Table 3.
Factors associated with abortion among entertainment workers: univariate logistic regression
| Characteristics | Total N = 450a | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (% abortion) | OR (95 % CI)b | |||
| Age group (in years) | ||||
| ≤ 24 | 48 (24.1) | Referent | ||
| 25–29 | 52 (34.6) | 1.7 (1.0–2.7) | 0.035 | |
| ≥ 30 | 22 (27.8) | 1.2 (0.7–2.3) | 0.524 | |
| Education level | ||||
| ≥ 10 years | 13 (24.1) | Referent | ||
| 7–9 years | 53 (32.6) | 1.5 (0.7–3.1) | 0.252 | |
| 0–6 years | 56 (26.7) | 1.1 (0.6–2.3) | 0.705 | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Divorced and widow | 33 (21.7) | Referent | ||
| Unmarried | 26 (25.0) | 1.2 (0.7–2.2) | 0.546 | |
| Currently married, cohabitated | 63 (36.7) | 2.1 (1.3–3.5) | 0.004 | |
| Level of monthly income | ||||
| ≤ 120 USD | 30 (26.1) | Referent | ||
| 121–250 USD | 55 (26.0) | 1.0 (0.6–1.7) | 0.986 | |
| > 250 USD | 37 (36.8) | 1.7 (0.9–3.0) | 0.100 | |
| Current housing status | ||||
| Friends and alone | 32 (21.2) | Referent | ||
| Parents and relatives | 35 (25.1) | 1.2 (0.7–2.2) | 0.446 | |
| Spouses or cohabitated partners | 55 (40.0) | 2.5 (1.4–4.2) | 0.001 | |
| Duration of work as entertainment worker | ||||
| < 1 year | 24 (14.0) | Referent | ||
| 1–2 years | 40 (32.1) | 2.9 (1.6–5.2) | <0.001 | |
| > 2 years | 58 (43.4) | 4.7 (2.7–8.3) | <0.001 | |
| Job categories of EWs | ||||
| Restaurant, hair cutter, masseuse | 19 (16.6) | Referent | ||
| Beer promotion and beer garden women | 30 (32.8) | 2.5 (1.2–4.9) | 0.010 | |
| Karaoke women | 73 (32.1) | 2.4 (1.3–4.3) | 0.005 | |
| No. of men had sex with in past 12 months | ||||
| 1 partner | 55 (25.6) | Referent | ||
| 2–7 partners | 30 (29.3) | 1.2 (0.7–2.0) | 0.509 | |
| > 7 partners | 31 (53.1) | 3.3 (1.8–5.9) | <0.001 | |
| Received information on SRH in the past 12 months | ||||
| No | 7 (13.7) | Referent | ||
| Yes | 115 (30.2) | 2.7 (1.2–6.4) | 0.020 | |
| Referred to SRH services in the past 12 months | ||||
| No | 80 (26.7) | Referent | ||
| Yes | 42 (32.8) | 1.3 (0.8–2.1) | 0.208 | |
| FP methods EWs used in the past 12 months | ||||
| Nothing | 24 (17.8) | Referent | ||
| Condom | 49 (30.1) | 2.0 (1.2–3.6) | 0.015 | |
| IUD/pill/Injection | 23 (34.1) | 2.4 (1.2–4.7) | 0.013 | |
| Withdrawal/calendar | 26 (38.1) | 2.8 (1.4–5.7) | 0.003 | |
a Numbers may not sum to total of 450 for some variables due to missing data
b Odds ratio and 95 % confidence interval