yes	45	13.3	86.7		3.23*	[1.32,7.93]	---
Had STI-symptoms in last 12 mts.	No	153	38.6	61.4		1		1
	Yes	158	21.5	78.5	0.001	2.29**	[1.39,3.77]	2.80***	[1.56,5.02]
Tested for HIV in last 12 mts.	No	82	40.2	59.8		1
	Yes	234	25.6	74.4	0.013	1.95*	[1.15,3.32]	---
Diagnosed with HIV	No	140	58.6	41.4		1
	Yes	173	5.8	94.2	<0.001	23.04***	[11.2,47.42]
Received any HIV prevention info in last 12 mts.	No	44	40.9	59.1	0.084	1
	Yes	271	28.0	72.0		1.78	[0.92,3.43]	—
Ever disclosed SW to any family member	No	220	30.9	69.1	0.494	1
	Yes	96	27.1	72.9		1.20	[0.71,2.05]	—
Ever disclosed SW to any health care worker	No	234	33.3	66.7	0.018	1		1
	Yes	82	19.5	80.5		2.06*	[1.12,3.80]	2.22*	[1.09,4.50]

Note: Exponentiated coefficients; 95% confidence intervals in brackets.

¹Adjusted for age, education, always using condoms with new clients, STI symptoms in the last 12 months, and ever disclosing sex work to any health care worker.

*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.