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Table 3 Factors associated with paying for sex in multiple logistic regression model (n = 405)

From: Youth paying for sex: what are the associated factors? Findings from a cross-sectional study in Cambodia

Variables in the final model

Paying for sex in the past 12 months

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Age

 18 years or less

Reference

 

 Greater than 18 years

3.6 (1.3–10.6)

0.02

Location

 Rural

Reference

 

 Urban

2.3 (1.2–4.2)

0.008

Marital status

 Married/divorced/separated/living with sexual partner

Reference

 

 Never married

9.6 (4.3–21.1)

<0.001

Average daily expenditure

  

 Greater than $2.6 /day

Reference

 

 Less than $2.6/day

2.2 (1.1–4.4)

0.02

Average number of sexual partners in the past 12 months

 Less than 4.6 partners

  

 Greater than 4.6 partners

16.7 (4.7–59.4)

<0.001

  1. Abbreviations: AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. Model adjusted for occupation, age at first sex, type of first sexual partner, income, educational attainment and HIV testing
  3. AOR and 95% CI from multivariable logistic regression