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Table 7 Univariate and multivariate analysis of condom-related outcomes and biological indicators among FSWs exposed and unexposed to Avahan intervention in Maharashtra

From: Targeted interventions of the Avahan program and their association with intermediate outcomes among female sex workers in Maharashtra, India

Indicators

Unexposed

Exposed

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

P value

(Wald test) Adjusted OR

No reported unprotected sex with commercial clients

57.9

(n=2509)

72.0

(2591)

1.870**

(1.404 – 2.492)

1.596

(1.185-2.149)

0.002

Condom use last sex act with occasional clients

97.8

(n=2406)

98.9

(n=2501)

2.07 **

(1.24-3.47)

2.64

(1.40-4.98)

0.003

Consistent condom use with occasional clients

90.6

(n=2406)

94.3

(n=2501)

1.74 **

(1.08-2.77)

1.55

(1.02-2.34)

0.039

Condom use last sex act with regular clients

97.4

(n=1946)

98.3

(n=2233)

1.53

(0.89-2.63)

1.46

(0.71-3.03)

0.305

Consistent Condom use with regular clients

86.0

(n=1946)

92.5

(n=2233)

2.02**

(1.34-3.05)

1.95

(1.33-2.85)

0.001

Consistent Condom use with regular partner +

16.1

(n=1013)

17.0

(n=1185)

1.07

(0.74-1.53)

1.23

(0.83-1.84)

0.300

Gonorrhoea infection

6.7

(n=2525)

4.2

(n=2575)

0.60**

(0.41-0.88)

0.76

(0.51-1.17)

0.218

Chlamydia infection

7.4

(n=2525)

6.7

(n=2575)

0.89

(0.62-1.28)

0.90

(0.64-1.27)

0.560

Syphilis

14.6

(n=2525)

11.4

(n=2575)

0.75**

(0.57-0.98)

0.58

(0.44-0.77)

0.000

High-titre Syphilis

3.9

(n=2525)

3.6

(n=2575)

0.93

(0.57-1.50)

0.58

(0.33-1.03)

0.063

Gonorrhoea/chlamydia

11.9

(n=2525)

9.8

(n=2575)

0.79

(0.590-1.083)

0.88

(0.66-1.19)

0.426

Any STI (gonorrhoea or chlamydia or high-titre syphilis)

15.4

(n=2525)

12.7

(n=2575)

0.80

(0.61-1.04)

0.77

(0.58-1.02)

0.067

  1. **<0.01 *<0.05. Multivariate models were adjusted for the following variables: District, Literacy, Marital Status, additional sources of income, Locality status, Duration in sex work, Usual place of solicitation, Usual place of entertaining clients, No. of Clients per week and Proportion of FSWs with regular partners
  2. + : Variable on FSWs reporting having regular partner was not controlled in the model