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. 2015 Aug;105(8):1667–1674. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302620

TABLE 3—

Factors Associated With Love and Trust Among Female Sex Workers and Their Intimate Partners in Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, México (n = 322; 161 Couples), 2011 to 2012

Love
Trust
Characteristics Women, Unadjusted Coefficient (SE)a Men, Unadjusted Coefficient (SE)a Women, Unadjusted Coefficient (SE)a Men, Unadjusted Coefficient (SE)a
Sociodemographics and personal factors
 Age in years 0.058 (–0.105, 0.220) −0.002 (–0.143, 0.140) 0.013 (–0.090, 0.116) 0.009 (–0.050, 0.069)
 Income < $200 per month −0.812 (–4.117, 2.493) –3.896 (–8.211, 0.418) −0.333 (–2.092, 1.427) –1.612* (–3.064, −0.160)
 Children aged > 18 years currently live with participants −2.655 (–6.636, 1.326) 1.083 (–1.935, 4.101) −1.673 (–3.667, 0.322) −0.994 (–2.600, 0.613)
 Depression score (CESD: 10 items, 30 possible points) –0.364 (–0.745, 0.017) –0.392* (–0.755, −0.029) –0.426** (–0.628, −0.224) –0.267* (–0.474, −0.060)
Relationship factors
 Married to or in common-law union with partner 7.340 (4.86, 9.82) 3.411 (–30.12, 37.02) 10.515 (8.87, 12.16) 6.642 (2.21–, 11.07)
 Duration of steady relationship in years 0.171 (–0.217, 0.559) 0.078 (–0.148, 0.304) 0.008 (–0.186, 0.202) 0.031 (–0.081, 0.143)
 Never used condoms for vaginal sex within the steady relationship, past month 12.811* (0.053, 25.569) 4.333 (–11.942, 20.608) 4.96 (–0.149, 10.070) 1.960 (–3.399, 7.319)
 Relationship satisfaction score (5 items, 20 possible points) 2.687** (2.012, 3.363) 1.955** (1.176, 2.734) 1.253** (0.861, 1.645) 0.948** (0.622, 1.273)
 Perpetrated conflict within relationship, past 6 mob −0.791 (–4.315, 2.734) −0.789 (–3.388, 1.809) –2.577** (–4.241, −0.913) –1.439* (–2.712, −0.167)
 Victim of conflict within relationship, past 6 mob –3.247 (–6.584, 0.089) –2.952* (–5.507, 0.396) –3.013** (–4.669, −1.358) –2.094** (–3.350, −0.839)
Drug abuse behaviors, past 6 mo
 Used heroin 2.844 (–0.320, 6.007) −0.475 (–2.940, 1.990) 1.267 (–0.535, 3.070) 0.462 (–0.784, 1.709)
 Used methamphetamine –8.347** (–14.066, −2.628) –8.521** (–13.134, −3.908) –1.957 (–4.241, 0.328) –3.270** (–5.225, −1.315)
 Used cocaine −2.327 (–8.675, 4.021) 0.545 (–3.402, 4.492) −3.375 (–7.588, 0.839) 1.258 (–0.273, 2.790)
 Used crack 3.400 (–2.981, 9.782) 0.678 (–1.881, 3.236) 1.279 (–2.292, 4.850) 0.432 (–1.569, 2.434)
 Injected any drugs 1.998 (–1.189, 5.185) −0.730 (–3.247, 1.788) 0.966 (–0.766, 2.699) 0.327 (–0.890, 1.543)
 Shared syringes within steady relationship 0.243 (–4.141, 4.627) −0.359 (–3.447, 2.729) 0.349 (–2.226, 2.925) 0.622 (–1.659, 2.903)
 Shared syringes outside steady relationship –11.977** (–18.260, −5.693) −3.789 (–10.680, 3.103) –3.749 (–7.978, 0.480) –4.315** (–7.370, −1.260)
Sexual risk behaviors
 Has other “steady” concurrent partners, past year −6.467 (–14.539, 1.604) –10.519* (–20.677, −0.362) −1.758 (–5.586, 2.071) −1.236 (–8.332, 5.860)
 Male partner had any casual outside sexual partners, past 6 mo –7.32 (–15.682, 1.026) –6.839 (–11.130, −2.549) −2.167 (–6.112, 1.779) –2.888* (–4.767, −1.009)
 FSW rarely or never used condoms with clients, past month –4.561* (–8.461, −0.662) −1.718 (–4.797, 1.361) –2.269* (–4.214, −0.324) −0.271 (–1.509, 0.968)

Note. CESD = Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression Scale; FSW = female sex worker.

a

Bootstrapped SEs.

b

Conflict Tactics Scale subscales (combined) for any past-year psychological aggression, physical assault, injury, and sexual coercion within relationships.

*P < .05; **P < .01 for associations with dependent variables (love and trust).