Table 3

Multivariate analysis of exposure by female sex worker subgroups in Solo Avahan districts

Particulars(%) (n)†Crude OR (95% CI)Adjusted‡ OR (95% CI)
Current age (years)
30+76.0 (1765)1.001.00
18–2163.3 (215)0.54**0.46** (0.29 to 0.74)
22–2572.3 (349)0.830.79 (0.50 to 1.24)
26–2982.0 (490)1.44*1.55** (1.13 to 2.12)
Have another source of income
Yes75.6 (1759)1.001.00
No75.6 (1176)1.00 (0.76 to 1.33)0.97 (0.74 to 1.27)
Duration of sex work (years)
6+80.6 (1100)1.001.00
2–572.7 (1328)0.60** (0.42 to 0.87)0.72** (0.52 to 1.00)
≤171.5 (522)0.64** (0.48 to 0.85)0.70* (0.46 to 1.07)
Client volume (clients/week)
≤1473.9 (2466)1.001.00
≥1583.0 (471)1.73** (1.14 to 2.63)1.56** (1.03 to 2.35)
  • * p<0.05

  • ** p<0.01.

  • %, proportion of female sex workers exposed; n, total number of female sex workers in the respective categories.

  • Adjusted for typology and literacy.