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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Jun;42(6):312–316. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000276

TABLE 2.

Bivariate and multivariate GEE analyses of factors associated with inconsistent condom use with clients among migrant sex workers (N=182) in Metro Vancouver, BC, 2010–2013

Odds Ratio (OR)

Characteristic Unadjusted OR
(95% CI)
Adjusted OR
(95% CI)
  Age at sex work entry, per year older* 0.92 (0.87 – 0.98)
  Completed high school* 0.16 (0.07 – 0.40) 0.22 (0.09 – 0.50)
  Injection drug use** 5.24 (1.44 – 18.98)
  Non-injection drug use** 2.98 (1.20 – 7.42)
Structural determinants
  China country of origin* 0.20 (0.08 – 0.50)
  Sex industry as main source of income** 0.26 (0.09 – 0.76)
  Primarily works in formal indoor establishment (vs. informal indoor/ street)** 0.17 (0.07 – 0.41) 0.34 (0.15 – 0.77)
  Access to safety support from other sex workers** 0.42 (0.20 – 0.90)
  Difficulty accessing condoms** 4.75 (1.49 – 15.15) 3.76 (1.13 – 12.47)

CI = Confidence Interval

*

Time-fixed

**

Time-updated measures (serial measures at each study visit using last 6 months as reference point)