Table 3.
Determinants of Anal Intercourse (During a Normal Week) Among Female Sex Workersa (n = 461), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 2014
| Characteristic | PR | 95% CIb | aPRc | 95% CIb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged | (Splines) | (Splines) | ||
| Time since first paid sexd | (Splines) | (Splines) | ||
| Weekly no. of sex partnersd | (Splines) | (Splines) | ||
| Weekly income from sex workd | (Splines) | (Splines) | ||
| Education | ||||
| No education | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
| Some/completed primary | 1.34 | 0.77, 2.35 | 0.96 | 0.57, 1.60 |
| Secondary or higher | 0.79 | 0.45, 1.38 | 0.89 | 0.54, 1.49 |
| Foreign born | 0.08 | 0.02, 0.30 | 0.20 | 0.05, 0.86 |
| Currently married (vs. not or formerly married) | 0.15 | 0.02, 1.18 | 0.20 | 0.03, 1.24 |
| Religion | ||||
| Muslim | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent |
| Christian | 1.04 | 0.53, 2.05 | 1.17 | 0.61, 2.25 |
| Other | 1.60 | 0.70, 3.64 | 1.23 | 0.58, 2.61 |
| Has sex with clients in public places | 3.90 | 2.76, 5.52 | 2.20 | 1.50, 3.24 |
| Share earnings with someone who provides a service for sex work | 1.63 | 1.10, 2.42 | 0.97 | 0.63, 1.51 |
| Consumed drugs in past year | 2.38 | 1.51, 3.76 | 1.19 | 0.74, 1.92 |
| Consumed >6 alcoholic drinks on 1 occasion every week | 2.12 | 1.43, 3.14 | 0.96 | 0.63, 1.46 |
| Clients used violence or force to have certain types of sexual intercourse (past year) | 2.66 | 1.82, 3.90 | 1.75 | 1.20, 2.56 |
| Knows that AI carries the highest HIV risk | 1.51 | 0.76, 3.02 | 1.07 | 0.61, 1.89 |
| Consistently used a condom for VI during past year | 0.32 | 0.18, 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.35, 1.06 |
Abbreviations: aPR, adjusted prevalence ratio; CI, confidence interval; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; PR, prevalence ratio.
a According to Poisson regression models with robust/clustered standard errors.
b Estimates were adjusted for clustering of standard errors by recruiter (respondent-driven sampling weights were not incorporated).
c Multivariable results are mutually adjusted for all variables listed in the table. A complete case analysis was used, and 5 observations with missing values were removed.
d Natural cubic splines with 2 degrees of freedom. Graphic representations of the splines are presented in Web Table 1.