Table 4 HIV infection and country-level legal status.

From: The role of sex work laws and stigmas in increasing HIV risks among sex workers

Legal status of sex work

Living with HIV

 

n/N

%

OR

P value

95% CI

aOR*

P value

95% CI

Partially legalized

219/1894

11.6

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Selling not specified

248/1265

19.6

1.87

0.181

0.78, 4.65

2.35

0.036

1.06, 5.21

Criminalized

1603/4071

39.4

4.97

0.001

1.98, 12.44

7.17

< 0.001

2.71, 18.95

  1. *Adjusted for age, education level, marital status, years in sex work, clustered by site and by country.
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