Table 2. Multivariate logistic regression models examining correlates of sexual, physical, and economic violence against FSWs in 13 sites in Mexico (n = 1089).
| Sexual violence | Physical violence | Economic violence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographics | All values are in the format AOR (95% CI) | ||
| Age | 0.98 (.96, 1.01) | 0.99 (.97, 1.01) | 1.00 (.98, 1.02) |
| Marital status (married/ cohabiting vs. other) | 1.45 (.95, 2.2) | 1.24 (.81, 1.90) | 0.92 (.63, 1.33) |
| Number of years of education | 1.01 (.95, 1.07) | 1.05 (.99, 1.12) | 1.03 (.98, 1.09) |
| Financial need | 2.00 (1.31, 3.05)*** | 1.74 (1.14, 2.67)** | 1.51 (1.04, 2.18)* |
| Work context | |||
| Street sex worker vs. other | 1.88 (1.14, 3.12)* | 2.14 (1.27, 3.60)** | 1.98 (1.27, 3.09)** |
| Used alcohol before or during sex with client in past month (y/n) | 2.30 (1.33, 3.98)** | 2.05 (1.18, 3.56)** | 1.50 (.95, 2.36) |
| Used drugs a before or during sex with client in past month (y/n) | 2.19 (1.07, 4.49)* | 1.81 (.89, 3.67) | 1.83 (.94, 3.56) |
| Number of clients in past month | 1.40 (.90, 2.16) | 1.09 (.70, 1.68) | 1.01 (.70, 1.45) |
| Behavioral & social characteristics | |||
| AUDIT-C Score | 1.02 (.95, 1.08) | 1.04 (.97, 1.11) | 1.06 (1.01, 1.12)* |
| Number of drugs a used in past month | 0.61 (.36, 1.05) | 3.01 (.38, 23.9) | 0.50 (.070, 3.60) |
| Injected drugs a in the past month (y/n) | 2.92 (1.48, 5.75)** | 1.45 (.70, 3.03) | 1.64 (.85, 3.15) |
| Emotional support | 0.68 (.48, .96)* | 0.63 (.44, .89)** | 0.72 (.54, .96)* |
| Community-level factor | |||
| Population of research site municipality | 1.87 (1.19, 2.94)** | 1.32 (.84, 2.07) | 1.20 (.81, 1.76) |
AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.01
***p < 0.001
a Mexico’s drug policy reform does not consider drug use illegal unless it is above a specific threshold for the amount possessed.