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

Table 4. Factors associated with prevalent and recent HIV infection among female sex workers, Kigali, Rwanda.

Risk factor No. HIV+ (Total N = 192) Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) P value No. Recent Infection (N = 21) Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) P value
Current age (in years):
18–24 24 – REF – 11 –REF–
25–29 31 1.4 (1.0, 2.2) 0.08 6 0.9 (0.3, 2.5) 0.84
30–34 21 2.5 (1.6, 4.0) <0.001 2 0.7 (0.2, 3.4) 0.69
≥35 19 2.4 (1.5, 3.9) <0.001 2 0.9 (0.2, 3.9) 0.83
District of residence:
Nyarugenge 45 – REF – 5 – REF –
Gasabo 71 1.6 (1.1, 2.5) 0.02 10 2.1 (0.7, 6.2) 0.19
Kicukiro 76 2.5 (1.7, 3.8) <0.001 6 1.8 (0.5, 6.0) 0.34
Currently breastfeeding 40 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) <0.001 10 0.9 (0.4, 2.3) 0.86
Marital status
Never married 130 1.0 (0.6, 1.5) 0.85 16 0.9 (0.3, 2.8) 0.89
Divorced 24 0.7 (0.4, 1.1) 0.13 3 1.0 (0.3, 3.7) 0.95
Widowed 37 1.8 (1.1, 3.1) 0.03 2 1.3 (0.3, 6.9) 0.75
Used condom at last sex 138 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) 0.49 12 0.4 (0.2, 1.0) 0.06
Cleansed vagina before last sex 100 1.5 (1.1, 2.1) 0.02 12 1.9 (0.8, 4.6) 0.17
Years working as sex worker:
≤1 29 – REF – 10 – REF – 0.11
2–3 60 0.8 (0.5, 1.4) 0.51 4 0.4 (0.1, 1.4) 0.13
4–5 35 0.9 (0.5, 1.6) 0.67 4 0.7 (0.2, 2.7) 0.61
≥6 54 1.0 (0.6, 1.9) 0.90 3 0.5 (0.1, 2.2) 0.37
History of forced sex 72 2.2 (1.5, 3.2) <0.001 8 2.3 (0.9, 5.8) 0.07
No. vaginal sex acts in past month:
<20 31 0.7 (0.4, 1.2) 0.16 4 2.3 (0.4, 12.7) 0.34
20–39 57 0.9 (0.6, 1.4) 0.60 10 3.6 (0.8, 16.9) 0.10
40–59 42 0.9 (0.5, 1.5) 0.65 4 2.0 (0.4, 10.9) 0.44
60–89 45 – REF – 2 –REF–
≥90 17 0.8 (0.4, 1.5) 0.45 1 1.0 (0.1, 11.2) 1.0
No. clients per week in last month:
<5 31 0.7 (0.4, 1.2) 0.14 5 2.1 (0.4, 11.2) 0.37
5–9 59 1.1 (0.7, 1.8) 0.75 9 3.2 (0.7, 15.1) 0.14
10–15 52 0.9 (0.6, 1.5) 0.69 4 1.3 (0.2, 7.2) 0.77
16–25 39 – REF – 2 –REF–
>25 10 0.7 (0.3, 1.6) 0.38 1 1.2 (0.1, 13.3) 0.90
Have an HIV+ sex partner 11 0.5 (0.3, 1.0) 0.05 1 0.4 (0.1, 3.3)
No. lifetime HIV tests:
None 97 – REF – 7 –REF–
1 64 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) 0.02 5 0.6 (0.2, 1.9) 0.39
≥2 31 0.3 (0.2 0.5) <0.01 9 1.1 (0.4, 3.1) 0.82
HIV tested in past 6 months 4 0.2 (0.1, 0.5) <0.001 1 0.3 (0.1, 2.4) 0.27
Had ≥1 genital symptom in last month 50 1.5 (1.0, 2.2) 0.05 7 1.9 (0.7, 4.8) 0.20
Sought STI treatment in last 3 months 34 2.2 (1.3, 3.5) <0.01 6 3.8 (1.4, 10.3) <0.01
Regular alcohol consumption 120 1.5 (1.0, 2.1) 0.03 9 0.6 (0.3, 1.5) 0.31
History of imprisonment 89 1.7 (1.2, 2.4) 0.01 6 0.6 (0.2, 1.5) 0.25
HSV-2 seropositive 167 7.9 (4.5, 13.8) <0.001 20 17.0 (2.3, 128.6) <0.01
Currently pregnant 10 0.6 (0.3, 1.1) 0.11 2 1.0 (0.2, 4.4) 0.97