Table 1.
HIV prevalence, risk factors and drug use among visible, semi-visible and non-visible FSWs in Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong; unadjusted proportions (number), p-value
| Ho Chi Minh City (n=413) | Hai Phong(n=215) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visible % (n) | Semi-visible % (n) | Non-visible % (n) | p-value | Visible % (n) | Semi-visible % (n) | Non-visible % (n) | p-value | |
| HIV positive status | 14.5 (45) | 13.8 (9) | 13.5 (5) | 0.982 | 35.2 (57) | 30.2 (13) | 30.0 (3) | 0.801 |
| No condom use with a partner in the past month | 52.7 (164) | 63.1 (41) | 48.6 (18) | 0.249 | 53.1 (86) | 79.1 (34) | 60.0 (6) | 0.009 |
| Ever used non-injection illicit drugs | 20.9 (65) | 18.5 (12) | 29.7 (11) | 0.385 | 46.9 (76) | 37.2 (16) | 60.0 (6) | 0.338 |
| Ever injected illicit drugs | 13.8 (43) | 12.3 (8) | 5.4 (2) | 0.347 | 38.9 (63) | 23.3 (10) | 30.0 (3) | 0.378 |
| Symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection in past year | 16.1 (50) | 12.3 (8) | 16.2 (6) | 0.742 | 13.6 (22) | 18.6 (8) | 20.0 (2) | 0.640 |