Assessment of the scale, coverage and outcomes of the Avahan HIV prevention program for female sex workers in Tamil Nadu, India: is there evidence of an effect?

Table 5 Association of Avahan program exposure with condom use outcomes and having any STI among FSWs in Tamil Nadu

Condom use	Received any one service	Crude OR	Adjusted OR	P value
		(95% CI)	(95% CI)
				(Wald test Adjusted OR)
Consistent condom use with occasional clients	78.30%	2.085**	1.822	p<0.001
		(1.601-2.715)	(1.350-2.625)
Consistent condom use with regular clients	80.30%	2.258**	2.282	p<0.001
		(1.770-2.880)	(1.781-2.923)
Consistent condom use with regular partner	13.10%	3.144**	2.005	0.002
		(1.913-5.165)	(1.313-3.217)
Zero-unprotected sex	81.40%	1.929**	1.997	p<0.001
		(1.472-2.529)	1.503-2.652
STI prevalence
Any STI (NG, CT or High-titre syphilis)	2.20%	0.548	0.644	0.165
		(0.312-0.965)	(0.345-1.199)

**<0.01 *<0.05. Multivariate models were adjusted for the following variables: age, district, literacy, marital status, additional sources of income, duration in sex work, typology, sex work less than 2 years in city, round.

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