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Table 6 Variables included in multivariate logistic regression model (n = 1375)

From: Access to community-based HIV services among transgender women in Cambodia: findings from a national survey

Variables in the final model*

Access to community-based HIV programs†

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Study setting

Rural

Reference

 

Urban

1.41 (1.01–1.96)

0.04

Age group

18–24

Reference

 

25–34

1.12 (0.86–1.44)

0.41

≥ 35

0.85 (0.57–1.27)

0.42

Level of formal education attained

Primary or lower (0–6 years)

Reference

 

Lower secondary (7–9 years)

0.96 (0.67–1.32)

0.80

Higher secondary (10–12 years)

1.19 (0.86–1.65)

0.29

University or higher

1.68 (1.02–2.75)

0.04

Average monthly income in the past six months

< US$186

Reference

 

≥ US$186

1.02 (0.79–1.30)

0.90

Current occupation (main source of income)

Entertainment worker

Reference

 

Hairdresser/beautician

0.99 (0.70–1.42)

0.97

Government officer

1.45 (0.82–2.58)

0.20

Laborer/farmer/fisherman

0.80 (0.53–1.21)

0.29

Self-employed

1.13 (0.72–1.78)

0.60

Unemployed

0.81 (0.44–1.50)

0.51

Student

0.67 (0.38–1.17)

0.16

Other

1.07 (0.54–2.14)

0.85

Duration living in current city

<  16 months

Reference

 

≥ 16 months

1.17 (0.93–1.48)

1.18

Frequency of expression as female

All the time

Reference

 

Not all the time

0.89 (0.69–1.16)

0.40

Use of gender-affirming hormones

No

Reference

 

Yes

1.50 (1.17–1.92)

0.002

Had gender-affirming surgeries

No

Reference

 

Yes

1.05 (0.70–1.59)

0.81

Had sex with women in the past 12 months

No

Reference

 

Yes

1.06 (0.48–2.35)

0.89

Usual role in anal sex with men in past three months

Insertive

Reference

 

Receptive

0.33 (0.14–0.78)

0.01

Both

0.73 (0.31–5.87)

0.09

Always used condoms with men not in exchange for money or gifts

No

Reference

 

Yes

0.67 (0.51–0.87)

0.003

Always used condoms with men in exchange for money or gifts

No

Reference

 

Yes

1.81 (0.16–2.82)

0.009

Feeling that co-workers/classmates are supportive regarding transgender identity

Supportive

Reference

 

Not supportive

0.57 (0.44–0.98)

0.04

Having been arrested by police or authorities because of transgender identity

No

Reference

 

Yes

1.55 (1.03–2.33)

0.03

Having difficulties in getting HIV services

No

Reference

 

Yes

1.07 (0.71–1.60)

0.76

Had been physically abused

No

Reference

 

Yes

1.27 (0.96–1.69)

0.10

Had been sexually abuse or assault

No

Reference

 

Yes

1.12 (0.93–1.53)

0.16

Had been arrested by police/authorities

No

Reference

 

Yes

1.36 (0.91–2.02)

0.13

  1. Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval
  2. *Age, education level, and income and all variables significantly associated with access to community-based HIV programs in the bivariate analyses at a level of p-value < 0.05 were simultaneously included in the model
  3. †Defined by having been reached by a community-based HIV program with any one of the services in the past 3 months