Table 2.
HIV service utilization 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 | |
| Ever met with a peer educator | 33.8 (105) | 49.2 (32) | 40.5 (15) | 0.310 | 31.5 (51) | 27.9 (12) | 40.0 (4) | 0.720 |
| Most common source of HIV information | 0.088 | 0.106 | ||||||
| TV, radio, newspaper or magazine | 56.1 (171) | 70.8 (46) | 52.9 (18) | 57.5 (92) | 45.2 (19) | 70.0 (7) | ||
| Health worker/peer educator | 17.0 (52) | 9.2 (6) | 20.6 (7) | 26.3 (42) | 38.1 (16) | 30.0 (3) | ||
| Friends | 20.7 (63) | 13.8 (9) | 26.5 (9) | 11.3 (18) | 16.7 (7) | 0 | ||
| Other | 6.2 (19) | 6.2 (4) | 0 | 5.0 (8) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ever had an HIV test | 45.3 (141) | 46.2 (30) | 40.5 (15) | 0.841 | 34.0 (55) | 27.9 (12) | 50.0 (5) | 0.398 |
| Type of facility providing last HIV test | 0.976 | 0.285 | ||||||
| Public clinic | 35.6 (51) | 43.4 (13) | 33.3 (5) | 46.3 (25) | 16.7 (2) | 40.0 (2) | ||
| Hospital | 43.7 (62) | 36.7 (11) | 33.3 (5) | 29.6 (16) | 25.0 (3) | 40.0 (2) | ||
| Private clinic | 4.2 (6) | 3.3 (1) | 6.7 (1) | 1.9 (2) | 16.7 (2) | 0 | ||
| VCT center | 6.3 (9) | 6.7 (2) | 13.3 (2) | 9.3 (5) | 16.7 (2) | 2.0 (2) | ||
| Rehab center | 9.9 (14) | 10.0 (3) | 13.3 (2) | 13.0 (7) | 25.0 (3) | 0 | ||