Table 3.
Multivariate logistic regression of mixed effect model on FSWs’ Internet usea
| Total (n = 1,022) Ever/never aOR (95% CI) | Internet users (n = 772) Frequent/infrequent aOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.86 (0.81–0.90)**** | 0.96 (0.91–1.01) |
| Ethnicity | 1.60 (0.86–2.98) | 1.17 (0.77–1.76) |
| Education (>middle school vs. ≤middle school) | 1.60 (1.01–2.53)* | 1.32 (0.96–1.81) |
| Marital status (married vs. unmarried) | 0.66 (0.39–1.10) | 0.83 (0.51–1.35) |
| Months of working in city | 1.00 (0.99–1.00) | 1.00 (0.99–1.00) |
| Venue level | ||
| Level 1 (>3,000 RMB) | Reference | Reference |
| Level 2 (2,000–3,000) | 1.72 (1.07–2.76)* | 1.92 (1.36–2.72)**** |
| Level 3 (1,000–2,000) | 0.82 (0.27–2.45) | 3.42 (1.47–7.94)*** |
| Level 4 (<1,000) | 0.82 (0.27–2.45) | - |
| Having Internet using friends | ||
| None | Reference | Reference |
| Some | 3.92 (2.21–6.95)**** | 1.52 (0.70–3.34) |
| Most | 11.65 (6.26–21.66)**** | 3.97 (1.85–8.51)**** |
| Income, mean (SD) | 1.24 (1.03–1.28)* | 0.99 (0.93–1.06) |
*
P < 0.05,
****
P < 0.0001
–,
There are no frequent users in level 4 venue
a
Random effect model controlling for intra-class correlation (ICC) within each venue