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Table 1 Participants’ Characteristics, and Univariate and Multivariable Analysis of Frequent FC Use in Three Chinese Cities, 2013, N = 312

From: Short-term acceptability of female condom use among low-fee female sex workers in China: a follow-up study

Variables

Total

N (%)

0–2

N 1(%)

> 2

N2 (%)

Univariate analysis

Multivariable analysis

OR(95%CI)

p-value

AOR(95%CI)

p-value

Age group (years)

    

0.078

  

 ≤35

115 (36.9)

77 (67.0)

38 (33.0)

1

 

 

 > 35

197 (63.1)

112 (56.9)

85 (43.1)

1.5 (0.9–2.5)

 

 

Marital status

    

0.204

  

 Single/divorced/widow

78 (25.0)

52 (66.7)

26 (33.3)

1

 

 

 Married/cohabiting

234 (75.0)

137 (58.5)

97 (41.5)

1.4 (0.8–2.4)

 

 

Education

    

0.000

 

0.002

 Illiterate/ primary school

201 (64.4)

106 (52.7)

95 (47.3)

2.6 (1.6–4.4)

 

2.4 (1.4–7.2)

 

 Secondary school and higher

111 (35.6)

83 (74.8)

28 (25.2)

1

 

1

 

Household registration

    

0.036

  

 Local

92 (29.5)

64 (69.6)

28 (30.4)

0.6 (0.3–0.9)

 

 

 Non-local

220 (70.5)

125 (56.8)

95 (43.2)

1

 

 

Duration of commercial sex work (years)

    

0.148

  

 ≤2

173 (55.4)

111 (64.2)

62 (35.8)

1

 

 

 > 2

139 (44.6)

78 (56.1)

61 (43.9)

1.4 (0.9–2.2)

 

 

Price charged (RMB)

    

0.000

 

0.001

 ≤30

89 (28.5)

37 (41.6)

52 (58.4)

4.4 (2.4–8.1)

 

3.8 (1.9–7.6)

 

 31–50

171 (35.6)

67 (60.4)

44 (39.6)

2.0 (1.2–3.7)

 

1.8 (1.0–3.3)

 

 > 50

112 (35.9)

85 (75.9)

27 (24.1)

1

 

1

 

Venues

    

0.012

  

 Small beauty salons/massage rooms/guest houses

194 (62.2)

128 (66.0)

66 (34.0)

1

 

 

 Self-rented room/“market day” building

118 (37.8)

61 (51.7)

57 (48.3)

1.8 (1.1–2.9)

 

 

City

    

0.000

  

 Liuzhou

119 (38.1)

95 (79.8)

24 (20.2)

1

 

 

 Pingnan

100 (32.1)

40 (40.0)

60 (60.0)

5.9 (3.3–10.8)

 

 

 Zhangjiajie

93 (29.8)

54 (58.1)

39 (41.9)

2.9 (1.6–5.3)

 

 

Male condom use with new clients in the past montha

    

0.859

  

 Every time

224 (71.8)

135 (60.3)

89 (39.7)

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

 

 

 Not every time

88 (28.2)

54 (61.4)

34 (38.6)

1

 

 

Male condom use with regular clients in the past montha

    

0.065

 

0.002

 Every time

187 (64.0)

104 (55.6)

83 (44.4)

1.6 (1.0–2.6)

 

2.4 (1.4–4.2)

 

 Not every time

105 (36.0)

70 (66.7)

35 (33.3)

1

 

1

 
  1. a The data were drawn from one-month follow-up questionnaire