TABLE 2.
Characteristics | Total FSWs (N = 1642)
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OR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P | |
STD symptoms in past 12 mo | |||
Abdominal pain | 1.4 (1.0–1.8)* | — | — |
Severe or persistent pelvic pain | 2.0 (1.1–3.6)* | 1.9 (1.1–3.6) | 0.040 |
Study site (Kaiyuan vs. Gejiu) | 6.9 (3.4–14.3)† | 4.9 (2.3–10.1) | <0.001 |
Age (≥21 vs. <21 yr) | 0.3 (0.2–0.4)† | — | — |
Age at initiation of commercial sex work (≥20 vs. <20 yr) | 1.8 (1.4–2.4)† | — | — |
Years of schooling (≥9 vs. <9 yr) | 18.5 (4.6–76.9)† | 10.9 (2.6–45.5) | 0.001 |
Duration of commercial sex work (>2 vs. ≤2 yr) | 2.7 (2.1–3.5)† | — | — |
Migrant status | |||
Hometown (another city in Yunnan vs. Kaiyuan/Gejiu) | 0.7 (0.5–0.9)‡ | — | — |
Hometown (city outside of Yunnan vs. Kaiyuan/Gejiu) | 1.4 (1.0–2.0)† | — | — |
Had not heard of HIV/STD before | 0.1 (0.1–0.2)† | — | — |
Have regular sexual partner | 2.0 (1.6–2.6)† | 1.9 (1.4–2.5) | <0.001 |
Average charge per service (<100 Yuan vs. ≥100 Yuan) | 0.6 (0.4–0.8)† | — | — |
Number of clients in recent week (<5 vs. ≥5) | 1.5 (1.1–2.0)‡ | 1.7 (1.2–2.3) | 0.001 |
Perceive oneself as incapable of coping with HIV-positive diagnosis | 0.3 (0.2–0.5)† | — | — |
Trichomonas vaginalis positive | 0.5 (0.3–0.8)‡ | — | — |
HSV-2 positive | 1.3 (1.0–1.8)* | — | — |
History of illegal drug use | 2.9 (2.1–3.9)† | 2.2 (1.5–3.1) | <0.001 |
Inconsistent condom use with male clients in past week | 0.4 (0.3–0.6)† | — | — |
HIV-positive (in results of this study) | 2.5 (1.7–3.5)† | 1.8 (1.2–2.8) | 0.005 |
Self-perceived at high-risk for HIV | 1.8 (1.2–2.6)‡ | 1.5 (1.1–2.2) | 0.048 |
P < 0.05.
P < 0.001
P < 0.01.