HIV risk behaviors (dependent variables) Using cell phone for solicitation Place of solicitation
No Yes Street-based3 Brothel-based4 Lodge-based5 Home-based6
Inconsistent condom use with occasional client in past week1
% (N) 23.9 (2255) 52.0 (750) 22.9 (1520) 24.4 (729) 59.9 (267) 49.9 (489)
Model 1: AOR (95% CI) Referent 2.7 (2.2-3.2)
Model 2: AOR (95% CI) Referent 1.9 (1.5-2.3) Referent 0.8 (0.6-1.0) 2.7 (1.9-3.6) 2.1 (1.7-2.7)
Inconsistent condom use with regular client in past week2
% (N) 32.1 (2134) 59.5 (738) 28.5 (1480) 36.2 (657) 75.4 (256) 56.6 (479)
Model 1: AOR (95% CI) Referent 2.4 (2.0-2.9)
Model 2: AOR (95% CI) Referent 1.6 (1.3-2.0) Referent 0.9 (0.7-1.2) 4.3 (3.0-6.0) 2.1 (1.6-2.6)
Experienced STI-related symptoms, past six months
% (N) 65.7 (2272) 85.1 (756) 69.3 (1535) 64.7 (730) 79.9 (268) 78.0 (495)
Model 1: AOR (95% CI) Referent 2.6 (2.1-3.2)
Model 2: AOR (95% CI) Referent 2.4 (1.9-3.1) Referent 0.8 (0.6-1.0) 1.0 (0.7-1.4) 1.1 (0.8-1.4)
Consumed alcohol prior to sex
% (N) 51.4 (2272) 63.8 (756) 53.4 (1535) 53.6 (730) 58.2 (268) 57.4 (495)
Model 1: AOR (95% CI) Referent 1.7 (1.4-2.0)
Model 2: AOR (95% CI) Referent 1.7 (1.4-2.0) Referent 1.1 (0.9-1.3) 1.0 (0.8-1.3) 1.0 (0.8-1.2)
Faced difficulty in condom negotiation
% (N) 21.7 (2272) 47.5 (756) 20.3 (1535) 24.8 (730) 48.9 (268) 46.1 (495)
Model 1: AOR (95% CI) Referent 2.8 (2.3-3.4)
Model 2: AOR (95% CI) Referent 2.1 (1.7-2.6) Referent 1.1 (0.9-1.4) 2.2 (1.6-2.9) 2.2 (1.7-2.8)
AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI: Confidence Interval
Model 1 and Model 2 were adjusted for participant’s age (continuous), educational status, marital status, income only from sex work and age at initiation of sex work
(continuous).
1Computed among FSWs who had occasional clients; N=3005.
2Computed among FSWs who had regular clients; N =2872.
3Street-based sites include on the road sites, railway station/bus stands, market areas, cinema halls, labor nakas and vehicles.
4Brothel-based sites include brothels and bar/night clubs.
5Lodge-based sites include hotels, lodges and dhabas.
6Home-based sites include client’s home, rented room and own home.
Table 3: Unadjusted percent and adjusted odds ratios predicting effect of cell phone use and typology of sex work on inconsistent condom use, sexually transmitted infection (STI), alcohol consumption prior to sex and difficulty in condom use negotiation among FSWs in four states of India (N=3028).
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