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Table 5 Association between consistent condom use with all sexual partners previous 30 days, and independent variables using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression (n = 258)

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

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

  
  1. aOR odds ratio
  2. b95 % CI 95 % confidence interval