High Lifetime Pregnancy and Low Contraceptive Usage Among Sex Workers Who Use Drugs- An Unmet Reproductive Health Need

Table 3 Individual- and interpersonal- level factors associated with greater number of pregnancies (5+) among street-based Female Sex Workers (FSWs) who reported prior pregnancy (n = 176), with crude Odds Ratios, 95% Confidence intervals (95% CI) and p-values

	5+ pregnancies n (%)	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	p -value
*Demographic Characteristics*
Aboriginal
yes	42 (50.0)	1.49 (0.8-207)	0.19
other	42 (50.0)	(ref)
Caucasian
yes	35 (41.7)	0.75 (0.4-1.4)	0.33
no	49 (58.3)	(ref)
*Contraceptive usage*
Condoms only for birth control*
yes	14 (17.9)	1.39 (0.6-3.2)	0.45
no	64 (82.1)	(ref)
Female Controlled Contraceptives *
yes	35 (44.3)	1.62 (0.9-3.0)	0.13
no		(ref)
Permanent Contraceptives (Hysterectomy, Tubal ligation)*
yes	30 (38.0)	2.76 (1.4-5.6)	< 0.01
no		(ref)
Hysterectomy*
yes	8 (10.1)	2.37 (0.7-8.2)	0.16
no		(ref)
Tubal Ligation*
yes	22 (28.2)	2.49 (1.1- 5.5)	0.02
no	56 (71.79)	(ref)
Intrauterine Device (IUD)*
yes	0.0 (0.0)	-	0.25
no		(ref)
Hormonal Contraceptives*
yes	6 (7.7)	0.44 (0.2-1.2)	0.10
no		(ref)
Birth Control Pills*
yes	0 (0.0)	-	0.50
no	78 (100.0)	(ref)
Depo-Provera*
yes	6 (7.7)	0.73 (0.3-2.2)	0.60
no		(ref)
*Individual Level- Drug Use*
Cocaine†
yes	29 (34.5)	1.04 (0.6-1.9)	0.91
no		(ref)
Heroin†
yes	37 (44.0)	0.94 (0.5-1.7)	0.83
no		(ref)
Crystal Methamphetamine†
yes	6 (7.1)	0.57 (0.2-1.6)	0.28
no		(ref)
Crack cocaine†
yes	23 (27.4)	1.32 (0.6-2.2)	0.72
no		(ref)
Methadone†
yes	18 (21.4)	0.92 (0.5-1.9)	0.82
no		(ref)
Partner procures drugs
yes	23 (27.4)	1.13 (0.6-2.2)	0.72
no		(ref)
Economic dependence on partner
yes	23 (27.4)	0.96 (0.5-1.9)	0.90
no		(ref)

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