Table 2.
HIV-related knowledge, perceived risk, and VCT uptake in SSWs and ESWs
| SSWs (n=339) | ESWs (n=1,659) | Total | |||||
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| Characteristics | n | % | n | % | i | % | p |
| HIV-related knowledge | |||||||
| Knows at least one symptom of STIs | 331 | 97.6 | 1,632 | 98.5 | 1,963 | 98.4 | 0.26 |
| Knows measures for preventing HIV transmission | |||||||
| – Using condoms when having sex | 308 | 94.2 | 1,518 | 94.6 | 1,826 | 94.6 | 0.74 |
| – Not sharing needles | 87 | 26.6 | 571 | 35.6 | 658 | 34.1 | <0.01 |
| – Having only one sexual partner | 75 | 22.9 | 331 | 20.6 | 406 | 21.0 | 0.35 |
| – Not having sexual contact | 3 | 0.9 | 34 | 2.1 | 37 | 1.9 | 0.15 |
| Has wrong perception of modes of HIV transmission | |||||||
| – Not using public toilets | 30 | 9.2 | 136 | 8.5 | 166 | 8.6 | 0.10 |
| – Not exposing self to people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) | 77 | 24.4 | 229 | 14.5 | 306 | 16.1 | <0.01 |
| – Not having meals with PLWHA | 42 | 13.2 | 166 | 10.4 | 208 | 10.9 | 0.21 |
| – Avoiding mosquito bites | 64 | 19.6 | 336 | 21.1 | 400 | 20.8 | 0.30 |
| Perceived risk of HIV infection | |||||||
| – No risk | 155 | 46.1 | 842 | 51.7 | 997 | 50.7 | <0.01 |
| – At risk | 126 | 37.5 | 443 | 27.2 | 569 | 29.0 | |
| – Unknown | 55 | 16.4 | 334 | 21.1 | 399 | 20.3 | |
| VCT uptake | |||||||
| – Ever HIV tested | 82 | 24.4 | 559 | 34.4 | 641 | 32.7 | <0.01 |
| – Voluntary for testing | 53 | 64.6 | 292 | 52.4 | 345 | 54.0 | 0.11 |
| – Knows the test result | 69 | 84.2 | 488 | 87.3 | 557 | 86.9 | 0.43 |