From: Determinants of consistent condom use among female sex workers in Savannakhet, Lao PDR
Background characteristics | Crude ORa (95 % CIb) | P-value | Adjusted ORa (95 % CIb) | P-value |
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Age in years | ||||
25–40 | 1 | |||
19–24 | 1.10 (0.48-2.55) | 0.823 | ||
15-18 | 2.54 (0.79-8.16) | 0.118 | ||
Marital status | ||||
Not married | 1 | |||
Currently married | 5.28 (0.69-40.08) | 0.108 | ||
Having children | ||||
Have children | 1 | |||
Don’t have children | 1.11 (0.45-2.71) | 0.820 | ||
Duration of sex work | ||||
> 1 year | 1 | 1 | ||
6–11 months | 0.77 (0.31-1.92) | 0.580 | 0.85 (0.28-2.59) | 0.780 |
< 6 months | 6.13 (2.07-18.12) | 0.001 | 6.15 (1.83-20.60) | 0.003 |
Educational status | ||||
≤ Primary school | 1 | 1 | ||
≥ Secondary school | 2.20 (0.99-4.85) | 0.050 | 3.39 (1.29-8.87) | 0.013 |
Number of sexual partners last week | ||||
2–3 | 1 | |||
4–5 | 0.64 (0.29-1.36) | 0.244 | 1.02 (0.39-2.68) | 0.975 |
6-25 | 0.48 (0.18-1.25) | 0.133 | 1.10 (0.34-3.63) | 0.871 |
Having regular partners | ||||
Yes | 1 | 1 | ||
No | 20.07 (7.96-50.62) | 0.000 | 21.69 (7.98-58.93) | 0.000 |
Have received information on condoms from Drop in centre | ||||
Yes | 1 | |||
No | 2.47 (0.31-19.45) | 0.390 | ||
Get condoms for free from the place where condoms are most often collected | ||||
Yes | 1 | |||
No | 1.63 (0.80-3.34) | 0.177 | 0.69 (0.288-1.69) | 0.425 |
Can always afford to buy condoms | ||||
Yes | 1 | |||
No | 0.81 (0.26-2.53) | 0.717 | ||
Have enough condoms according to needs | ||||
Yes | 1 | |||
No | 0.48 (0.14-1.58) | 0.227 |