Seeing pre-screened, regular clients associated with lower odds of workplace sexual violence and condom refusal amidst sex work criminalization: findings of a community-based cohort of sex workers in Metro Vancouver, Canada (2010-2019)

Table 4 Additive interaction between seeing mostly regular clients and work environment on workplace sexual violence and client condom refusal among sex workers in Metro Vancouver, Canada (n=925), AESHA 2010-2019

	Outcome: Experienced workplace sexual violence^a
Exposure	Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Did not see mostly regular clients and primarily worked in outdoor/public or informal indoor spaces^a	ref	ref
Saw mostly regular clients and primarily worked in outdoor/public or informal indoor spaces^a	0.50 (0.37-0.69)	0.69 (0.49-0.95)
Did not see mostly regular clients and primarily worked in formal indoor venues^a	0.26 (0.15-0.45)	0.55 (0.28-1.08)
Saw mostly regular clients and primarily worked in formal indoor venues^a	0.19 (0.06-0.61)	0.41 (0.11-1.51)
Exposure	Outcome: Experienced client condom refusal^a
Exposure	Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Did not see mostly regular clients and primarily worked in outdoor/public or informal indoor spaces^a	ref	ref
Saw mostly regular clients and primarily worked in outdoor/public or informal indoor spaces^a	0.57 (0.46-0.70)	0.64 (0.52-0.80)
Did not see mostly regular clients and primarily worked in formal indoor venues^a	0.39 (0.28-0.55)	0.63 (0.41-0.95)
Saw mostly regular clients and primarily worked in formal indoor venues^a	0.46 (0.27-0.79)	0.78 (0.43-1.44)

^a Time-updated measures (serial measures at each study visit using last 6 months as reference point)
Both models adjusted for key confounders retained in the model fitting process including age, non-injection drug use and homelessness^a, and whether the interview was conducted post-end demand law reform

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