Table 2.
association between characteristics of female sex workers and HIV infection
| Characteristics | Unadjusted estimates | Adjusted estimates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | p-value | 95% conf interval | OR | p-value | 95% conf interval | ||
| Age (years) | <25 | 1 | (base) | 1 | (base) | ||
| 25-34 | 3.82 | <0.001 | 2.24-6.5 | 3.79 | <0.001 | 2.17-6.61 | |
| 35-44 | 5.13 | <0.001 | 2.86-9.21 | 5.89 | <0.001 | 3.14-11.04 | |
| 45+ | 5.81 | <0.001 | 2.92-11.56 | 7.29 | <0.001 | 3.47-15.32 | |
| Having 3 or more partners | No | 1 | (base) | - | 1 | (base) | - |
| Yes | 3.61 | 0.013 | 1.31-9.91 | 2.82 | 0.055 | 0.98-8.10 | |
| Sex work as main income | No | 1 | (base) | - | 1 | (base) | - |
| Yes | 12.6 | <0.001 | 4.64-34.44 | 14.94 | <0.001 | 5.01-44.60 | |
| Years of selling sex | ≤2 | 1 | (base) | - | 1 | (base) | - |
| 3-5 | 0.31 | <0.001 | 0.18-0.53 | 0.56 | 0.07 | 0.3-1.05 | |
| >5 | 1.66 | 0.077 | 0.95-2.9 | 1.29 | 0.412 | 0.7-2.39 | |
| Type of sexual intercourse | Vaginal | 1 | (base) | - | 1 | (base) | - |
| Vaginal & Anal | 1.90 | 0.311 | 0.556.52 | 1.51 | 0.550 | 0.39-5.82 | |
| Number of Sexual intercourses per week | 1-5 | 1 | (base) | - | 1 | (base) | - |
| >5 | 1.76 | 0.007 | 1.17-2.66 | 1.15 | 0.57 | 0.71-1.86 | |
| Using condom | No | 1 | (base) | - | 1 | (base) | - |
| Yes | 4.38 | <0.001 | 1.91-10.06 | 5.40 | <0.001 | 2.26-12.86 | |
| Sexual violence | No | 1 | (base) | - | 1 | (base) | - |
| Yes | 1.17 | 0.801 | 0.35-3.89 | 0.74 | 0.639 | 0.21-2.62 | |
| STI | No | 1 | (base) | - | 1 | (base) | - |
| Yes | 0.74 | 0.147 | 0.49-1.11 | 0.92 | 0.778 | 0.53-1.62 | |
| Alcohol | No | 1 | (base) | - | 1.00 | (base) | - |
| Yes | 0.69 | 0.069 | 0.46-1.03 | 0.65 | 0.125 | 0.38-1.13 | |
STI : sexually transmitted infection