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. 2011 Sep 19;6(9):e24321. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024321

Table 1. Prevalence of HIV, HSV-2 and pregnancy among female sex workers and female VCT clients in Kigali, Rwanda.

Female sex workers (N = 800) Female VCT clients (N = 1,250)
% (95% CI) P value % (95% CI) P value
HIV-1 24.0 (21.0, 27.0) NA 12.8 (10.9, 14.6) NA
HIV-1 by age (in years):
18–20 16.1 (7.0, 25.3) 0
21–24 17.4 (12.8, 22.0) <0.001 8.8 (6.5, 11.5) <0.001
25–29 23.3 (18.1, 28.5) 11.1 (7.9, 15.0)
30–34 33.6 (25.1, 42.1) 21.4 (15.2, 28.8)
≥35 33.7 (24.7, 42.6) 18.2 (13.5, 23.8)
HIV-1 by district of residence:
Gasabo 24.1 (19.2, 29.1) 9.7 (7.3, 12.4)
Kicukiro 33.2 (27.1, 39.3) <0.0001 16.2 (12.7, 20.3) 0.02
Nyarugenge 16.1 (11.8, 20.5) 17.5 (12.8, 23.1)
Other/outside Kigali NA 4.1 (0.9, 11.5)
HIV-1 by VCT site:
Gitega Health Center 15.0 (8.9, 23.5)
ARBEF 12.0 (7.6, 17.8)
Muhima Hospital 16.0 (8.6, 26.3)
Kimironko Health Center 21.0 (13.5, 30.3)
Kacyiru Health Center NA 14.7 (7.6, 24.7) <0.001
Kinyinya Health Center 10.4 (5.7, 17.1)
Kanombe Hospital 20.0 (11.7, 30.8)
Gahanga Health Center 5.3 (1.5, 13.1)
Kicukiro Health Center 15.6 (10.7, 21.8)
L'Association des Guides 3.5 (1.3, 7.4)
Gikondo Health Center 13.7 (7.5, 22.3)
HIV-2 0.75 (0.15, 1.4) NA 1.8 (1.1, 2.8) NA
HSV-2 59.8 (56.4, 63.2) NA 43.2 (40.4, 46.0) NA
Among HIV positive, % HSV-2 infected 86.8 (82.0, 91.6) 84.3 (77.7, 89.6)
Pregnancy by age (in years): 7.6 (5.8, 9.5) 11.4 (9.7, 13.3)
18–20 6.5 (0.3, 12.6) 0
21–24 10.8 (7.0, 14.6) 12.5 (9.8, 15.7)
25–29 6.7 (3.6, 9.8) 0.10 11.7 (8.5, 15.7) 0.07
30–34 5.0 (1.1, 9.0) 13.0 (8.1, 19.3)
≥35 5.6 (1.3, 10.0) 7.2 (4.3, 11.3)
Among currently pregnant women, % HIV+ 16.4 (7.1, 25.7) 12.0 (7.7, 19.3)