Table 5. Multivariate covariates for human rights abuses.
| Human Rights Abuse aOR (95% CI)* | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descriptive variables | Denied housing | Denied healthcare | Blackmailed | Beaten by the police | Raped | Experienced any rights abuse | Afraid to seek healthcare | Afraid to walk in community | |
| Age (compared to 18–24 years) | 25–29 years | 0.83(0.34–2.01) | 1.01 (0.38–2.69) | 0.54 (0.30–0.97) | 0.82 (0.37–1.82) | 0.85 (0.44–1.63) | 0.96 (0.63–1.45) | 1.30 (0.80–2.12) | 0.53 (0.28–1.00) |
| 30+ years | 0.81 (0.27–2.44) | 0.68 (0.19–2.42) | 0.98 (0.51–1.89) | 1.83 (0.77–4.36) | 1.06 (0.50–2.24) | 0.78 (0.47–1.31) | 0.51 (0.24–1.06) | 1.12 (0.55–2.28) | |
| Born in study country | 2.53 (0.77–8.11) | 0.75(0.15–3.67) | 0.72 (0.30–1.77) | 0.15 (0.02–0.94) | 0.84 (0.27–2.59) | 2.38 (1.11–5.15) | 2.21 (1.04–4.72) | 1.98 (0.88–4.44) | |
| Education | Tertiary/vocational vs secondary or less | 0.45 (0.18–1.14) | 1.84 (0.71–4.78) | 0.93 (0.55–1.57) | 0.83 (0.35–1.88) | 0.94 (0.51–1.74) | 0.79 (0.54–1.17) | 1.13 (0.70–1.82) | 1.34 (0.77–2.33) |
| Employment | Employed | 1.42 (0.65–3.10) | 1.10 (0.46–2.63) | 0.79 (0.48–1.31) | 0.69 (0.35–1.38) | 0.77 (0.43–1.37) | 1.12 (0.77–1.63) | 1.58 (1.00–2.51) | 1.38 (0.81–2.35) |
| Sexual orientation | Homosexual or bisexual vs heterosexual | 2.24 (0.75–6.65) | 7.17 (2.28–22.58) | 3.11 (1.44–6.72) | 2.31 (0.96–5.55) | 3.58 (1.60–8.03) | 2.01 (1.01–3.99) | 3.20 (1.53–6.71) | 1.88 (0.82–4.44) |
| Disclosed sexual orientation | 2.40 1.02–5.65) | 6.30 (2.03–19.53) | 1.80 (1.07–3.06) | 0.90 (0.44–1.82) | 2.08 (1.11–3.92) | 1.84 (1.24–2.75) | 2.22 (1.34–3.69) | 1.56 (0.90–2.70) | |
| In the last 6 months | Four or more male partners | 1.51 (0.61–3.71) | 0.94 (0.33–2.70) | 1.67 (0.92–3.02) | 0.67 (0.28–1.62) | 1.60 (0.81–3.16) | 1.15 (0.69–1.91) | 1.04(0.57–1.89) | 1.04(0.51–2.11) |
| Injected illegal drugs | 1.95 (0.66–5.81) | 4.67 (1.34–16.25) | 2.41 (1.11–5.23) | 2.75 (1.00–7.62) | 2.31 (0.94–5.68) | 1.95 (0.90–4.20) | 2.22 (1.04–4.76) | 2.53 (1.13–5.66) | |
| Transactional sex | 1.94 (0.87–4.39) | 1.68 (0.66–4.29) | 2.72 (1.63–4.55) | 3.72 (1.83–7.55) | 1.15 (0.62–2.14) | 1.50 (1.00–2.25) | 1.23 (0.75–2.02) | 1.06 (0.60–1.87) | |
| History of arrest | 1.38(0.55–3.49) | 1.44 (0.52–4.01) | 1.36 (0.72–2.59) | 9.48 (4.74–18.98) | 0.83(0.38–1.81) | 2.62 (1.50–4.60) | 1.30 (0.69–2.44) | 2.47 (1.27–4.78) | |
| Living with HIV | 1.21 (0.48–3.05) | 2.60 (1.01–6.72) | 0.96 (0.52–1.77) | 0.75 (0.32–1.80) | 1.85 (0.97–3.50) | 1.12 (0.71–1.76) | 0.89 (0.75–2.02) | 0.59 (0.29–1.23) | |
*Odds ratios estimate the association between each abuse and descriptive variable.
OR>1 indicates respondents with the characteristic are more likely to experience the abuse. OR<1 indicates these respondents are less likely to experience the abuse.