Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of 440 female sex workers followed-up in a microbicide trial at 2 african and 2 indian sites
| Characteristics | n with (%) or median with [IQR*] |
|---|---|
| Sites: |
|
| Kampala |
167 (37.9) |
| Cotonou |
140 (31.8) |
| Indian sites (Chennai and Bagalkot District) |
133 (30.2) |
| Age in years |
28 [23-35] |
| Completed years of school |
7 [3-9] |
| Cohabiting with a man |
94 (21.4) |
| Exerting an occupation other than commercial sex work |
128 (29.1) |
| Currently used contraceptive: |
|
| None |
255 (57.9) |
| Oral |
29 (6.6) |
| Injectable |
35 (7.9) |
| Intra-uterine device |
3 (0.7) |
| Female sterilization |
118 (26.8) |
| Having a primary partner |
331 (75.2) |
| Number of sexual partners in the past 7 days† |
8 [4 – 21] |
| Percentage of sexual act with primary partner using condom 100% ‡ |
97 (46.6) |
| Percentage of sexual act with other partners using condom 100% ¶ |
361 (97.6) |
| Oral or anal sex in the past 30 days with primary partner © |
15 (5.8) |
| Oral or anal sex in the past 30 days with primary partner without condom © |
10 (4.2) |
| Oral or anal sex in the past 30 days with other partners # |
22 (5.0) |
| Oral or anal sex in the past 30 days with other partners without condom # |
8 (1.4) |
| History of STI at baseline |
321 (72.9) |
| Recent intra-vaginal cleansing (within 90 days) @ |
73 (17.6) |
| Irregular menstrual cycles |
97 (22.0) |
| Laboratory diagnosis of STI or reproductive tract infections at baseline: |
|
| Gonorrhoea § |
27 (6.2) |
| Chlamydia § |
28 (6.4) |
| Trichomoniasis ¥ |
20 (4.6) |
| Candidiasis ¥ | 112 (25.6) |
*IQR =Inter-quartile range; †= missing data for 29 woman; ‡= The denominator excludes 207 women who reported not having a primary partner with whom they had sex in the last 7 days and 25 other who did not report on condom use; ¶ = The denominator excludes 44 women who reported not having sex with other partners in the last 7 days and 26 other who did not report on condom use; ©The denominator excludes 74 who reported not having a primary partner and 25 others who did not report on anal or oral sex; # =The denominator excludes 27 who did not report on anal or oral sex. §= missing data for 3 woman; ¥= missing data for 2 women; @= missing data for 25 women.