Table 3 Bivariate association of demographic and behavioural variables with having sex with female sex workers (FSWs) among sexually active rickshaw pullers in Kamrangirchar area of Dhaka, Bangladesh (n = 570)
% of referred answer, odds ratios and 95% CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Never had sex with FSWs (n = 391) | Ever had sex with FSWs but not in the last 12 months (n = 132) | Had sex with FSWs in the last 12 months (n = 47) | |
Demographic variables | |||
Aged ≤ 30 years | 51.9 | 52.3 | 80.9 |
(referred to >30 years) | 1 | 1.01(0.68 – 1.51) | 3.91(1.84 – 8.30) |
Never married | 2.8 | 9.1 | 29.8 |
(referred to married) | 1 | 3.46 (1.31 – 9.14) | 14.66 (6.35 – 33.84) |
No schooling | 65.0 | 63.6 | 63.8 |
(referred to with schooling) | 1 | 0.94 (0.61 – 1.47) | 0.95 (0.48 – 1.87) |
Living alone | 38.9 | 40.2 | 72.3 |
(referred to living with family) | 1 | 1.06 (0.72 – 1.55) | 4.11 (2.09 – 8.09) |
Came from other district | 90.8 | 87.1 | 97.9 |
(referred to from Dhaka) | 1 | 0.69 (0.35 – 1.35) | 4.67(0.57 – 38.27) |
Coming periodically to Dhaka | 43.2 | 42.4 | 66.0 |
(referred to not coming periodically) | 1 | 0.97 (0.63 – 1.49) | 2.55 (1.39 – 4.66) |
Year in profession ≤ 6 years | 44.8 | 38.6 | 61.7 |
(referred to > 6 years) | 1 | 0.78 (0.50 – 1.21) | 1.99 (1.04 – 3.80) |
Income in last month > 6000 taka | 52.4 | 53.0 | 53.2 |
(referred to ≤ 6000 taka) | 1 | 1.02 (0.70 – 1.50) | 1.03 (0.54 – 1.97) |
Behavioural variables | |||
Used substance in last 12 months | 16.4 | 40.2 | 61.7 |
(referred to did not use) | 1 | 3.43 (2.14 – 5.48) | 8.23 (4.27 – 15.89) |
Hadn't sex with wife in last 12 months | 1.1 | 0.8 | 6.1 |
(referred to had) | 1 | 0.79 (0.08 – 7.41) | 6.07 (1.21 – 30.36) |
Had sex with casual partner in last 12 months | 1.0 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
(referred to did not have) | 1 | 0.74 (0.08 – 7.13) | 6.60 (1.03 – 42.46) |
Had sex with male in the last 12 months | 0.3 | 8.5 | |
(referred to did not have) | 1 | 36.28 (3.88 – 339.14) | |
Had oral sex in the last 12 months | 1.3 | 8.3 | 21.7 |
(referred to did not have) | 1 | 6.78 (2.17 – 21.12) | 20.89 (6.65 – 65.59) |
Had anal sex in the last 12 months | 0.8 | 3.3 | 23.9 |
(referred to did not have) | 1 | 4.31(0.91–20.32) | 39.60 (9.71 – 161.53) |
Ever suffered from STDs | 7.7 | 20.5 | 34.0 |
(referred to never/do not know) | 1 | 3.09 (1.69 – 5.67) | 6.21 (2.96 – 13.03) |
Perceived risk for HIV infection | 1.3 | 6.8 | 25.5 |
(referred to did not perceive/don't know) | 1 | 5.65 (1.78 – 17.95) | 26.47 (9.29 – 75.39) |
Ever exposed to intervention | 6.9 | 8.3 | 17.0 |
(referred to never) | 1 | 1.23 (0.56 – 2.69) | 2.77 (1.18 – 6.50) |