Table 3.
Characteristics associated with recent HIV/STI risk behaviors among female exotic dancers in Baltimore
| Drug usea (n=95) | Sex exchangeb (n=96) | Multiple sex partnersc (n=95) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | UOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | UOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | UOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
| Aged ≥24 years | 3.2 (1.4, 7.2) | 2.2 (0.8, 6.2) | 3.7 (1.6, 8.9) | 3.0 (1.1, 8.6) | 1.7 (0.8, 3.9) | 0.9 (0.3, 2.6) |
| White | 5.4 (2.2, 13.2) | 3.0 (1.0, 9.5) | 3.0 (1.3, 6.9) | 1.2 (0.4, 3.6) | 3.1 (1.3, 7.2) | 1.8 (0.6, 5.7) |
| Less than high school graduation | 2.0 (0.9, 4.5) | 1.1 (0.4, 3.2) | 2.6 (1.1, 6.2) | 2.4 (0.8, 7.3) | 2.3 (1.0, 5.2) | 1.2 (0.4, 3.7) |
| High vulnerabilityd | 5.0 (2.1, 11.9) | 2.3 (0.7, 7.2) | 13.8 (4.8, 39.1) | 10.7 (2.9, 39.9) | 9.5 (3.7, 24.4) | 6.4 (2.3, 18.3) |
| Drug use | -- | -- | 20.9 (7.3, 59.9) | 11.9 (3.5, 41.0) | 8.4 (3.3, 21.7) | 5.4 (1.8, 16.6) |
| Multiple sex partners | 8.4 (3.3, 21.7) | 5.4 (1.7, 16.7) | e | e | -- | -- |
Notes: UOR=unadjusted odds ratio; AOR=adjusted odds ratio; each column represents a single logistic regression model.
a
Drug use: cocaine, crack, or heroin in past 3 months.
b
Sex exchange: exchanged sex for money or drugs in past 3 months.
c
Multiple sex partners: 2 male sex partners in past 3 months.
d
High vulnerability: 2–4 indicators reported.
e
Sex exchange was highly correlated with having multiple sex partners and therefore not included as an independent variable in the models.