Research Article

Dual Epidemics of Club Drug Use and Sexually Transmitted Infections among Chinese Female Sex Workers: New Challenges to STI Prevention

Table 2

Factors associated with club drug use among FSWs in five cities in China ().

CharacteristicsUnivariate analysisMultivariate analysis
OR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)

Study site
 Guangzhou3.9 (2.3, 6.7)3.2 (1.8, 5.8)
 Hangzhou1.01.0
 Changchun0.1 (0.01, 0.4)0.1 (0.01, 0.5)
 Lanzhou00
 Wuhan2.3 (1.2, 4.2)3.5 (1.8, 7.0)
Venue type
 Hotel4.8 (2.4, 9.5)1.1 (0.5, 2.4)
 Night clubs/KaraOK5.7 (3.2, 10.0)2.8 (1.5, 5.1)
 Saunas1.01.0
 Hair salons/rental houses1.7 (0.8, 3.3)0.8 (0.4, 1.7)
Age group (years)
 16–205.1 (2.5, 10.3)2.4 (1.0, 6.0)
 21–292.0 (1.0, 4.0)1.3 (0.6, 3.0)
 30–481.01.0
Ethnicity
 Han0.8 (0.4, 1.7)
 Minority1.0
Marital status
 Never married4.05 (2.40, 6.83)
 Ever married1.0
Education level
 ≤primary school1.01.0
 Middle school4.8 (1.5, 15.5)5.1 (1.5, 17.4)
 ≥high school4.9 (1.5, 16.0)6.8 (1.9, 23.6)
Injected drugs in the past 12 months
 Yes11.7 (4.1, 32.7)24.4 (6.2, 96.8)
 No1.01.0
Had STI symptoms in the past 12 months
 Yes1.6 (1.1, 2.3)2.2 (1.4, 3.4)
 No1.01.0
Had STI diagnosis in the past 12 months
 Yes2.7 (1.5, 4.9)
 No1.0

OR, odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; STI, sexually transmitted infection.