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Table 2 Factors associated with increase healthcare use among FSW who utilized emergency departments

From: Emergency departments as under-utilized venues to provide HIV prevention services to female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya

Parameter

Sub-group

OR

CI

P value

Marital status

Divorced/widowed

1

-

-

Single

0.80

0.64–0.98

0.05

Married

0.56

0.41–0.77

< 0.01

Education

Post secondary (ref)

1

-

-

Secondary

0.83

0.57–1.20

0.33

Primary or less

0.66

0.45–0.94

0.03

Prep risk

High (ref)

1

-

-

Low

1.54

1.25–1.91

< 0.01

Client physical violence

No (ref)

1

-

-

Yes

0.65

0.51–0.82

< 0.01

Client sexual violence

No (ref)

1

-

-

Yes

2.2

1.64–2.94

< 0.01

Other physical violence

No (ref)

1

-

-

Yes

1.39

1.10–1.75

< 0.01

Physician trust

High (ref)

1

-

-

Ambiguous

0.96

0.73–1.25

0.75

Low

1.33

1.06–1.76

0.05

GAD7

High (ref)

1

-

-

Mod

1.36

1.00–1.85

0.05

Low

1.61

1.18–2.20

< 0.01

HIV pos partner

No (ref)

1

-

-

Yes

1.35

1.02–1.69

< 0.01

PEP use

No (ref)

1

-

-

Yes

0.77

0.62–0.95

0.014

Age

 

1.13

0.99–1.028

0.06

IP sexual violence

 

No impact

  
  1. Negative log binominal analysis assessing how FSW-specific characteristics influence health care utilization among those who endorsed seeking healthcare at both ED’s and outpatient clinics