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Table 3 Factors associated to non-disclosure of FSW status to health care staff

From: Sex work stigma and non-disclosure to health care providers: data from a large RDS study among FSW in Brazil

Variables

Non-disclosure of FSW status to health care staff

OR

95% CI

p-value

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p-value

Age

18–29

1.56

1.22–2.00

< 0.001

1.32

1.02–1.72

0.034

30–39

1.42

1.06–1.90

0.018

1.23

0.91–1.66

0.180

40–49

1.17

0.91–1.50

0.219

1.04

0.80–1.35

0.749

50+

1.00

1.00

Educational level

Incomplete elementary school

0.57

0.43–0.76

< 0.001

0.65

0.48–0.88

0.005

Incomplete high school

0.69

0.54–0.87

0.002

0.70

0.55–0.90

0.006

Complete high school

0.99

0.77–1.28

0.964

0.99

0.76–1.27

0.912

Incomplete college or more

1.00

1.00

Belonging to FSW-NGO

Yes

0.66

0.50–0.88

0.005

0.72

0.53–0.98

0.036

No

1.00

1.00

Regular source of care

Does not have one

2.82

1.62–4.89

< 0.001

2.36

1.31–4.24

0.004

Private care

2.51

1.32–4.76

0.005

1.99

1.02–3.91

0.045

Public specialized care

1.00

1.00

Public not specialized care

1.47

0.87–2.50

0.151

1.26

0.72–2.22

0.414