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

Table 3.

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

Before (Phase 1)
During (Phase 2)
After (Phase 3)
Adjusted Odds ratio [95% CI] p-value Adjusted Odds ratio [95% CI] p-value Adjusted Odds ratio [95% CI] p-value
Price (ln) 1.3[0.6–2.6] 0.530 0.9[0.6–1.2] 0.407 0.9[0.6–1.2] 0.396
Gender
 Female Ref Ref Ref
 Male 1.1[0.2–6.2] 0.927 0.8[0.2–3.1] 0.797 0.7[0.2–3.5] 0.708
 Transgender 0.1[0.0–0.6] 0.012 0.9[0.3–2.8] 0.917 0.9[0.3–3.1] 0.867
Level of Education
 None Ref Ref Ref
 Primary 0.7[0.1–5.8] 0.761 0.6[0.2–1.5] 0.252 0.9[0.4–2.2] 0.844
 Secondary+ 1.7[0.2–12.5] 0.601 0.6[0.2–1.5] 0.265 0.8[0.4–2.0] 0.714
Location of sex work
 Street Ref Ref Ref
 Hotel/Brothel 0.9[0.2–3.7] 0.865 0.4[0.2–1.1] 0.069 0.6[0.3–1.2] 0.122
 Massage 5.0[0.1–300.9] 0.439 10.1[2.1–48.7] 0.004
 Shebeen 2.9[0.4–20.5] 0.275 1.1[0.2–5.0] 0.950 2.4[0.6–8.8] 0.202
 Combination 1.1[0.2–7.0] 0.947 0.6[0.2–1.3] 0.160 0.5[0.2–1.1] 0.082
Age (Years) 0.9[0.8–0.9] 0.001 1.0[0.9–1.1] 0.885 1.0[0.9–1.0] 0.277
Previous work
 No job Ref Ref Ref
 Cashier 1.2[0.2–7.5] 0.833 0.8[0.2–2.4] 0.638 0.5[0.2–1.4] 0.178
 Beauty/hairdresser 0.2[0.0–2.1] 0.167 0.4[0.1–1.1] 0.071 1.0[0.4–2.2] 0.913
 Tailor 2.7[0.4–19.8] 0.323 0.9[0.3–3.2] 0.923 1.2[0.2–6.5] 0.799
 Student 1.2[0.4–4.2] 0.733 0.8[0.3–2.0] 0.614 1.0[0.4–2.2] 0.932
 Waitress 1.5[0.2–12.2] 0.723 0.5[0.2–1.6] 0.242 0.8[0.3–2.2] 0.666
Alternative income source
 No Ref Ref Ref
 Yes 0.3[0.1–1.6] 0.168 2.2[1.0–4.7] 0.039 0.9[0.5–1.9] 0.844
Has a non-commercial partner
 No Ref Ref Ref
 Yes 0.7[0.2–2.4] 0.592 0.5[0.2–1.1] 0.070 1.3[0.8–2.4] 0.305
Number of clients seen in the last week (ln) 0.7[0.4–1.3] 0.303 1.4[0.8–2.5] 0.223 0.8[0.6–1.2] 0.265
Type of sex
 Vaginal sex Ref Ref Ref
 Anal sex 54.9[15.0–200.4] <0.001 10.5[4.3–25.4] <0.001 5.5[2.1–14.9] 0.001
 Oral sex 23.2[6.6–81.6] <0.001 20.1[8.2–49.1] <0.001 14.5[7.2–28.8] <0.001
 Masturbation 8.0[0.4–169.2] 0.183 33.5[13.1–86.1] <0.001 33.1[13.4–82.2] <0.001
Whether drunk during sex
 No Ref Ref Ref
 Yes 1.0[0.3–3.8] 0.959 1.6[0.8–3.2] 0.161 3.3[1.9–5.8] <0.001
Number of dependents
 None Ref Ref Ref
 1 to 3 adults or children 3.3[0.8–14.2] 0.111 1.3[0.5–3.9] 0.576 0.4[0.2–0.9] 0.035
 4 or more adults or children 4.0[0.7–21.9] 0.109 0.9[0.3–2.9] 0.807 0.4[0.1–1.1] 0.088
Whether had contact with the police in the past year
 No Ref Ref Ref
 Ref 0.7[0.2–2.2] 0.514 0.6[0.3–1.1] 0.110 0.9[0.5–1.7] 0.705
Whether visited a hospital in the last month
 No Ref Ref Ref
 Yes 1.4[0.4–5.1] 0.631 0.7[0.4–1.4] 0.357 0.9[0.4–1.7] 0.649
Log pseudolikelihood -82.3 -192.3 -212.2
Pseudo r-Squared 0.4 0.3 0.3
Number of obs 661 847 836

Ref – Reference category; -Excluded from the model; ln – Natural logarithm.