Prevalence of Self-Reported Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Infection among Establishment-Based Female Sex Workers in Ethiopia

Table 3

Factors associated with self-reported STI symptoms among FSWs working in licensed drinking establishments of Adama Town, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, March 2017 (N = 390).

Variables	STI symptoms		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
	Yes (%)	No (%)
Age
≥20 year	81 (37.7%)	81 (37.7%)	1.00	1.00
20–39 year	50 (30.7%)	50 (30.7%)	(0.45, 1.12)	0.82 (0.45, 1.50)
≤40 year	81 (37.7%)	8 (66.7%)	(0.96, 11.33)	6.77 (0.98, 32.62)
Duration of sex work
1–3 years	46 (24.0%)	146 (76.0%)	1.00	1.00
≥3 years	93 (47.0%)	105 (53.0%)	2.81 (1.82, 4.33)	2.27 (1.26, 4.08)
Consistent condom use with nonpaying clients
Yes	38 (31.4%)	83 (68.6%)	5.02 (2.76, 9.11)	5.43 (2.73, 10.80)
No	101 (37.5%)	168 (62.5%)	1.00	1.00
Experienced forced sex
Yes	102 (34.7%)	192 (65.3%)	1.00	1.00
No	37 (38.5%)	59 (61.5%)	1.18 (0.73, 1.90)	0.42 (0.20, 0.91)
Alcohol use before sex
Yes	40 (22.3%)	139 (77.7%)	1.00	1.00
No	99 (46.9%)	112 (53.1%)	3.07 (91.97, 4.78)	2.41 (1.35, 4.30)
Perceived susceptibility
Low	37 (31.1%)	82 (68.9%)	1.00	1.00
High	102 (37.6%)	169 (62.4%)	1.33 (0.84, 2.18)	1.22 (0.58, 2.58)
Perceived severity
Low	34 (28.3%)	86 (71.7%)	1.00	1.00
High	105 (38.9%)	165 (61.1%)	1.61 (1.01, 2.56)	1.82 (0.94, 3.53)
Knowledge of STI
Good	85 (44.5%)	106 (55.5%)	2.15 (1.41, 3.28)	2.44 (1.31, 4.54)
Poor	54 (27.1%)	145 (72.9%)	1.00	1.00