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Table 2 Unadjusted and Adjusted Rate Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals for associations between measures of perceived condom use control and the number of sex acts unprotected by a male condom with main partners in the past week among Malagasy sex workers, 2005.

From: Perceived control over condom use among sex workers in Madagascar: a cohort study

Measure of perceived condom use control

Unadjusted RR (95% CI)

Adjusted RR** (95% CI)

Main partner ever refused to use a condom when asked

  

No

1.0

1.0

Yes

1.51 (1.17-1.95)

1.34 (1.03-1.73)

Main partner ever became angry or argued when condom use suggested

  

No

1.0

1.0

Yes

0.94 (0.74-1.19)

0.81 (0.62-1.05)

Amount of control over the use of condoms during sex with main partner

  

A lot of control

1.0

1.0

Little or no control

1.41 (1.07-1.87)

1.86 (1.21-2.85)

Ever refused to have sex with main partner because he would not use a condom

  

Yes

1.0

1.0

No

1.05 (0.83-1.32)

1.03 (0.87-1.22)

Main partner ever became violent when asked to use a condom

  

No

1.0

1.0

Yes

0.84 (0.55-1.30)

0.85 (0.55-1.34)

Woman suggested condom use with main partner at last sex

  

No

1.0

1.0

Yes

1.01 (0.80-1.27)

0.99 (0.84-1.16)

  1. **Each perceived condom control variable was in a separate model adjusted for age, education, marital status, assets, study site, study arm