Table 2 Correlates of time until the event of unsafe sex among cross border FSWs, Mettema Yohannis, Ethiopia, 2010
Characteristics | Female sex workers’ | Incidence | Adjusted HR | P- Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Event | Density** | (95 % CI) | ||
Age | 0.201 | ||||
15-19 yrs | 145 | 84 | 47 | 1.0 | |
20-29 yrs | 293 | 198 | 46 | 0.843 (0.643, 1.11) | 0.220 |
30-39 yrs | 29 | 18 | 37 | 0.636 (0.373, 1.08) | 0.095 |
Educational level | 0.224 | ||||
Illiterate | 190 | 129 | 47 | 1.0 | |
Primary education | 116 | 86 | 56 | 1.02 (0.77, 1.37) | 0.872 |
Secondary and above | 161 | 82 | 36 | 0.803 (0.605, 1.07) | 0.129 |
Problem drinking | |||||
None | 355 | 194 | 37 | ||
Present | 112 | 103 | 73 | 1.06 (0.68, 1.68) | 0.788 |
Familiarized persons | |||||
None | 259 | 106 | 28 | ||
Present | 208 | 191 | 169 | 1.94 (1.49, 2.53) | <0.001 |
Time*problem drinking | 467 | 297 | 45 | 1.03 (1.02, 1.06) | 0.040 |
Work place of FSWs | 0.002 | ||||
Work in one’s own home | 31 | 18 | 36 | 1.0 | |
Work in rental house | 264 | 206 | 53 | 1.21(0.74, 1.99) | 0.453 |
Employed in bar/hotel | 154 | 59 | 29 | 0.869 (0.51, 1.49) | 0.607 |
Mobile sex worker | 18 | 14 | 96 | 2. 91 (1.33, 5.52) | 0.006 |
Predominant sexual client type | <0.001 | ||||
Local Population | 154 | 75 | 36 | 1.0 | |
Agricultural laborers | 93 | 40 | 26 | 0.74 (0.0.49, 1.10) | 0.131 |
Truckers/drivers | 21 | 15 | 75 | 2.28 (1.28, 4.06) | 0.005 |
Other Ethiopians | 9 | 7 | 48 | 1.12 (0.50, 2.49) | 0.783 |
Sudanese | 190 | 160 | 61 | 2.14 (1.06, 3.88) | <0.018 |
Total | 467 | 297 | |||