Table 2 Unadjusted effects of sex partner status among older male clients (having no steady sex partner vs. having a steady sex partner) on the odds of HIV and syphilis infection and behavioral risk factors in 2012
Variable | Older male clients who had a steady sex partner N (%) | Older male clients who had no steady sex partner N (%) | ORa (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 2509 | 976 | Â |
Syphilis infection | |||
 No | 2439 (97.2) | 935 (95.8) |  |
 Yes | 70 (2.8) | 41 (4.2) | 1.53 (1.03–2.26) |
HIV infection | |||
 No | 2450 (97.6) | 932 (95.5) |  |
 Yes | 59 (2.4) | 44 (4.5) | 1.96 (1.32–2.92) |
Had heterosexual intercourses in the last month | |||
 No | 955 (38.1) | 520 (53.3) |  |
 Yes | 1554 (61.9) | 456 (46.7) | 0.54 (0.46–0.63) |
Had non-commercial casual sex partners in the last month | |||
 No | 2412 (96.1) | 883 (90.5) |  |
 Yes | 97 (3.9) | 93 (9.5) | 2.62 (1.95–3.52) |
Average charge per sex act (US $) | |||
  ≤ 4.8US $ | 1980 (78.9) | 806 (82.6) |  |
  > 4.8US $ | 529 (21.1) | 170 (17.4) | 0.79 (0.65–0.96) |
History of commercial sex (years) | |||
  ≤ 10 | 1667 (66.4) | 576 (59.0) |  |
  > 10 | 842 (33.6) | 400 (41.0) | 1.37 (1.18–1.60) |
Number of commercial sexual intercourses in the last month | |||
  ≤ 2 | 2275 (90.7) | 864 (88.5) |  |
  > 2 | 234 (9.3) | 112 (11.5) | 1.26 (0.99–1.60) |
Had commercial sex in the last month | |||
 No | 924 (36.8) | 392 (40.2) |  |
 Yes | 1585 (63.2) | 584 (59.8) | 0.87 (0.75–1.01) |
Had unprotected sex with FSWs in the last month | |||
 No | 1221 (48.7) | 469 (48.1) |  |
 Yes | 1288 (51.3) | 507 (51.9) | 1.02 (0.88–1.19) |
Had unprotected sex with FSWs in the past | |||
 No | 383 (15.3) | 99 (10.1) |  |
 Yes | 2126 (84.7) | 877 (89.9) | 1.60 (1.26–2.02) |
Used aphrodisiacs in the last month | |||
 No | 2088 (83.2) | 756 (77.5) |  |
 Yes | 421 (16.8) | 220 (22.5) | 1.44 (1.20–1.73) |
Awareness of HIV/AIDS | |||
 No | 753 (30.0) | 401 (41.1) |  |
 Yes | 1756 (70.0) | 575 (58.9) | 0.61 (0.53–0.72) |
Awareness of VCT | |||
 No | 2049 (81.7) | 828 (84.8) |  |
 Yes | 460 (18.3) | 148 (15.2) | 0.80 (0.65–0.97) |
Received HIV testing | |||
 No | 2361 (94.1) | 945 (96.8) |  |
 Yes | 148 (5.9) | 31 (3.2) | 0.52 (0.35–0.78) |