Seroprevalence and Associated Factors of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Treponema pallidum, Hepatitis B Virus, and Hepatitis C Virus among Female Sex Workers in Dessie City, Northeast Ethiopia
Table 5
Associated factors for seroprevalence of HIV, HBV, and T. pallidum infection among female sex workers () at Dessie City from November 2017 to April 2018.
Parameter
HIV
HBV
T. pallidum
value
AOR [95% CI]
value
AOR [95% CI]
value
AOR [95% CI]
Age
0.358
NA
0.003
18-27
Ref
Ref
28-37
0.162
0.003
16.24 [2.54-103.7]
38-49
0.402
0.001
66.1 [5.84-747.4]
Educational status
NA
0.391
NA
Illiterate
0.088
1-8
0.097
9-12
0.14
Diploma and above
Ref
Marital status
0.02
NA
0.07
Married
Ref
Ref
Single
0.322
0.32 [0.03-3.1]
0.021
0.044 [0.003-0.622]
Divorced
0.01
0.05 [0.005-0.482]
0.013
0.037 [0.003-0.501]
Widowed
0.012
0.04 [0.003-0.48]
0.12
0.103 [0.006-1.815]
Price per customer
NA
NA
1-500 birr
0.353
>500 birr
Ref
Place of obtaining customer
0.774
NA
0.12
Home
Ref
Ref
Night club
0.507
0.217
Street
0.910
0.471
Having children
0.481
NA
0.009
1-2
0.633
0.004
0.06 [0.009-0.403]
>2
0.255
0.463
0.546 [0.108-2.75]
No
Ref
Ref
Having another occupation
Yes
0.105
0.168
0.653
No
Ref
Ref
Ref
Awareness about STIs
NA
Yes
0.784
0.344
No
Ref
Ref
Hospital admission history
NA
Yes
0.862
0.255
No
Ref
Ref
Surgical operation history
Yes
0.612
0.8
0.317
No
Ref
Ref
Ref
Blood transfusion history
Yes
0.129
0.311
0.730
No
Ref
Ref
Ref
Sharing of sharp materials
Yes
0.028
3.6 [1.15-11.34]
0.087
2.05 [0.901-4.673]
0.000
12.73 [3.36-48.15]
No
Ref
Ref
Ref
Tattooing
Yes
0.354
0.052
2.103 [0.994-4.451]
0.065
0.31 [0.09-1.077]
No
Ref
Ref
Ref
Mutilation
NA
Yes
0.871
0.072
0.33 [0.096-1.11]
No
Ref
Ref
Ear piercing
NA
NA
Yes
0.544
No
Ref
Alcohol drinking habit
NA
NA
Yes
0.097
6.145 [0.72-52.45]
No
Ref
Frequent drug abuse
NA
NA
Yes
0.101
No
Ref
Age when sexual contact started
NA
≤20 years
Ref
Ref
>20 years
0.327
0.286
History of condom breakage
Yes
0.388
0.039
3.45 [1.067-11.159]
0.038
9.99 [1.13-88.04]
No
Ref
Ref
Ref
No. of customers per week
NA
1-3
0.417
0.396
>3
Ref
Ref
Presence of discharge
Yes
0.000
10.2 [2.82-37.123]
0.348
0.000
121.1 [22.96-639.06]
No
Ref
Ref
Ref
How long as FSW
NA
1-2 years
Ref
Ref
>2 years
0.140
0.234
Note: statistically significant at ; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; COR: crude odds ratio; Ref: reference category; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; NA: not applicable to multivariable analysis due to the bivariable analysis value > 0.2.
