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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of ‘participation in public spaces’ by FSW status of community mobilization and vulnerability in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra

From: Female sex worker’s participation in the community mobilization process: two distinct forms of participations and associated contextual factors

  

Andhra Pradesh

  

Tamil Nadu

  

Maharashtra

Characteristics(n)

Public participation Yes (N = 1218)

OR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Characteristics

Public participation Yes (N = 472)

OR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Characteristics

Public participation Yes (N = 429)

OR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

Collective Identity

   

Collective identity

   

Collective identity

   

Yes(2026)

1064(48.7)

9.1(6.5-12.7)*

0.8(0.3-17)

Yes(811)

322(33.3)

3.0(1.8-4.8)*

1.4(0.9-2.4))

Yes(243)

95(27.0)

3.1(1.8-5.1)*

1.2(0.7-2.1)

No(1344)

154(9.4)

Ref

Ref

No(1329)

150(14.2)

Ref

Ref

No(2890)

334(10.6)

Ref

Ref

Community Identity

   

Community identity

   

Community identity

   

Yes(1994)

1056(49.3)

9.8(7.0-13.6)*

4.9(2.3-10.7)*

Yes(941)

332(33.5)

2.6(1.5-4.5)*

2.4(1.5-3.8)*

Yes(178)

74(26.8)

3.0(1.6-5.4)

1(0.5-1.9)

No(1376)

162(9.0)

Ref

Ref

No(1199)

140(15.7)

Ref

Ref

No(2955)

355(10.8)

Ref

Ref

Collective Agency

   

Collective agency

   

Collective agency

   

Yes(1918)

983(45.1)

4.4(3.2-6.1)*

2.2(1.5-3.1)*

Yes(293)

127(46.6)

4.1(2.1-7.8)*

2.3(1.3-4)*

Yes(153)

71(42.0)

6.2(3.6-10.7)

4.5(2.6-7.8)*

No(1452)

235(15.5)

Ref

Ref

No(1847)

345(17.4)

Ref

Ref

No(2980)

358(10.4)

Ref

Ref

Collective Ownership

   

Collective ownership

   

Collective ownership

   

Yes(97)

69(71.4)

5.2(2.8-9.9)*

2.2(1–4.7)*

Yes(942)

285(32.2)

3.5(2.3-5.4)*

2.3(1.5-3.5)*

Yes (99)

53(40.3)

5.3(2.9-9.7)*

2.4(1.1-5.3)*

No(3273)

1149(32.1)

Ref

Ref

No(1198)

187(11.7)

Ref

Ref

No(3034)

376(11.2)

Ref

Ref

Collective space participation

   

Collective space participation

   

Collective space participation

   

Yes(2237)

1094(46.0)

8.2(5.4-12.3)

2.9(1.7-5.0)*

Yes(1633)

450(26.8)

12.3(6.4-23.5)*

5.1(2.6-10.3)*

Yes(1465)

278(15.6)

1.9(1.2-3.0)*

1.4(0.9-2.4)

No(1133)

124(9.4)

Ref

Ref

No(507)

22(2.8)

Ref

Ref

No(1668)

151(8.7)

Ref

Ref

Police Vulnerability

   

Police vulnerability

   

Police vulnerability

   

Yes(1030)

682(58.0)

5.0(3.5-7.3)

3.6(2.6-5.1)*

Yes(143)

56(49.9)

3.7(2.0-6.6)*

2.4(0.3-2.3)*

Yes(1284)

242(18.3)

3.4(2.3-5.1)*

3.3(2.1-5)*

No(2340)

536(21.3)

Ref

Ref

No(1997)

416(21.0)

Ref

Ref

No(1849)

187(6.0)

Ref

 

Experience of Violence

   

Experience of violence

   

Experience of violence

   

Yes(918)

493(45.8)

2.2(1.5-3.1)

0.9(0.6-1.3)

Yes(294)

77(24.3)

1.1(0.6-1.8)

0.8(0.4-1.6))

Yes(501)

105(17.0)

1.6(1.0-2.6)*

1.3(0.8-2.3)

No(2452)

725(27.5)

Ref

Ref

No(1846)

395(22.3)

Ref

Ref

No(2630)

324(10.8)

Ref

Ref

  1. The dependant variable is created by coding 1 for participation in Public spaces and coded as 0 of not participated. *p < .05 CI- Confidence Interval; OR- Crude Odds Ratio; AOR-Adjusted Odds Ratio Adjusted for Age, Duration of Sex work, typology of sex, Occupation, Literacy and Debt status.