HIV- and sex work-related stigmas and quality of life of female sex workers living with HIV in South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Adjusted prevalence ratios of higher quality of life in FSW living with HIV (n = 1373)

Attribute	Stigma subscale	Higher environment QoL		Higher overall QoL
Attribute	Stigma subscale	aPR^* (95% CI)	p-value	aPR^* (95% CI)	p-value
Sex Work	Any anticipated (ref: no anticipated)	0.74 (0.61, 0.90)	0.002^**	1.00 (0.92, 1.10)	0.918
	Any enacted (ref: no enacted)	0.90 (0.76, 1.06)	0.191	0.91 (0.84, 0.99)	0.041^**
	Internalized None/minimal (ref: 3–6)	Ref		Ref
	Mild (7–9)	0.91 (0.76, 1.10)	0.323	1.05 (0.96, 1.15)	0.251
	Moderate (10–12)	0.75 (0.62, 0.91)	0.003^**	0.87 (0.78, 0.96)	0.006^**
	Severe (13–15)	0.64 (0.48, 0.86)	0.003^**	0.90 (0.78, 1.02)	0.108
HIV	Any anticipated (ref: no anticipated)	0.90 (0.60, 1.35)	0.621	0.86 (0.71, 1.04)	0.119
HIV	Any enacted (ref: no enacted)	0.65 (0.49, 0.87)	0.004^**	0.85 (0.75, 0.97)	0.016^**

Adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR) were estimated using modified robust Poisson regression
^*Adjusted for age, level of education, monthly income, length of HIV diagnosis
^**p-value < 0.05

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