Table 5 Factors associated with sexual violence among CSWs in Mekelle city, Northern Ethiopia, 2014

Illiterate

19(10.10)

7(11.5)

3.17(0.79–12.75

5.56(0.89–34.90)

Basic literacy

43(22.8)

18(29.50)

2.79(0.82–9.45)

5.38(1.15–25.20)*

Elementary school

70(37.00)

17(27.90)

4.8(1.43–16.13)

6.96(1.55–31.25)*

High school

51(27.00)

12(19.90)

4.96(1.41–17.46)

7.93(1.65–38.16)*

College or university

6(3.20)

7(11.50)

1.00

1.00

Married

52(27.50)

7(11.50)

2.93(1.25–6.85)

3.85(1.34–11.09)*

Unmarried

137(72.50)

54(88.50)

1.00

1.00

<51.1

36(19.00)

29(47.5)

1.00

1.00

51.2–101.9

85(45.00)

24(39.30)

2.85(1.47–5.56)

2.44(1.12–5.37)*

102–153.1

59(31.20)

6(9.80)

7.92(2.99–20.94)

7.94(2.46–25.58)*

≥153.2

9(4.80)

2(3.30)

3.63(0.73–18.12)

3.28(0.54–9.80)

Yes

92(48.70)

19(31.10)

2.09(1.13–3.86)

1.37(0.58–3.25)

No

97(51.30)

42(68.70)

1.00

1.00

Yes

94(49.70)

20(32.80)

2.03(1.11–3.72)

1.68(0.26–1.73)

No

95(50.30)

41(67.20)

1.00

1.00

Yes

75(39.70)

6(9.80)

6.03(2.47–14.70)

5.37(1.78–16.21)*

No

114(60.30)

55(90.20)

1.00

1.00

1–4 years

159(84.10)

38(62.30)

12.55(2.44–16.64

11.57(1.56–85.6)*

5–9 years

28(14.80)

17(27.90)

4.94(0.89–27.32)

4.57(0.57–39.88)

10 or more years

2(1.10)

6(9.80)

1.00

1.00

Merchants

21(11.10)

6(9.800

2.19(0.75–6.35)

1.82(0.46–7.24)

Civil servants

93(49.20)

21(34.40)

2.77(1.33–5.76)

2.18(0.89–5.34)

Soldiers

19(10.10)

8(13.10)

1.48(0.55–4.02)

1.21(0.36–4.07)

Drivers

24(12.70)

6(9.80)

2.5(0.87–7.20)

2.68(0.73–9.8)

Students

32(16.90)

20(32.80)

1.00

1.00