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) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |