Table 4 Bivariate and multivariable analysis of factors associated with C. trachomatis infection among FCSWs in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia, 2017
Socio-demographic variables | Categories | Chlamydia trachomatis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. tested (%) | No. positive (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR(95%CI) | P-Value | ||
Years in sex work | < 5 yrs | 287 (84.9) | 19 (6.6) | 1 | ||
> 5 yrs. | 51 (15.1) | 4 (7.8) | 1.20 (0.39–3.69) | – | – | |
Place of work | Home | 16 (4.8) | 2 (12.5) | 2.18 (0.44–10.98) | – | – |
Street | 159 (47.0) | 11 (6.9) | 1.14 (0.47–2.76)) | – | – | |
Hotel / bar | 163 (48.2) | 10 (6.1) | 1 | |||
Age at first sex | < 15 yrs | 109 (32.2) | 6 (5.5) | 1 | ||
> 15 yrs | 229 (67.8) | 17 (7.4) | 1.37 (0.53–3.60) | – | – | |
Age at starting sex work | < 15 yrs | 16 (4.7) | 1 (6.3) | 0.73 (0.29–1.72) | – | – |
15–19 yrs | 214 (63.3) | 13 (6.1) | 1 | |||
> 20 yrs | 108 (32.0) | 9 (8.3) | 0.71 (0.09–6.21) | – | – | |
No of customers/ week | < 7 clients | 267 (79.0) | 17 (6.4) | 1 | ||
> 7 clients | 71 (21.0) | 6 (8.5) | 1.35 (0.52–3.58) | – | – | |
Consistent condom use | Yes | 305 (90.2) | 16 (5.2) | 1 | 1 | |
No | 33 (9.8) | 7 (21.2) | 4.86 (1.86–12.89)* | 4.03 (1.06–15.31) | 0.040* | |
Having regular sexual partner | Yes | 201 (59.5) | 14 (7.0) | 1.07 (0.45–2.53) | – | – |
No | 137 (40.5) | 9 (6.6) | 1 | |||
Consistent condom use with regular partner | Yes | 187 (93.0) | 11 (5.9) | 1 | 1 | |
No | 14 (7.0) | 3 (21.4) | 4.36 (1.06–17.95)* | 4.01 (0.88–18.35) | 0.073 | |
Not using condom for better payment | Yes | 19(5.6) | 2 (10.5) | 1.67 (0.36–7.71) | – | – |
No | 319(94.4) | 21 (6.6) | 1 | |||
Using contraceptives | Yes | 231 (68.3) | 15 (6.5) | 1 | ||
No | 107(31.7) | 8 (7.5) | 1.16 (0.48–2.84) | – | – | |
Drinking alcohol before sex | Yes | 276(81.7) | 20 (7.2) | 1.54 (0.44–5.34) | – | – |
No | 62(18.3) | 3 (4.8) | 1 | |||
Self-reported history of STIs | Yes | 132 (39.1) | 12 (9.1) | 1.77 (0.76–4.14)* | 1.25 (0.39–3.89) | 0.706 |
No | 206 (60.9) | 11 (5.3) | 1 | 1 | ||