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Table 4 Multivariate analyses of STI infection by socio-demographics, health and sexual risky behaviours of FSWs in Republic of Korea, 2014

From: Risk factors of sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Republic of Korea

 

Model I

Model II

Model III

Model IV

Model V

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

aOR

95% CI

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Socio-demographic Characteristics

 Age

0.94

0.83

1.08

0.95

0.83

1.09

0.96

0.83

1.10

1.02

0.87

1.18

1.00

0.84

1.19

 Education

0.89

0.67

1.18

0.90

0.68

1.20

0.92

0.69

1.23

0.95

0.71

1.28

0.85

0.61

1.18

Health Behavior

 Smoking

 

1.05

0.67

1.65

1.00

0.63

1.57

0.96

0.60

1.53

0.99

0.58

1.69

 Drinking alcohol

1.21*

1.04

1.41

1.19*

1.02

1.39

1.21*

1.03

1.42

1.10

0.92

1.31

Health Status

 Self-rated health

 

1.18

0.93

1.51

1.13

0.88

1.46

0.95

0.71

1.27

 Depression

1.33

0.94

1.88

1.31

0.92

1.88

1.32

0.88

1.97

Sexual Initiation

 Before the age of 18

 

1.41*

1.01

1.98

1.17

0.80

1.72

Working Conditions

 Number of sex customers

 

1.27*

1.04

1.56

 Unsafe sex

1.67**

1.33

2.10

  1. aOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, FSWs Female sex workers, STI Sexually transmitted infection
  2. All models are additionally adjusted for the baseline factor of recruitment locations
  3. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.001