Table 3.
Association between demographics and behavioural factors with contraceptive use other than condoms and having child dependents among sex workers in Johannesburg and Pretoria
| USE MODERN CONTRACEPTION | NO CHILD DEPENDENTS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N = 1422 N = 408 PTA |
JHB N (%) |
PTA N (%) |
Multivariate analysis AOR (95% CI) |
JHB N (%) |
Multivariate analysis OR (95% CI) |
PTA N (%) |
Multivariate analysis AOR (95% CI) |
|
| SOCIO DEMOGRAPHICS | ||||||||
| Age at 1st visit | ||||||||
| <25 25–29 30–34 >35 |
40 (11.8) 73 (14.1) 50 (13.6) 24 (12.2) |
7 (16.3) 14 (15.2) 18 (14.1) 22 (15.6) |
104 (31.4)*** 98 (19.1) 54 (14.9) 25 (12.9) |
1.0 0.9 (0.7–1.2) 0.6 (0.4–0.9) 0.5 (0.3–0.9) |
14 (35.0)** 11 (12.1) 16 (12.8) 20 (14.3) |
1.0 0.7 (0.3–1.4) 0.7 (0.4–1.4) 0.9 (0.5–1.6) |
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| Education | ||||||||
| Primary Grade 8–10 Grade 11–12 Tertiary level |
5 (10.9) 71 (14.5) 97 (12.0) 11 (15.7) |
7 (11.5) 25 (13.9) 25 (17.1) 3 (15.8) |
11 (23.9)** 107 (22.2) 140 (17.6) 20 (28.6) |
1.0 1.2 (0.9–1.6) 0.7 (0.5–0.9) 1.7 (0.9–2.9) |
10 (16.7) 23 (13.0) 25 (17.5) 3 (15.8) |
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| Main partner | ||||||||
| No Yes |
106 (14.5) 81 (11.7) |
29 (15.7) 33 (14.9) |
149 (20.6) 132 (19.4) |
23 (12.9) 38 (17.4) |
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| >1 child lives with sex worker | ||||||||
| 0 ≥1 |
239 (19.7) 42 (22.6) |
45 (14.7) 17 (16.8) |
117 (11.0) 23 (14.1) |
61 (20.5)*** 0 (0.0) |
1.0 0 (0–0.1) |
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| Adult dependents | ||||||||
| 0 1–2 ≥3 |
32 (17.9)** 85 (11.1) 68 (14.9) |
1.0 0.7 (0.5–0.9) 1.2 (0.9–1.7) |
4 (10.3) 30 (14.4) 22 (14.4) |
63 (35.2)*** 132 (17.3) 86 (18.9) |
1.0 0.7 (0.5–0.9) 0.9 (0.7–1.2) |
11 (28.2)** 31 (15.0) 19 (12.5) |
1.0 0.9 (0.5–1.7) 0.7 (0.4–1.3) |
|
| Country of birth | ||||||||
| South Africa Zimbabwe Other |
69 (11.3)** 77 (12.4) 41 (21.5) |
1.0 1.5 (1.0–2.3) 1.2 (0.9–1.7) |
36 (15.4) 25 (15.4) 1 (8.3) |
130 (21.8)** 106 (17.2) 45 (23.9) |
1.0 0.7 (0.5–1.0) 1.3 (0.9–1.9) |
41 (17.9)** 16 (10.1) 4 (36.4) |
1.0 0.5 (0.3–0.9) 2.5 (0.4–11.3) |
|
| BEHAVIOURS | ||||||||
| Alcohol use | ||||||||
| No Yes |
44 (13.1) 122 (12.5) |
25(14.8) 32 (14.5) |
56 (16.8) 196 (20.4) |
20 (12.1) 39 (18.0) |
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| Marijuana use | ||||||||
| No Yes |
151 (12.4) 15 (16.3) |
54 (15.1) 3 (9.4) |
228 (18.9)** 24 (27.0) |
1.0 1.6 (0.9–2.6) |
49 (14.0)** 10 (31.3) |
1.0 2.8 (1.1–6.6) |
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| Years in sex work | ||||||||
| <2 2–5 >5 |
72 (14.5) 37 (11.9) 20 (15.2) |
50 (16.8) 8 (11.3) 4 (10.5) |
100 (20.3) 59 (19.2) 29 (22.1) |
45 (15.6) 11 (15.5) 5 (13.2) |
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| Sex encounters last 7 days | ||||||||
| 0–10 11–20 >20 |
62 (12.0) 56 (12.4) 48 (14.0) |
4 (9.8) 16 (22.2) 18 (17.1) |
102 (20.1) 84 (18.9) 65 (19.1) |
9 (22.0) 7 (10.3) 14 (13.9) |
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| Main partner condom use | ||||||||
| Every time Never or sometimes No main partner |
26 (12.9) 44 (12.5) 117 (13.5) |
11 (19.0) 18 (12.0) 33 (16.5) |
1.0 0.5 (0.3–1.0) 0.8 (0.4–1.7) |
34 (17.2) 70 (20.5) 177 (20.6) |
12 (21.1) 26 (17.6) 23 (11.9) |
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| Client condom use | ||||||||
| Every time Never or sometimes |
160 (12.4)** 5 (38.5) |
1.0 4.4 (1.1–15.5) |
50 (13.9) 4 (17.4) |
246 (19.4)* 5 (38.5) |
1.0 2.6 (0.7–9.1) |
47 (13.4)** 8 (34.8) |
1.0 3.5 (1.2–9.2) |
|
| Times moved in last year | ||||||||
| 0 1 >1 |
82 (11.3)*** 78 (18.8) 27 (9.7) |
1.0 1.9 (1.4–2.6) 0.7 (0.4–1.0) |
53 (15.8) 8 (12.5) 1 (12.5) |
130 (18.2) 85 (20.6) 66 (24.2) |
52 (15.8) 9 (14.5) 0 (0.0) |
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| Site receives services | ||||||||
| Clinic Hotel Mobile van |
14 (18.7) 138 (12.2) 18 (14.5) |
48 (14.6) 1 (50.0) 13 (16.9) |
15 (20.0)** 240 (21.6) 9 (7.6) |
1.0 1.9 (1.2–3.2) 0.3 (0.1–0.6) |
0 (0.0) 45 (13.9) 16 (21.6) |
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***P < 0.001 **P < 0.05 *P = 0.05–0.1
Statistical tests compare distribution of outcomes in each site, does not compare sites
AOR Adjusted odds ratio
STI Sexually Transmitted Infection