Table 3.
Demographic and Behavior Characteristics of Likely Future FC Users and Unlikely Future Users (percent except where otherwise indicated)
| 6-Month Survey
|
12-Month Survey
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Likely Future FC Users (N=160) | Unlikely Future FC Users (N=156) | P& value | P# value | Likely Future FC Users (N=126) | Unlikely Future FC Users (N=91) | P& value | P# value | |
| Aged 35 years or older | 46.9 | 27.6 | <0.01 | N.A. | 48.4 | 27.5 | <0.01 | N.A. |
| Ethnic Han | 71.3 | 66.7 | 0.32 | 0.68 | 70.6 | 64.8 | 0.38 | 0.59 |
| Education above primary school | 66.3 | 66.7 | 0.91 | 0.60 | 68.3 | 74.7 | 0.34 | 0.54 |
| Never married | 30.0 | 44.2 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 22.2 | 47.3 | <0.01 | 0.02 |
| From boarding houses | 52.5 | 30.1 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 49.2 | 25.3 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| Sexual history | ||||||||
| Median age at first sex (range) | 19.0 (14.0–28.0) | 19.0 (13.0–27.0) | 0.41 | 0.89 | 19.0 (12.0~27.0) | 19.0 (15.0~28.0) | 0.50 | 0.60 |
| Engaged in sex work for at least two years | 59.4 | 41.7 | <0.01 | 0.03 | 60.3 | 42.9 | 0.06 | 0.20 |
| Sexual history at least ten years | 60.6 | 46.8 | <0.05 | 0.59 | 69.1 | 48.4 | <0.01 | 0.20 |
| Perceived or actual risk | ||||||||
| Having had an HIV test | 65.6 | 55.1 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 75.4 | 56.0 | 0.82 | 0.94 |
| Worried about HIV infection | 76.9 | 70.5 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 80.8 | 65.9 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
| Having had an STI | 26.3 | 22.4 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 35.7 | 30.8 | 0.61 | 0.83 |
| Reported 100% protected sex in last 30 days | 38.1 | 44.9 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 47.6 | 48.3 | 0.93 | 0.34 |
| Used MC consistently with primary partners * | 24.4 | 28.4 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 27.0 | 26.9 | 0.84 | 0.57 |
| Used MC consistently with clients ** | 51.5 | 73.1 | 0.37 | 0.01 | 62.0 | 90.8 | 0.13 | <0.01 |
| Reasons for not using MC were partners’ dislike or refusal | 40.0 | 23.7 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 31.0 | 23.1 | 0.33 | 0.57 |
| Multiple sex partners in last 30 days | 81.9 | 66.0 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 80.2 | 73.6 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| Reproductive history and contraception choices | ||||||||
| Ever been pregnant | 83.8 | 80.8 | 0.73 | 0.48 | 91.3 | 79.1 | 0.03 | 0.22 |
| Ever had an abortion | 55.6 | 59 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 58.7 | 58.2 | 0.52 | 0.74 |
| Ever gave birth | 65.6 | 55.1 | 0.13 | 0.99 | 73.8 | 49.5 | <0.01 | 0.04 |
| Contraception choices ever used | ||||||||
| Male condom | 98.1 | 96.8 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 100 | 95.6 | -- | -- |
| IUD | 51.4 | 39.1 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 61.1 | 41.8 | 0.03 | 0.23 |
| Oral contraceptive | 51.9 | 53.2 | 0.63 | 0.31 | 46.8 | 49.5 | 0.66 | 0.92 |
&
Test of likely future FC users vs. unlikely future FC users. Control variables: score of intervention exposure and recruitment study site.
#
Test of likely future FC users vs. unlikely future FC users. Control variables: age, score of intervention exposure and recruitment study site.
*
Analysis only with women who had sex with primary partners during the last 30 days. ** Analysis only with women who had sex with clients during the last 30 days.