Table 4 Bivariate and multivariate regression analysis predicting early street-sex work initiation (< 18 years) among female street sex workers in Jimma and Agaro Towns, Oromia, Ethiopia. 2024.

Demographic Variables

Educational Status of Participants

 Illiterates

45 (62.2)

28 (37.8)

2.80(1.15–5.59)

2.66(1.09–6.45)

0.023

 primary

54 (54)

46 (46)

2.02(0.87–4.67)

2.09(1.44–6.69)

0.075

 Secondary and above

11 (36.7)

19 (63.3)

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Educational Status of Parents

 Illiterates

52 (56.5)

40 (43.5)

1.67(0.74–3.76)

3.29(1.15–7.13)

0.026

 Primary

44 (55.7)

35 (44.3)

1.61 (0.70–3.01)

2.94(1.01–5.52)

0.047

 Secondary and above

14 (43.8)

18 (56.2)

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Had children before entry into SBSW

 No

93 (57.0)

70 (43.0)

1.79(0.89–3.61)

3.73(1.50–6.27)

0.004

 Yes

17 (42.5)

23 (57.5)

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Migration

 Yes

58 (69.9)

25 (30.1)

3.03(1.67–5.40)

2.88(1.36–5.09)

0.006

 No

52 (43.4)

68 (56.6)

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Birth/Place of residence, Prior entry into SBSW

 Rural

78 (62.4)

47 (36.6)

2.38 (1.33–4.25)

3.64 (1.69–5.84)

0.001

 Urban

32 (41.1)

46 (58.9)

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Behavioral Risk, Variable

Substance used before entry into SBSW

 Yes

71 (59.0)

34 (41.0)

3.0 (1.77–5.61)

3.56 (1.7–6.22)

0.000

 No

39 (32.4)

56 (60.6)

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Family & Social-r/ted Variables

Parent loss Prior entry SBSW

 No

79 (48.5)

84 (51.5)

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 Yes

31 (6.4)

9 (13.3)

0.27 (0.24–1.04)

0.33 (0.12–0.61)

0.039

Parent Divorced Prior entry SBSW

 No

78 (49.7)

79 (50.3)

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 Yes

32 (69.6)

14 (30.4)

0.43 (0.22–0.89)

0.38 (0.16–0.87)

0.022

Good relationship with parent/s

 No

96 (58.5)

68 (41.5)

2.52 (1.22–3.67)

2.32 (0.94–4.61)

0.066

 Yes

14 (35.9)

25 (64.1)

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Before entering SBSW, individuals may have had sex workers as girlfriends

 Yes

48 (69.3)

29 (37.7)

1.70 (0.95–3.04)

2.05 (0.97–4.20)

0.049

 No

62 (49.2)

64 (50.8)

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