Table 7 A multi-variable linear model showing the relationships between the predictor variables (Relationship control and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence) and female sex workers’ perceived stigma
|  | ß (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|
Whether boyfriend/ husband will get angry if asked to use a condom | Â | Â |
 Strongly agree (Reference) |  |  |
 Agree | -1.5 (-2.8,-0.19) | 0.025 |
 Disagree | -1.14 (-2.57,0.28) | 0.117 |
 Strongly disagree | -0.55 (-2.52,1.42) | 0.585 |
Boyfriend/ husband won’t let me wear certain things |  |  |
 Strongly agree (Reference) |  |  |
 Agree | -0.17 (-2.27,1.92) | 0.871 |
 Disagree | -1.5 (-3.58,0.59) | 0.160 |
 Strongly disagree | -3.48 (-6.02,-0.93) | 0.008 |
Boyfriend/ husband will think I am having sex with other people if I ask him to use a condom | Â | Â |
 Strongly agree (Reference) |  |  |
 Agree | -1.59 (-2.88,-0.29) | 0.017 |
 Disagree | -2.64 (-4.12,-1.16) | < 0.001 |
 Strongly disagree | -4.41 (-6.5,-2.32) | < 0.001 |
Feel trapped or stuck in my relationship | Â | Â |
 Strongly agree (Reference) |  |  |
 Agree | 0.81 (-1.19,2.81) | 0.428 |
 Disagree | -0.22 (-2.21,1.78) | 0.832 |
 Strongly disagree | -2.89 (-5.48,-0.29) | 0.029 |
Boyfriend/ husband gets his way even in disagreements | Â | Â |
 Strongly agree (Reference) |  |  |
 Agree |  -2.02 (-3.82,-0.23) | 0.028 |
 Disagree | -2.29 (-4.1,-0.48) | 0.013 |
 Strongly disagree | -1.2 (-3.97,1.57) | 0.397 |
Boyfriend/ husband is having sex with other people | Â | Â |
 Strongly agree (Reference) |  |  |
 Agree | -1.75 (-3.08,-0.42) | 0.010 |
 Disagree | -1.39 (-2.74,-0.05) | 0.043 |
 Strongly disagree | -2.09 (-4.22,0.03) | 0.054 |
 Missing |  |  |
I have a good relationship with boyfriend/ husband | Â | Â |
 Strongly agree (Reference) |  |  |
 Agree |  -2.1 (-3.71,-0.49) | 0.011 |
 Disagree | -2.8 (-4.54,-1.06) | 0.002 |
 Strongly disagree | -2.22 (-4.45,0.02) | 0.052 |
Whether any partner ever pushed/ shoved you | Â | Â |
 No (Reference) |  |  |
 Yes | 0.68 (-0.12,1.48) | 0.094 |
Whether partner hit you with a fist, kicked you or hit you with something else | Â | Â |
 No (Reference) |  |  |
 Yes | -0.54 (-1.41,0.33) | 0.224 |
Whether anyone ever physically forced you to have sex | Â | Â |
 No (Reference) |  |  |
 Yes | 1.48 (0.66,2.31) | < 0.001 |
Whether you had sex with a partner because of fear | Â | Â |
 No (Reference) |  |  |
 Yes | 0.94 (0.1,1.77) | 0.029 |