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. 2022;5(1):100251. doi: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2022.100251

Table 2.

Unadjusted odds ratios (OR), 95% confidence intervals and p-values for the correlates of the supply of unprotected sex among SWs before, during and after the 2010 WC in South Africa.

Dependent variable: supply of condomless-sex in previous 2 acts Before (Phase 1)
During (Phase 2)
After (Phase 3)
Unadjusted Odds ratio [95% CI] p-value Unadjusted Odds ratio [95% CI] p-value Unadjusted Odds ratio [95% CI] p-value
Price (ln) 1.6 [1.3–2.1] <0.001 1.3 [1.0–1.5] 0.021 1.3 [1.1–1.6] 0.005
Gender
 Female
 Male 5.6 [2.8–10.9] <0.001 5.2 [2.7–10.2] <0.001 4.0 [1.7–9.3] 0.001
 Transgender 4.6 [1.7–12.5] 0.003 4.4 [2.3–8.5] <0.001 1.6 [0.8–3.2] 0.230
Level of Education
 None
 Primary 0.4 [0.2–0.8] 0.013 0.8 [0.5–1.4] 0.481 1.0 [0.6–1.7] 0.961
 Secondary+ 1.0 [0.5–2.0] 0.993 1.2 [0.7–2.2] 0.492 1.2 [0.7–2.1] 0.449
Location of sex work
 Street
 Hotel/Brothel 0.7 [0.4–1.4] 0.284 0.4 [0.2–0.7] 0.003 1.0 [0.6–1.6] 0.956
 Massage 4.9 [0.9–26.7] 0.066 0.6 [0.1–4.6] 0.656 0.4 [0.1–2.6] 0.299
 Shebeen 0.9 [0.4–2.2] 0.801 2.0 [0.9–4.4] 0.084 2.0 [0.9–4.3] 0.070
 Combination 2.2 [1.0–4.6] 0.041 1.0 [0.6–1.6] 0.908 1.6 [1.0–2.6] 0.054
Age (Years) 1.0 [0.9–1.0] 0.053 1.0 [1.0–1.0] 0.985 1.0 [0.9–1.0] 0.001
Previous work
 No job
 Cashier 0.6 [0.2–2.2] 0.442 0.7 [0.3–1.7] 0.471 0.5 [0.2–1.0] 0.056
 Beauty/hairdresser 1.8 [0.8–4.2] 0.189 0.8 [0.4–1.6] 0.534 1.1 [0.6–1.9] 0.765
 Tailor 0.7 [0.1–3.5] 0.671 1.1 [0.4–3.1] 0.879 0.8 [0.3–2.5] 0.719
 Student 1.1 [0.5–2.5] 0.762 0.8 [0.5–1.5] 0.524 1.3 [0.8–2.2] 0.364
 Waitress 1.1 [0.4–3.0] 0.811 0.6 [0.3–1.3] 0.199 1.4 [0.8–2.6] 0.227
Alternative income source
 No
 Yes 1.2 [0.7–2.1] 0.435 1.08 [0.7–1.7] 0.740 1.0 [0.7–1.5] 0.954
Has a non-commercial partner
 No
 Yes 0.9 [0.5–1.5] 0.606 0.70 [0.5–1.1] 0.099 1.3 [0.9–1.8] 0.224
Number of clients seen in the last week (ln) 0.7 [0.6–0.9] 0.004 1.11 [0.9–1.4] 0.329 0.7 [0.5–0.8] <0.001
Type of sex
 Vaginal sex
 Anal sex 8.1 [4.3–15.2] <0.001 12.8 [7.0–23.1] <0.001 5.6 [3.3–9.6] <0.001
 Oral sex 8.5 [4.4–16.3] <0.001 8.0 [4.5–14.3] <0.001 6.7 [4.4–10.4] <0.001
 Masturbation 13.0 [5.7–29.5] <0.001 21.7 [11.3–41.7] <0.001 12.4 [6.8–22.8] <0.001
Whether drunk during sex
 No
 Yes 1.63 [1.01–2.63] 0.046 1.94 [1.30–2.90] 0.001 2.03 [1.45–2.85] <0.001
Number of dependents
 None
 1 to 3 adults or children 0.37 [0.19–0.74 0.005 0.62 [0.34–1.13] 0.118 0.56 [0.35–0.90] 0.017
 4 or more adults or children 0.49 [0.24–0.99 0.045 0.60 [0.31–1.19] 0.143 0.41 [0.24–0.72] 0.002
Whether had contact with the police in the past year
 No
 Yes 0.89 [0.51–1.56] 0.692 1.16 [0.75–1.80] 0.510 0.94 [0.63–1.40] 0.747
Whether visited a hospital in the last month
 No
 Yes 0.73 [0.44–1.20] 0.215 0.78 [0.52–1.18] 0.241 0.67 [0.46–0.97] 0.033