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Table 2 Bivariate analysis for correlates of sex trading among non-injecting drug users

From: Correlates of sex trading among male non-injecting drug users in Myanmar: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Number

%

UOR

95% CI

 Age

  <25

116

55.2

  

  ≥25

94

44.8

0.89

(0.50–1.53)

 Ethnicity

  Burma

45

21.4

  

  Shan

66

31.4

0.89

(0.41–1.92)

  Kachin

48

22.9

0.98

(0.43–2.23)

  Others

51

24.3

0.81

(0.36–1.85)

 Marital status

  Single

110

52.4

  

  Married

68

32.4

0.99

(0.53–1.83)

  Divorced/widower

32

15.2

1.03

(0.46–2.29)

 Education

  Primary/no formal education

61

29.1

  

  Secondary education

67

31.9

0.66

(0.33–1.32)

  High school or above

82

39.0

0.54

(0.27–1.06)

 Employment status

  Non-regular job

34

16.2

  

  Regular/full-time job

176

83.8

4.94

(2.11–18.49)b

 Living status

  Migrant

67

31.9

  

  Resident

143

68.1

0.63

(0.35–1.13)

 Most used drug type in the past 3 months

  Heroine/opium

98

46.7

  

  Stimulant

112

53.3

3.90

(2.15–7.09)a

 Had history of poly drug use

  Never

58

27.6

  

  Ever

152

72.4

2.38

(1.22–4.65)c

 Frequency of drug use per day

  ≤2

69

32.9

  

  >2

141

67.1

4.96

(2.45–10.03)a

 Age of sexual initiation

  ≤16

123

58.6

  

  >16

87

41.4

0.33

(0.18–0.61)a

 Had used drugs before or during sex in the past 3 months

  

  No

45

21.4

  

  Yes

165

78.6

2.85

(1.32–6.13)b

 Sexual Orientation

  Heterosexual

76

36.2

  

  Bisexual

55

26.2

3.65

(1.58–8.45)b

  Homosexual

79

37.6

11.38

(5.16–25.08)a

 Number of sexual partner in the past 3 months

  ≤2

64

30.5

  

  >2

164

69.5

7.60

(3.39–17.06)a

 Had new casual partner in the last 1 month

  No

55

26.2

  

  Yes

155

73.8

5.65

(2.51–12.74)a

 Consistent condom use in the past 3 months

  No

138

65.7

  

  Yes

72

34.3

0.65

(0.36–1.18)

 Ever test HIV

  No

114

54.3

  

  Yes

96

45.7

0.89

(0.51–1.56)

 Ever received drug treatment

  No

139

66.2

  

  Yes

71

33.8

0.56

(0.31–1.02)

 Diagnosed with an STI/HIV in the past 3 months

  No

92

43.8

  

  Yes

118

56.2

4.71

(2.53–8.77)a

 Ever been in prison or jail

  No

189

90.0

  

  Yes

21

10.0

1.25

(0.60–2.57)

 Perceived HIV risk

  No

120

57.1

  

  Yes

90

42.9

1.63

(0.93–2.84)

 Ever registered as a drug user

  No

173

82.4

  

  Yes

37

17.6

1.18

(0.57–2.41)

  1. UOR unadjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. Here a, b, and c indicates p < 0.001, p < 0.01, and p < 0.05