Table 3.
Socio-structural characteristics associated with being deceived/forced into working as female bar/spa entertainers in the Philippines.a
| Variable | Total (n=166) | Forced/coerced (n=19) | Not forced/ not coerced (n=147) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How much you can confide in a peer at work? | 0.01 | |||
| Not at all | 42 (25.3) | 1 (5.3) | 41 (27.9) | |
| A little | 45 (27.1) | 3 (15.8) | 42 (28.6) | |
| Moderately | 34 (20.5) | 5 (26.3) | 29 (19.7) | |
| Quite a bit | 27 (16.3) | 1 (5.3) | 26 (17.7) | |
| A great deal | 18 (10.8) | 9 (47.4) | 9 (6.1) | |
| How much you can confide in a manager or owner at work? | 0.01 | |||
| Not at all | 42 (25.3) | 1 (5.3) | 41 (27.9) | |
| A little | 45 (27.1) | 3 (15.8) | 42 (28.6) | |
| Moderately | 34 (20.5) | 5 (26.3) | 29 (19.7) | |
| Quite a bit | 27 (16.3) | 1 (5.3) | 26 (17.7) | |
| A great deal | 18 (10.8) | 9 (47.4) | 9 (6.1) | |
| Support received for practicing safer sex behaviors from peers | 0.01 | |||
| None | 39 (23.5) | 1 (5.3) | 38 (25.9) | |
| A little | 28 (16.9) | 2 (10.5) | 26 (17.7) | |
| Moderately | 33 (19.9) | 2 (10.5) | 31 (21.1) | |
| Quite a bit | 34 (20.5) | 1 (5.3) | 33 (22.4) | |
| A great deal | 32 (19.3) | 13 (68.4) | 19 (12.9) | |
| Support received for practicing safer sex behaviors from manager or owner at work | 0.01 | |||
| None | 54 (32.5) | 1 (5.3) | 53 (36.1) | |
| A little | 36 (21.7) | 2 (10.5) | 34 (23.1) | |
| Moderately | 22 (13.3) | 5 (26.3) | 17 (11.6) | |
| Quite a bit | 26 (15.7) | 1 (5.3) | 25 (17.0) | |
| A great deal | 28 (16.9) | 10 (52.6) | 18 (12.2) | |
| Method of recruitment to first job as a bar/spa entertainer | 0.01 | |||
| Someone from an agency came to their province to recruit them | 11 (6.6) | 5 (26.3) | 6 (4.1) | |
| Friend/acquaintance | 121 (72.9) | 12 (63.2) | 109 (74.1) | |
| Advertisement | 18 (10.8) | 1 (5.3) | 17 (11.6) | |
| Other (e.g. relative) | 16 (9.6) | 1 (5.3) | 15 (10.2) | |
| Condoms available at venue | 92 (55.4) | 8 (42.1) | 57 (38.8) | 0.22 |
| Venue type | 0.23 | |||
| Bar/club/beer garden | 58 (34.9) | 8 (42.1) | 50 (34.0) | |
| Massage parlor/barber shop | 81 (48.8) | 6 (31.6) | 75 (51.0) | |
| Karaoke bar | 27 (16.3) | 5 (26.3) | 22 (15.0) |
a
Values given as number (percentage).