Table 3.
Bivariate logistic regression analyses of independent variables associated with physically beaten in the last 12 months and ever been raped since start selling sex, OR and 95% CI
| Variables | Physical beating OR (95% CI) |
Rape OR (95% CI) |
| Age (years) | ||
| 15–24* | ||
| 25–34 | 1.02 (0.87 to 1.19) | 1.02 (0.86 to 1.21) |
| 35+ | 0.52 (0.37 to 0.74) | 0.88 (0.64 to 1.20) |
| Educational level | ||
| No education* | ||
| Primary first cycle (1–4) | 1.01 (0.79 to 1.31) | 1.45 (1.14 to1.85) |
| Primary second cycle (5–8) | 1.35 (1.11 to 1.63) | 1.08 (0.88 to1.32) |
| Secondary and above | 1.49 (1.18 to 1.87) | 1.09 (0.85 to1.41) |
| Monthly income from selling sex | ||
| Less than 1000 birr (<$50)* | ||
| 1001–2000 birr ($50–$100) | 1.44 (1.20 to 1.73) | 0.69 (0.58 to 0.85) |
| 2001–3000 birr ($100–$150) | 1.67 (1.35 to 2.07) | 0.51 (0.39 to 0.66) |
| 3001–4000 birr ($150–$200) | 1.61 (1.19 to 2.17) | 0.65 (0.46 to 0.92) |
| 4001–5000 birr ($200–$250) | 2.12 (1.44 to 3.14) | 1.01 (0.66 to 1.55) |
| Above 5000 birr (>$250) | 1.62 (1.01 to 2.58) | 0.75 (0.44 to 1.27) |
| Current marital status | ||
| Never married* | ||
| Married/cohabited | 1.05 (0.46 to 2.41) | 0.69 (0.24 to 1.96) |
| Separated/divorced | 0.93 (0.80 to 1.09) | 1.03 (0.88 to 1.21) |
| Widowed | 0.59 (0.37 to 0.95) | 1.39 (0.95 to 2.06) |
| Sex-selling venues | ||
| Bar/hotel* | ||
| Local drinking houses | 0.87 (0.69 to 1.09) | – |
| Spa/massage/beauty salon/own house | 0.45 (0.28 to 0.71) | – |
| Red-light houses | 0.95 (0.71 to 1.27) | – |
| Street | 1.51 (1.26 to 1.82) | – |
| Other | 1.37 (1.01 to 1.86) | – |
| Frequency alcohol consumption | ||
| Never* | ||
| 2–4 days a month | 1.82 (1.35 to 2.44) | 1.74 (1.27 to 2.38) |
| 2–3 days a week | 2.07 (1.66 to 2.57) | 1.87 (1.48 to 2.36) |
| 4 or more days a week | 3.54 (2.87 to 4.37) | 3.43 (2.75 to 4.28) |
| Alcohol containing drinks on a typical day | ||
| 1 or 2* | ||
| 3 or 4 | 1.39 (1.09 to 1.76) | 1.16 (0.92 to 1.46) |
| 5 or 6 | 2.03 (1.58 to 2.62) | 1.09 (0.84 to 1.43) |
| 7 to 9 | 2.19 (1.59 to 3.03) | 0.98 (0.68 to 1.41) |
| 10 or more | 2.76 (1.88 to 4.03) | 1.78 (1.20 to 2.65) |
| Frequency of heavy episodic drinking | ||
| Never* | ||
| Less than monthly | 1.43 (1.03 to 1.98) | 1.39 (0.99 to 1.95) |
| Monthly | 1.23 (0.90 to 1.66) | 1.59 (1.18 to 2.13) |
| Weekly | 1.73 (1.39 to 2.14) | 1.03 (0.80 to 1.31) |
| Daily or almost daily | 1.97 (1.53 to 2.55) | 1.69 (1.29 to 2.21) |
| Drunk so much and cannot remember what happened the next day | ||
| No* | ||
| Yes, in the last 30 days | 2.90 (2.37 to 3.56) | 1.66 (1.33 to 2.07) |
| Yes, before last 30 days | 2.22 (1.65 to 2.99) | 1.27 (0.91 to 1.78) |
| Frequency of khat chewing in a week | ||
| Never* | ||
| Less than once a week | 1.24 (0.96 to 1.60) | 0.89 (0.67 to 1.19) |
| 1–2 days per week | 1.67 (1.28 to 2.18) | 2.89 (2.26 to 3.69) |
| 3–4 days per week | 2.49 (1.87 to 3.34) | 2.92 (2.19 to 3.89) |
| 5–7 days per week | 2.48 (2.08 to 2.96) | 1.47 (1.21 to 1.79) |
| Condom breakage | ||
| No* | ||
| Yes | 1.99 (1.69,2.33) | 1.62 (1.37 to 1.92) |
| HIV test result | ||
| Negative* | ||
| Positive | 1.04 (0.88 to 1.24) | 0.88 (0.73 to 1.07) |
*Reference category.