Table 2 Bivariate relationships between interpersonal, social and environmental factors, and condom use1.
From: Condom use within non-commercial partnerships of female sex workers in southern India
| 听 | Husband or cohabiting partner | Most recent non-paying partner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 听 | Consistent condom use N=101 | Inconsistent condom use N=405 | P | Consistent condom use N=92 | Inconsistent condom use N=155 | P |
| 听 | Proportion (N)/ Median (Mean) | 听 | Proportion (N)/ Median (Mean) | 听 | ||
Interpersonal | ||||||
Partner鈥檚 age (years) <35 35 + | 39.0% (35) 61.0% (66) | 37.6% (144) 62.4% (260) | 0.865 | 听 | 听 | n/a |
Age difference FSW older or same age Male partner older (<5 years) Male partner older (5-9 years) Male partner older (10+ years) | 6.7% (17) 27.3% (23) 38.9% (36) 27.1% (25) | 20.1% (32) 27.6% (92) 30.9% (172) 21.3% (108) | 0.002 | 听 | 听 | n/a |
Duration of relationship (years) | 5 (6.9) | 10 (10.7) | <0.001 | 2 (2.3) | 3 (4.6) | <0.001 |
Number of months stay together in last year (months) <9 9+ | 57.4% (52) 52.5% (48) | 45.1% (163) 54.9% (238) | 0.103 | 听 | 听 | n/a |
Ever have stayed or lived with partner | 听 | 听 | n/a | 27.5% (18) | 10.9% (16) | 0.010 |
Partner is employed | 96.9% (4) | 94.1% (22) | 0.276 | 100% (0) | 99.0% (1) | -- |
Number of times have sex with partner in a month (times) | 4 (6.0) | 5 (7.4) | 0.194 | 3 (4.1) | 4 (4.7) | 0.353 |
Partner asks for anal sex | 26.1% (21) | 14.1% (55) | 0.017 | 41.2% (27) | 28.3% (41) | 0.122 |
Partner has sexual relationships with other women | 39.1% (39) | 41.6% (146) | 0.755 | 64.1% (55) | 74.5% (114) | 0.163 |
Partner knows respondent is a sex worker | 41.5% (42) | 27.8% (105) | 0.017 | 46.7% (41) | 51.5% (73) | 0.553 |
Partner provides respondent with economic support | 听 | 听 | n/a | 79.9% (71) | 77.2% (114) | 0.656 |
Respondent provides partner with economic support | 听 | 听 | n/a | 23.7% (22) | 21.3% (37) | 0.719 |
Respondent normally under influence of alcohol during sex with partner | 听 | 听 | n/a | 41.1% (37) | 55.3% (82) | 0.103 |
Partner normally under influence of alcohol during sex with respondent | 听 | 听 | n/a | 61.5% (54) | 65.5% (101) | 0.587 |
Social | ||||||
Age <25 25 + | 15.6% (11) 84.4% (90) | 20.1% (73) 79.9% (332) | 0.451 | 19.2% (20) 80.8% (72) | 24.8% (37) 75.2% (118) | 0.344 |
Marital status Currently married Unmarried | 19.5% (29) 80.5% (72) | 62.3% (269) 37.7% (136) | <0.001 | 26.2% (28) 73.8% (64) | 32.9% (50) 67.1% (105) | 0.369 |
Age at first sex (years) <15 15+ | 22.2% (26) 77.8% (75) | 31.9% (133) 68.1% (272) | 0.098 | 34.4% (27) 65.6% (65) | 48.1% (67) 51.9% (88) | 0.107 |
Age at first sex work (years) <20 20+ | 24.5% (21) 75.5% (80) | 23.1% (78) 76.9% (327) | 0.809 | 31.2% (27) 68.8% (65) | 40.3% (56) 59.7% (99) | 0.268 |
Duration of sex work (years) <5 5+ | 39.1% (39) 60.9% (62) | 45.0% (196) 55.0% (209) | 0.325 | 39.3% (40) 60.7% (52) | 41.1% (70) 58.9% (85) | 0.827 |
Environmental | ||||||
District Belgaum Bellary Bangalore Mysore | 2.9% (3) 13.9% (19) 9.4% (18) 73.8% (61) | 16.1% (51) 23.4% (90) 32.7% (173) 27.8% (91) | <0.001 | 8.8% (9) 27.9% (24) 32.0% (35) 31.3% (24) | 51.6% (63) 18.5% (31) 29.5% (60) 0.5% (1) | <0.001 |
Literate | 63.2% (64) | 44.7% (194) | 0.004 | 30.5% (31) | 22.9% (44) | 0.229 |
Sex work sole income | 37.0% (34) | 30.1% (108) | 0.217 | 50.5% (49) | 63.4% (99) | 0.120 |
Independent solicitation | 67.7% (71) | 77.2% (307) | 0.230 | 79.4% (75) | 76.5% (121) | 0.714 |
Place of solicitation Home Brothel Public places | 17.4% (19) 10.9% (9) 71.7% (73) | 26.0% (130) 7.4% (45) 66.6% (230) | 0.004 | 26.1% (25) 7.6% (10) 66.4% (57) | 29.4% (52) 19.7% (33) 50.9% (70) | 0.053 |