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. 2014 Dec 22;9(12):e115465. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115465

Table 3. Knowledge of Safe Sex Practices/HIV Risk and Coverage of Prevention Services among FSW in Swaziland, 2011.

Crude RDS-adjusted
Variable Categories n Percent Percent [95% CI]
Knowledge that anal sex is highest risk for acquisition No 278 89.1 90.0 [86.3,92.8]
Yes 34 10.9 10.0 [7.2,13.7]
Safest types of lubricant to use during sex Petroleum jelly/Vaseline 51 28.5 30.9 [24.2,38.5]
Body/fatty creams 10 5.6 2.9 [1.5,5.4]
Water-based lubricant 38 21.2 17.9 [13.1,23.9]
Saliva 22 12.3 3.2 [2.1,5.0]
No lubricant use 58 32.4 45.1 [37.2,53.1]
Knowledge about HIV acquisition risk from injecting illicit drugs No 12 3.8 4.4 [2.5,7.6]
Yes 302 96.2 95.6 [92.4,97.5]
All three correct No 314 99.1 99.9 [99.8,100.0]
Yes 3 0.9 0.1 [0.0,0.2]
Diagnosed with non-HIV STI in last 12 months No 259 85.2 91.2 [88.3,93.5]
Yes 45 14.8 8.8 [6.5,11.7]
Symptoms of genital or anal STI in last 12 months No 153 49.2 51.9 [46.3,57.4]
Yes 158 50.8 48.1 [42.6,53.7]
Tested for HIV in last 12 months No 82 25.9 38.3 [32.5,44.4]
Yes 234 74.1 61.7 [55.6,67.5]
Given diagnosis of HIV infection in last 12 months No 140 44.7 55.0 [49.4,60.5]
Yes 173 55.3 45.0 [39.5,50.6]
Access to condoms when needed No, difficult, little access 27 8.6 5.3 [3.6,7.6]
Somewhat difficult access 27 8.6 7.7 [5.3,11.0]
Somewhat easy access 50 16.0 24.9 [19.7,31.0]
Very easy access 209 66.8 62.1 [56.2,67.8]
Use of lubricants during sex No 245 78.0 77.9 [72.9,82.2]
Yes 69 22.0 22.1 [17.8,27.1]
Access to lubricants when needed No Access 21 22.6 11.7 [7.4,18.1]
Difficult or little access 27 29.0 15.8 [10.5,23.1]
Somewhat difficult access 11 11.8 23.7 [13.9,37.4]
Somewhat easy access 11 11.8 8.7 [4.7,15.5]
Very easy access 23 24.7 40.1 [28.8,52.6]
Type of lubricant use during sex No WBL 290 93.5 96.1 [94.0,97.5]
Uses WBL 20 6.5 3.9 [2.5,6.0]
Received any information about HIV prevention in last 12 months No 44 14.0 15.1 [11.4,19.7]
Yes 271 86.0 84.9 [80.3,88.6]
Received information about HIV prevention for SW in last 12 months No 146 46.6 61.7 [56.3,66.8]
Yes 167 53.4 38.3 [33.2,43.7]
Ever participated in research about SW before No 275 87.9 92.0 [89.1,94.2]
Yes 38 12.1 8.0 [5.8,10.9]
Ever disclosed SW to any family member No 220 69.6 75.7 [71.0,79.9]
Yes 96 30.4 24.3 [20.1,29.0]
Ever disclosed SW to any health care worker No 234 74.1 86.6 [83.4,89.3]
Yes 82 25.9 13.4 [10.7,16.6]
Any experienced stigma (12 months) No 86 27.1 30.1 [25.1,35.6]
Yes 231 72.9 69.9 [64.4,74.9]
Any perceived stigma (12 months) No 39 12.3 13.9 [10.3,18.4]
Yes 278 87.7 86.1 [81.6,89.7]