Exploratory mediation of associations of client violence and pimp threats with STI/HIV by sexual risk factors
| Independent variable | Distribution of potential sexual risk mediators over independent variable | Exploration of mediation models | |||||
| Potential sexual risk mediator | Among exposed to independent variable % | Among unexposed to independent variable % | p Value* | AOR (95% CI)† | AOR (95% CI)‡ | ||
| Pimp threats (p12m) | Anal sex | 66.7 | 37.6 | 0.053 | Pimp threat | 3.65 (1.09 to 12.19) | 4.68 (1.05 to 20.73) |
| Anal sex | 3.48 (1.50 to 8.04) | 3.00 (1.22 to 7.39) | |||||
| High client volume | 64.3 | 34.4 | 0.029 | Pimp threat | 3.65 (1.09 to 12.19) | 2.82 (0.83 to 9.56) | |
| 3+ clients per day | 3.01 (1.40 to 6.48) | 3.01 (1.34 to 6.78) | |||||
| Client physical violence (p12m) | Anal sex | 43.8 | 24.1 | 0.059 | Client violence | 3.14 (1.09 to 8.99) | 1.95 (0.64 to 5.94) |
| Anal sex | 3.48 (1.50 to 8.04) | 3.12 (1.32 to 7.40) | |||||
| More clients waiting | 48.1 | 27.3 | 0.035 | Client violence | 3.14 (1.09 to 8.99) | 2.44 (0.83 to 7.19) | |
| More clients waiting | 2.45 (1.14 to 5.25) | 2.06 (0.93 to 4.57) | |||||
Bold values indicate statistical significance of the proposed mediator on the outcome in the final model at p<0.05.
↵* χ2 p value.
↵† Model reflects STI/HIV as a function of the independent variable denoted, adjusted for immigrant status.
↵‡ Model reflects STI/HIV as a function of both independent variable and sexual risk mediator, adjusted for immigrant status.
AOR, adjusted odds ratio; STI, sexually transmitted infection.