Table 3 Association of select variables with no or inconsistent use of condom for penetrative vaginal/anal sex by FSWs with their clients in multiple logistic regression.
From: High risk of HIV in non-brothel based female sex workers in India
Variable* | Variable categories† | Total who had penetrative sex with at least one client (6,128)‡ | Number who reported no or inconsistent use of condom (%) | Odds of having no or inconsistent use of condom (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge that HIV can be prevented | Yes | 3321 | 840 (25.3%) | 1.00 |
No | 2807 | 2067 (73.6%) | 5.01 (4.38–5.73) | |
Access to free condoms in the last 30 days | Yes | 2468 | 501 (20.3%) | 1.00 |
No | 3660 | 2406 (65.7%) | 3.45 (2.99–3.98) | |
Participation in FSW support group | Yes | 566 | 77 (13.6%) | 1.00 |
No | 5561 | 2829 (50.9%) | 2.02 (1.50–2.70) | |
Type of sex worker | Street-based | 4599 | 2468 (53.7%) | 3.36 (1.87–6.04) |
Home-based | 1394 | 421 (30.2%) | 2.66 (1.46–4.86) | |
Brothel-based | 135 | 18 (13.3%) | 1.00 | |
Social support score§ | 1.00 – 2.50 | 1306 | 836 (64%) | 2.60 (2.17–3.12) |
2.51 – 3.50 | 2518 | 1387 (55.1%) | 2.27 (1.95–2.64) | |
>3.50 | 2304 | 684 (29.7%) | 1.00 | |
Income in the last 7 days (Rupees) | >501 | 1903 | 515 (27.1%) | 1.00 |
251 – 500 | 1929 | 946 (49%) | 1.31 (1.09–1.57) | |
250 or less | 2295 | 1445 (63%) | 1.66 (1.35–2.04) | |
Age group (years) | 16 – 24 | 2292 | 875 (38.2%) | 1.00 |
25 – 34 | 3034 | 1533 (50.5%) | 1.29 (1.11–1.51) | |
35 or more | 802 | 499 (62.2%) | 1.69 (1.33–2.14) | |
Family aware of sex work | Yes | 2064 | 655 (31.7%) | 1.00 |
No | 4061 | 2250 (55.4%) | 1.32 (1.13–1.53) | |
Rural-urban area where the FSW was sampled from | Rural | 1345 | 544 (40.4%) | 1.45 (1.19–1.77) |
Urban small | 680 | 266 (39.1%) | 1.07 (0.84–1.35) | |
Urban medium | 2621 | 1460 (50.2%) | 1.73 (1.47–2.04) | |
Urban large | 1482 | 637 (43%) | 1.00 | |
Number of clients in last 7 days | 7 or less | 3768 | 2062 (54.7%) | 1.20 (0.88–1.63) |
8 – 14 | 1829 | 738 (40.3%) | 1.25 (0.93–1.67) | |
> = 15 | 531 | 107 (20.2%) | 1.00 | |
Marital status | Never married | 1072 | 257 (24%) | 1.00 |
Currently married | 2483 | 1327 (53.4%) | 1.26 (1.01–1.59) | |
Other# | 2573 | 1323 (51.4%) | 1.07 (0.85–1.35) | |
Education level of FSW | Illiterate | 4552 | 2428 (53.3%) | 1.32 (1.13–1.55) |
Literate | 1576 | 479 (30.4%) | 1.00 | |
Duration of being in sex work (years) | 0–5 | 4773 | 2336 (48.9%) | 1.00 |
>5 | 1355 | 571 (42.1%) | 0.98 (0.82–1.17) |