Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics and Work Information of Participants by Self-Reported Sexually Transmitted Infection and Biologically Confirmed Sexually Transmitted Infection
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Self-reported STI |
Clinic-tested STI |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Yes | No | Yes | No | Underreporting | |
| n (%) | 411 (100) | 79 (18) | 332 (82) | 171 (42) | 240 (58) | 134 (33) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 23.50 (5.09) | 23.96 (4.75) | 23.39 (5.21) | 22.82 (4.57) | 23.99 (5.44)* | 22.80 (4.66) |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Han | 57% | 68% | 54%* | 55% | 58% | 49%* |
| Zhuang | 31% | 24% | 33% | 36% | 28% | 41% |
| Others | 12% | 8% | 14% | 10% | 14% | 10% |
| Years of school, mean (SD) | 5.74 (3.24) | 6.46 (2.93) | 5.57 (3.30)* | 5.47 (3.17) | 5.94 (3.29) | 5.36 (3.15)* |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 60% | 62% | 60% | 68% | 55%* | 66% |
| Married | 40% | 18% | 40% | 32% | 45% | 34% |
| Living with other FSW | 76% | 65% | 79%** | 78% | 75% | 81%** |
| Workplace | ||||||
| Restaurant | 83% | 80% | 83% | 84% | 82% | 85% |
| Hair salon | 17% | 20% | 17% | 16% | 18% | 15% |
| N. of FSWs at work, mean (SD) | 16.46 (9.93) | 18.97 (11.00) | 15.85 (9.58)* | 15.48 (9.32) | 17.16 (10.31) | 14.97 (9.14)** |
| Length being FSW, months, mean (SD) | 12.60 (12.48) | 18.59 (13.96) | 11.16 (11.67)**** | 11.24 (12.16) | 13.58 (12.64) | 9.65 (11.21)**** |
| Monthly income in RMB, mean (SD) | 570 (504) | 766 (710) | 524 (431)**** | 564 (507) | 574 (504) | 492 (380)**** |
| Social desirability, mean (SD) | 3.41 (1.26) | 3.05 (1.26) | 3.50 (1.24)** | 2.23 (1.27) | 3.54 (1.24)* | 3.37 (1.27) |
*
p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; ****p < 0.0001.
FSW, female sex worker; SD, standard deviation; STI, sexually transmitted infection; RMB, renminbi, or Chinese yuan.