Table 1.
Distribution of demographics and sexual behaviour by HIV status and presence of high-risk HPV infection among female sex workers in Mombasa Kenya
| HIV-negative women | HIV-positive women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | All women | No high-risk HPV | High-risk HPV | P | No high-risk HPV | High-risk HPV | P |
| Age n/N (%) | |||||||
| 17-24 | 232/817 (28.4) | 81/272 (29.8) | 88/229 (38.4) | 13/73 (17.8) | 38/199 (19.1) | ||
| 25-29 | 216/817 (26.4) | 72/272 (26.5) | 64/229 (28.0) | 14/73 (19.2) | 54/199 (27.1) | ||
| 30-39 | 246/817 (30.1) | 84/272 (30.9) | 55/229 (24.0) | 28/73 (38.4) | 68/199 (34.2) | ||
| ≥40 | 123/817 (15.1) | 35/272 (12.9) | 22/229 (9.6) | 0.02† | 18/73 (24.7) | 39/199 (19.6) | 0.26† |
| median years (IQR)¥ | 28 (24-36) | 28 (23-35) | 27 (22-32) | 0.02 | 32 (27-39) | 30 (26-38) | 0.27 |
| Religion n/N (%) | |||||||
| Catholic | 255/820 (31.1) | 76/274 (27.7) | 67/229 (29.3) | 26/73 (35.6) | 77/200 (38.5) | ||
| Muslim | 236/820 (28.8) | 89/274 (32.5) | 78/229 (34.1) | 12/73 (16.4) | 42/200 (21.0) | ||
| Protestant | 313/820 (38.2) | 101/274 (36.9) | 78/229 (34.1) | 34/73 (46.6) | 80/200 (40.0) | ||
| Other | 16/820 (2.0) | 8/274 (2.9) | 6/229 (2.6) | 0.92 | 1/73 (1.4) | 1/200 (0.5) | 0.62 |
| Education level n/N (%) | |||||||
| Never attended school | 82/820 (10.0) | 33/274 (12.0) | 17/229 (7.4) | 6/73 (8.2) | 22/200 (11.0) | ||
| Primary school | 513/820 (62.6) | 164/274 (59.9) | 148/229 (64.6) | 45/73 (61.6) | 128/200 (64.0) | ||
| Secondary school | 202/817 (24.8) | 67/274 (24.5) | 57/229 (24.9) | 20/73 (27.4) | 49/200 (24.5) | ||
| Tertiary education | 22/817 (2.7) | 10/274 (3.7) | 7/229 (3.1) | 0.35 | 2/73 (2.7) | 1/200 (0.5) | 0.38 |
| Marital status n/N (%) | |||||||
| Never married | 346/818 (42.3) | 113/274 (41.2) | 109/228 (47.8) | 25/73 (34.3) | 78/199 (39.2) | ||
| Married or cohabitating | 23/818 (2.8) | 15/274 (5.1) | 4/228 (1.8) | 0/0 (0) | 5/199 (2.5) | ||
| Separated, divorced or widowed | 449/818 (54.9) | 147/274 (53.7) | 115/228 (50.4) | 0.07 | 48/73 (65.8) | 116/199 (58.3) | 0.26 |
| Number of live children n/N (%) | |||||||
| 0 | 114/819 (13.9) | 39/274 (14.7) | 29/229 (12.7) | 16/73 (21.9) | 18/199 (9.1) | ||
| 1 | 223/819 (27.2) | 66/274 (25.1) | 78/229 (34.1) | 10/73 (13.7) | 60/199 (30.2) | ||
| 2-3 | 331/819 (40.4) | 119/274 (41.9) | 85/229 (37.1) | 29/73 (39.7) | 82/199 (41.2) | ||
| ≥4 | 151/819 (18.4) | 50/274 (18.4) | 37/229 (16.2) | 0.11 | 18/73 (24.7) | 39/199 (19.6) | 0.004 |
| Workplace n/N (%) | |||||||
| Bar or nightclub | 580/820 (70.7) | 179/274 (65.3) | 167/229 (72.9) | 52/73 (71.2) | 149/200 (74.5) | ||
| Home | 163/820 (19.9) | 63/274 (23.0) | 44/229 (19.2) | 14/73 (19.2) | 33/200 (16.5) | ||
| Street | 54/820 (6.6) | 23/274 (8.4) | 10/229 (4.4) | 4/73 (5.5) | 16/200 (8.0) | ||
| Hotel, guest house or other | 23/820 (2.8) | 9/274 (3.3) | 8/229 (3.5) | 0.17 | 3/73 (4.1) | 2/200 (1.0) | 0.31 |
| Age started sex work mean years (sd) | | 23.9 (6.8) | 23.7 (6.4) | 22.6 (6.7) | 0.07 | 25.6 (7.0) | 25.3 (7.2) | 0.73 |
| Duration of sex work median years (IQR)¥ | 4 (2 - 8) | 4 (2-8) | 4 (2-7) | 0.51 | 6 (3-10) | 5 (3-8) | 0.24 |
| Number of partners median in past week (IQR)¥ | 3 (2 - 6) | 3 (2-6) | 3 (2-6) | 0.59 | 3 (2-5) | 3 (1-6) | 0.80 |
| Condom use at last sex with client n/N (%) | 661/819 (80.7) | 210/273 (76.9) | 195/229 (85.2) | 0.02 | 58/73 (79.5) | 161/200 (80.5) | 0.85 |
| Condom use (clients) n/N (%) | |||||||
| Never | 17/820 (2.1) | 11/274 (4.0) | 3/229 (1.3) | 1/73 (1.4) | 1/200 (0.5) | ||
| Inconsistent | 285/820 (34.8) | 102/274 (37.2) | 78/229 (34.1) | 28/73 (38.4) | 62/200 (31.0) | ||
| Always | 518/820 (63.2) | 161/274 (58.8) | 148/229 (64.6) | 0.12 | 44/73 (60.3) | 137/200 (68.5) | 0.37 |
Chi2 test unless indicated. ¥ Mann-Whitney U test; † chi-square test for trend; | Student's t test^ Infection with HPV type 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 53, 56, 58, 59, 66 and 68 defined as high-risk HPV infection