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. 2013 Mar 12;8(3):e59480. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059480

Table 1. Enrollment Characteristics of 1,513 HIV-Seronegative Women.

Variable * N (%)
Risk Behavior Category
No Partner 402 (26.7)
One Partner, Protected 411 (27.3)
One Partner, Unprotected 379 (25.1)
Multiple Partners, Protected 236 (15.7)
Multiple Partners, Unprotected 79 (5.2)
Year category
1993–1995 487 (32.2)
1996–1998 409 (27.0)
1999–2001 187 (12.4)
2002–2004 237 (15.7)
2005–2007 193 (12.8)
Workplace
Bar or guesthouse 1106 (73.1)
Nightclub 336 (22.2)
Home-based or other 71 (4.7)
Charge category
Non-monetary exchange 602 (39.9)
Low charge 570 (37.8)
Medium charge 138 (9.2)
High charge 197 (13.1)
Duration of sex work at enrollment
≤1 year 852 (56.6)
>1–<4 years 315 (20.9)
≥4 years 338 (22.5)
Age at enrollment
<23 years 361 (23.9)
23–26 years 383 (25.3)
27–30 years 340 (22.5)
>30 years 428 (28.3)
Education category
Less than primary school 361 (23.9)
Completed primary school 599 (39.6)
Secondary school or higher 552 (36.5)
Muslim religion 191 (12.6)
Alcohol use 1169 (77.3)
DMPA use 328 (21.7)
Pregnancy 35 (2.3)
Cervicitis 210 (14.0)
Vaginitis 754 (50.1)
Herpes simplex virus type 2 1226 (81.7)
Douching behavior
No douching 83 (5.5)
Douching with water 347 (22.9)
Douching with soap 1083 (71.6)
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N.B.: The number of observations with missing data was at most 18 (1.2%).