Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Reported Consistent Condom Usage among Male Clients of Female Sex Workers in Tamil Nadu, India

Table 3

Logistic regression estimates of consistent condom usage with FSWs among clients of FSWs in the 12 months preceding the survey in Tamil Nadu (𝑁=146).

Explanatory variable	Unadjusted odds ratio; (95% CI)	𝑃 value	Adjusted odds ratio; (95% CI)	𝑃 value
Age group (in years)
15–24^®	1.00	—	1.00	—
25–35	0.91 (0.3–2.7)	0.87	0.49 (0.1–2.3)	0.37
36–49	0.60 (0.2–2.0)	0.40	0.61 (0.1–3.6)	0.58
Years of education
0–5^®	1.00	—	1.00	—
6–10	3.16 (1.1–8.9)	0.03*	4.31 (0.9–19.5)	0.06
11-12	3.54 (1.1–11.8)	0.04*	13.33 (2.1–85.8)	0.006**
>12	2.83 (0.8–9.9)	0.10	10.82 (1.6–72.8)	0.01*
Occupation
Unemployed^®	1.00	—	1.00	—
Unskilled labor	0.89 (0.3–2.8)	0.84	2.69 (0.5–16.1)	0.28
Skilled labor	1.29 (0.4–3.9)	0.65	4.42 (0.8–25.7)	0.10
Service	0.53 (0.2–1.9)	0.33	0.90 (0.1–5.8)	0.92
Driving	0.38 (0.1–1.5)	0.16	0.70 (0.1–4.8)	0.72
Marital status
Unmarried^®	1.00	—	1.00	—
Married and living with spouse	0.61 (0.3–1.3)	0.21	0.87 (0.3–3.1)	0.83
Divorced/widowed/separated	0.24 (0.0–2.5)	0.23	0.10 (0.00–4.7)	0.25
Awareness of STIs
No^®	1.00	—	1.00	—
Yes	3.49 (0.9–13.2)	0.07	1.90 (0.2–19.6)	0.59
Knowledge of role of condom in preventing transmission of STIs
No^®	1.00	—	1.00	—
Yes	2.29 (0.9–6.0)	0.09	0.79 (0.1–5.1)	0.81
Use of condom during sex by peers
No/do not know^®	1.00	—	1.00	—
Yes	6.83 (3.2–14.5)	<0.001***	13.00 (4.9–34.3)	<0.001***
Alcohol consumption when visiting FSWs
Very often^®	1.00	—	1.00	—
Rarely	1.37 (0.6–3.3)	0.47	1.34 (0.4–4.1)	0.62
Never	6.86 (1.9–25.2)	0.04*	7.48 (1.3–41.8)	0.02*
Exposure to television
No^®	1.00	—	1.00	—
Yes	2.10 (0.8–5.6)	0.14	3.71 (0.9–15.6)	0.07

Note: ^®reference category.
^∗𝑃<0.05, ^∗∗𝑃<0.01, ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001.