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Table 2 Association between individual, social, psychological, environmental-structural factors and consistent condom use among FSWs in Shanghai, China

From: Social, psychological, and environmental-structural factors determine consistent condom use among rural-to-urban migrant female sex workers in Shanghai China

Variable

CCU

P

Unadjusted OR

95% CI

 

N

%

 χ  2

   

Year of age

      

16-25

188

68.4

7.21

0.007

1.64**

1.14-2.37

26+

130

56.8

    

Year of school completed

      

0-9

243

61.1

3.38

0.066

1.54

0.97-2.46

10+

75

70.8

    

Monthly income (RMB [yuan])

      

800-2000

156

68.8

3.37

0.066

1.41

0.98-2.03

2001+

162

57.0

    

Establishment location

      

Downtown

137

59.3

4.67

0.031

1.51*

1.04-2.21

Suburbs

181

68.8

    

Civil status

      

Single

208

64.0

0.32

0.571

0.90

0.62-1.31

Married/co-habiting

110

61.5

    

Duration of sex work (years)

      

0-3

216

65.7

2.66

0.103

1.37

0.94-1.99

4+

102

58.3

    

Age of sexual debut

      

14-19

201

65.5

2.03

0.154

1.31

0.90-1.89

20+

116

59.2

    

Age started selling sex

      

16-22

178

68.5

6.64

0.010

1.61*

1.12-2.32

23+

140

57.4

    

Average client dates per week

      

2-6

166

59.3

4.50

0.034

1.49*

1.03-2.16

7+

152

68.5

    

Perception of susceptibility on HIV/AIDS

      

Low (0–3)

166

53.7

30.14

<0.001

3.05***

2.03-4.57

High (4)

152

77.9

    

Perception of benefits on condom use

      

Low (0–3)

169

54.9

23.01

<0.001

2.61***

1.75-3.88

High (4)

149

76.0

    

Safe sex self-efficacy

      

Low (0–3)

122

49.2

40.52

<0.001

3.37***

2.30-4.94

High (4)

196

76.6

    

Environment-structural support

      

Low (0–3)

148

49.8

54.64

<0.001

4.63***

3.03-7.06

High (4–7)

170

82.1

    
  1. CCU consistent condom use, CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio.
  2. P value: * <0.05; ** <0.01; *** <0.001.