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Table 5 Factors associated with levels of psychological distress among FEWs in multiple logistic regression model

From: HIV risk and psychological distress among female entertainment workers in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total score of GHQ-12

AOR (95 % CI)

p-value

Self-rated overall health

 Good

Reference

 

 Not good

1.88 (1.20–2.94)

0.006

Self-rated quality of life

 Good

Reference

 

 Not good

2.39 (1.47–3.87)

<0.001

Having suicide ideation in the past 3 months

 No

Reference

 

 Yes

2.41 (1.54–3.76)

<0.001

Self-perception of HIV risk compared to the general population

 Higher

Reference

 

 Same

0.47 (0.26–0.84)

0.01

 Lower

0.48 (0.31–0.74)

0.001

 Don’t know

0.45 (0.24–0.84)

0.01

Had been forced to drink at work in the past 3 months

 No

Reference

 

 Yes

1.77 (1.19–2.62)

0.005

Had clients requested not to use condoms

 No

Reference

 

 Yes

3.48 (1.14–10.62)

0.03

Able to find condoms when they needed it

 No

Reference

 

 Yes

0.64 (0.45–0.93)

0.02

Family member said hurtful or insulting things to

 No

Reference

 

 Yes

1.84 (1.24–2.75)

0.003

Parent or guardian had been physically abused

 No

Reference

 

 Yes

1.93 (1.34–2.82)

0.001

  1. Abbreviations: AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, FEWs female entertainment workers, GHQ general health questionnaire