. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2019 Dec;21(6):1290–1299. doi: 10.1007/s10903-019-00859-9

Table 2.

– Bivariate and multivariable GEE analysis of factors correlated with experiencing worry about workplace inspections among sex workers working in indoor venues in Metro Vancouver, BC (n=397), AESHA 2014–2017

Characteristic	Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Individual factors
Age (per year older)	0.97 (0.95 – 0.99)^‡‡	0.97 (0.95 – 0.99)^‡‡
Limited English fluency^* (yes vs. no)	2.54 (1.68 – 3.82)^‡‡
Substance use
Alcohol use^* (yes vs. no)	1.44 (1.07 – 1.94)^‡‡	1.42 (1.03 – 1.97)^‡‡
Binged on alcohol^* (yes vs. no)	1.59 (1.03 – 2.45)^‡‡
Structural determinants
Canadian citizen (yes vs. no)	0.39 (0.25 – 0.62)^‡‡
Im/migration status
Canadian-born (Ref)
Recent im/migrant (<=5 years)	3.25 (1.99 – 5.32)^‡‡	3.13 (1.77 – 5.53)^‡‡
Long term im/migrant (>5 years)	1.46 (0.91 – 2.34)	1.78 (1.08 – 2.95)^‡‡
Work environment
Primarily serviced clients in a formal in-call venue (vs. informal indoor)^* (yes vs. no)	2.47 (1.71 – 3.56)^‡‡
Total work stress score^* (per additional score on a continuous scale)	1.08 (1.05 – 1.12)^‡‡	1.05 (1.01 – 1.09)^‡‡
Most condoms came from mobile outreach^* (yes vs. no)	1.64 (1.23 – 2.18)^‡‡
Experienced police harassment without arrest^* (yes vs. no)	3.71 (2.20 – 6.26)^‡‡	3.49 (1.92 – 6.34)^‡‡
Experienced physical/sexual/verbal workplace violence^* (yes vs. no)	2.20 (1.54 – 3.13)^‡‡	1.66 (1.09 – 2.51)^‡‡

Time-updated measures (serial measures at each study visit using last 6 months as reference point)

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Variables significantly associated with worry about inspections at p = 0.05