Table 2.
Characteristics of women who work at entertainment and service venues
| Entertainment venues % (SD or 95 % CI) | Service venues % (SD or 95 % CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of venues | 14 | 28 |
| Total sample of female workers | 480 | 183 |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
| Mean age | 24.5 (23.1, 25.8) | 26.9 (25.7, 28.1) |
| Age 15–19 | 30.5 (23.6, 37.4) | 9.8 (4.5, 15.0) |
| 20–24 | 37.6 (30.3, 44.8) | 33.4 (24.7, 42.0) |
| 25–29 | 13.8 (8.7, 18.8) | 28.5 (20.3, 36.7) |
| 30–34 | 3.9 (0.9, 6.9) | 17.1 (10.0, 24.2) |
| 35–39 | 4.8 (1.3, 8.2) | 5.5 (1.3, 9.6) |
| 40+ | 9.4 (4.7, 14.2) | 5.9 (1.7, 10.0) |
| Resides in urban Liuzhou | 86.9 (83.0, 90.8) | 42.7 (35.6, 49.7) |
| Resides in rural county | 13.1 (9.2, 17.0) | 57.3 (50.3, 64.4) |
| Living in Liuzhou < 1 year | 38.9 (31.5, 46.3) | 46.7 (37.5, 55.8) |
| Educational attainment < High school | 63.2 (56.0, 70.3) | 84.1 (77.0, 91.2) |
| Never married | 70.4 (63.4, 77.5) | 53.6 (44.4, 62.8) |
| Has ever been homeless | 6.1 (2.5, 9.6) | 7.2 (2.4, 12.1) |
| Has ever been arrested | 8.2 (4.8, 11.5) | 13.6 (7.5, 19.8) |
| Employment at venue | ||
| Mean Income in past month all sources (RMB) | 1466 (1286, 1645) | 1446 (1289, 1604) |
| Paid by site | 86.7 (83.5, 89.9) | 59.2 (50.3, 68.0) |
| Paid by mamie | 6.0 (3.7, 8.3) | 16.7 (10.0, 23.5) |
| Paid by patrons | 15.7 (12.7, 18.7) | 40.0 (31.2, 48.8) |
| Mean number of days worked in past week | 5.9 (5.8, 6.1) | 5.9 (5.6, 6.2) |
| Purchased condom at work in last 4 weeks | 11.8 (7.4, 16.3) | 23.9 (16.6, 31.1) |
| Received free condom at work in last 4 weeks | 12.6 (8.5, 16.6) | 43.0 (34.0, 52.0) |
| Respondent currently carrying condom (and seen) | 3.2 (1.0, 5.3) | 24.5 (16.9, 32.0) |
| Sex work and sexual behavior | ||
| Has ever received gifts or money for sex | 13.9 (9.6, 18.3) | 45.1 (35.9, 54.3) |
| Has exchanged sex for money in past 4 weeks | 4.9 (2.7, 7.2) | 37.2 (28.5, 45.8) |
| Reported having sex with someone met at venue | 6.0 (3.2, 8.7) | 36.6 (27.9, 45.3) |
| Reported 2 or more sexual partners past 12 months | 17.3 (12.6, 22.1) | 50.5 (41.4, 59.7) |
| Mean number of sex partners in past 7 days | 0.8 (0.6, 0.9) | 2.4 (1.8, 3.1) |
| Syphilis test results and other health risks | ||
| Positive rapid syphilis test | 2.4 (0.6, 4.2) | 13.1 (7.2, 19.0) |
| Consumes alcohol at least once per week | 22.3 (17.3, 27.3) | 14.8 (8.6, 21.0) |
| Tested for HIV in last 12 months & received results | 11.0 (7.1, 14.9) | 34.3 (25.7, 43.0) |
| Condom use at last sex with boyfriend (of those with boyfriend) | 33.4 (24.9, 41.9) | 54.7 (43.5, 66.0) |
| Condom use at last sex | 29.0 (22.2, 35.8) | 56.3 (47.0, 65.6) |