Experience of violence and adverse reproductive health outcomes, HIV risks among mobile female sex workers in India

Table 2 Results of the logistic regression analyses of mobile FSWs, with or without the experience of violence, and reproductive health risk and HIV risk (N = 5498)

Dependent Variable	Among FSWs who did not experience violence	Among FSWs who experienced violence	OR^1,a,b(95% CI)	Adjusted OR^2,a,b(95%CI)
Reproductive health risks
FSWs who reported:
≥4 pregnancies
Yes	13.5	16.5	1.3(1.1-1.4)**	1.2(1.0-1.6)*
No	86.5	83.5	Referent	Referent
Any pregnancy loss
Yes	24.5	31.1	1.3(1.2-1.5)***	1.4(1.2-1.6)***
No	75.5	68.9	Referent	Referent
Any forced termination of pregnancy
Yes	11.8	23.5	2.3(1.9-2.6)***	2.4(2.0-2.7)***
No	88.2	76.5	Referent	Referent
Multiple forced termination of pregnancies
Yes	4.0	7.9	2.0(1.6-2.6)***	2.2(1.7-2.8)***
No	96.0	92.1	Referent	Referent
Symptoms of RTI ³ (in last six months)
Yes	54.9	64.5	1.5(1.3-1.6)***	1.5(1.3-1.7)***
No	45.1	35.5	Referent	Referent
HIV risks
Inconsistent condom use (in last two years)
Yes	47.8	63.1	1.8(1.6-2.1)***	2.0(1.7-2.3)***
No	52.2	36.9	Referent	Referent
Inconsistent condom use (in last 7 days)
Yes	41.4	52.1	1.5(1.4-1.7)***	1.7(1.4-2.0)***
No	58.6	47.9	Referent	Referent
STI ⁴ symptoms (in last six months)
Yes	51.0	68.4	2.0(1.8-2.3)***	2.1(1.8-2.4)***
No	49.0	31.6	Referent	Referent
Perception of HIV risk
High/Moderate	34.8	49.6	1.8(1.6-2.1)***	1.8(1.6-2.0)***
Low	65.2	50.1	Referent	Referent

* p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001
¹ Odds ratio (unadjusted)
² Adjusted odds ratio: adjusted for age, education, marital status, duration of sex work, type of sex work, program exposure, mobility
³ Women reporting experience of any of the following two symptoms in the six months prior to the survey: excessive vaginal discharge, or pain in lower abdomen
⁴ Women reporting experience of any of the following four symptoms in the six months prior to the survey: ulcers/sores in genital area, swelling in groin area, pain during intercourse, or frequent/sometimes painful urination
^a Dependent variable: Predicting 'yes' on each of the dependent variables for reproductive health and HIV risks
^b Odds ratios are presented for key independent variable: Experienced no violence = Reference Category; Experienced violence = 1).

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