Characteristics | Sex workers, (%) (N = 82 unless otherwise stated) | Non-sex workers, (%) (N = 48 unless otherwise stated) | Odds Ratio | (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Type of first sex act | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Consensual | 56.1 | 79.2 | 0.3 | 0.1–0.8** |
   Forced | 43.9 | 20.8 | 3.0 | 1.2–7.4** |
Relationship with first sexual partner | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Husband | 40.2 | 77.1 | 0.2 | 0.1–0.5** |
   Friend/lover | 18.3 | 12.5 | 1.6 | 0.5–5.0 |
   Clients | 19.5 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 0.8–10.2 |
   Mastans (hoodlums) | 11.0 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 0.7–126.1 |
Types of sex acts practiced in their lifetime | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Vaginal | 100 | 100 |  |  |
   Anal | 15.9 | 2.1 | 8.9 | 1.1–70.0* |
   Oral | 26.8 | 14.6 | 2.1 | 0.8–5.5 |
Had sex last year | 100 | 62.5 | Â | Â |
Used condom during last sex in the last year (among those who had anal/vaginal sex in the last year) | 74.4 | N = 30 43.3 | 3.8 | 1.6–9.1** |
Currently having non-commercial sex partner | 52.4 | 64.6 | 0.6 | 0.3–1.3 |
Relationship with current non-commercial sex partner(s) (among those who have current non-commercial sex partners) | N = 43 | N = 31 | Â | Â |
   Husband | 76.7 | 93.5 | 0.2 | 0.1–1.1 |
   Boyfriend/lover | 27.9 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 0.9–14.1 |
Had non-commercial sex partner in the last week | 35.4 | 25.0 | 1.6 | 0.7–3.6 |
Frequency of using condoms with non-commercial sex partner in the last week (among those with non-commercial partners in the last week) | N = 29 | N = 12 | Â | Â |
   Always | 34.5 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.1–2.5 |
   Sometimes | 3.4 | 16.7 | 0.2 | 0.01–3.0 |
   Never | 62.1 | 33.2 | 3.3 | 0.7–17.2 |
Prevalence of HIV | N = 75 0 | N = 46 0 | Â | Â |
Prevalence of syphilis in lifetime (TPPA positive, RPR titer <1:8) | N = 75 60.0 | N = 46 37.0 | 2.6 | 1.2–5.5* |
Prevalence of active syphilis (TPPA positive RPR titer ≥1:8) | N = 75 10.7 | N = 46 6.5 | 1.7 | 0.4–6.8 |
Prevalence of hepatitis C antibodies | N = 75 18.7 | N = 46 13.0 | 1.5 | 0.5–4.3 |