Table 1

Correlations of sociodemographic characteristics with commercial sex with old male clients (OMCs) among low-tier FSWs (N=2647)

VariableTotal (%)OMCs (%)Crude OR (95% CI)*P value
Age (years)
 ≤25843 (31.8)300 (35.6)1
 26–351071 (40.5)433 (40.4)1.23 (1.02 to 1.48)0.031
 ≥36726 (27.4)432 (59.5)2.67 (2.17 to 3.26)0.000
Residence
 Local area270 (10.2)126 (46.7)1
 Other area in this province307 (11.6)134 (43.6)0.89 (0.64 to 1.23)0.467
 Other province2070 (78.2)905 (43.7)0.89 (0.69 to 1.15)0.359
Education
 Primary school or below974 (36.8)507 (52.1)1
 Junior high school1405 (53.1)573 (40.8)0.63 (0.54 to 0.75)0.000
 High school or above262 (9.9)83 (31.7)0.43 (0.32 to 0.57)0.000
Marital status
 Unmarried762 (28.8)292 (38.3)1
 Married/cohabit1652 (62.4)751 (45.5)1.34 (1.13 to 1.60)0.001
 Widowed/divorced229 (8.7)121 (52.8)1.80 (1.34 to 2.43)0.000
Income per month (¥)
 <¥3000746 (28.2)333 (44.6)1
 ¥3000–¥40001068 (40.3)479 (44.9)1.01 (0.84 to 1.22)0.929
 >¥4000748 (28.3)326 (43.6)0.96 (0.78 to 1.18)0.681
Location of sampling
 Street413 (15.6)224 (54.2)1
 Hair salon1682 (63.5)714 (42.4)0.62 (0.50 to 0.77)0.000
 Roadside shop276 (10.4)163 (59.1)1.22 (0.89 to 1.66)0.212
 Other271 (10.2)64 (23.6)0.26 (0.19 to 0.37)0.000
  • *The percentages may not sum to 100% because of missing data.

  • FSWs, female sex workers.