Table 3.
Individual- and partnership-level characteristics by cumulative STI/HIV test result disclosure between FSWs and their primary, non-commercial male partners during the study period.
| Characteristica | Disclosed all HIV/STI test resultsb (N=288) n (col %) |
Any non-disclosure of HIV/STI test resultsb (N=42) n (col %) |
Unadjusted OR (95% CI)c |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual-level | |||
| Sociodemographics | |||
| Lives in Tijuana | 82 (28.5) | 38 (90.5) | 25.70 (7.37, 89.64)* |
| Mean age in years (SD) | 35.6 (9.1) | 36.4 (10.0) | 1.00 (0.96, 1.06) |
| Female | 146 (50.7) | 32 (76.2) | 3.64 (1.50, 8.84)* |
| Average monthly income ≥2,500 pesos (~200 USD) | 182 (65.2) | 19 (48.7) | 0.45 (0.19, 1.06)* |
| Arrested (past 6 months) | 84 (30.0) | 9 (23.7) | 0.58 (0.20, 1.72) |
| Injected any drugs (past 6 months)d | 171 (61.1) | 17 (46.0) | 0.45 (0.17, 1.17)* |
| Mean # of concurrent partners (SD) (past 6 months) | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.3 (0.9) | 2.78 (1.15, 6.73)* |
| Self-reported ≥1 positive STI/HIV test resulte | 51 (17.7) | 16 (39.0) | 4.23 (1.44, 12.45)* |
| Partnership-level | |||
| Mean partnership duration in years (SD) | 4.8 (4.0) | 6.7 (5.8) | 1.12 (1.01, 1.24)* |
| Receives financial support from partner | 246 (86.6) | 24 (61.5) | 0.21 (0.09, 0.55)* |
| Mean trust of partner (10-point scale)f (SD) | 8.4 (1.6) | 7.9 (2.6) | 0.88 (0.72, 1.09) |
| Mean partnership satisfaction (20-point scale)g (SD) | 14.2 (2.0) | 13.1 (2.5) | 0.80 (0.68, 0.95)* |
| Victim of any conflict (past 6 months)h | 167 (59.6) | 17 (46.0) | 0.48 (0.19, 1.22) |
| Perpetrated any conflict (past 6 months)h | 170 (60.5) | 19 (51.4) | 0.62 (0.26, 1.50) |
| Alcohol used before/during sex with partner (past 6 months) | 31 (10.8) | 7 (18.4) | 1.91 (0.51, 7.10) |
| Drugs use before/during sex with partner (past 6 months)i | 96 (35.3) | 26 (74.3) | 6.63 (2.27, 19.39)* |
| Sexual behavior (past month) | |||
| Mean # of vaginal sex acts (SD) | 9.8 (5.7) | 10.0 (6.7) | 1.01 (0.94, 1.09) |
| Mean # of anal sex acts (SD) | 0.9 (2.1) | 0.9 (1.7) | 0.97 (0.78, 1.22) |
| Never used condoms during vaginal sex | 253 (90.4) | 32 (88.9) | 0.91 (0.19, 4.35) |
Numbers may not sum to column totals due to missing values; Percents may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
Abbreviations: HIV=human immunodeficiency virus; STI=sexually transmitted infection; FSW=female sex worker; OR=odds ratio; CI=confidence interval; SD=standard deviation; USD=U.S. dollars.
p-value ≤ 0.10.
All individual-level and partnership-level characteristics measured at visit 2, except for decision-making dominance (visit 1) and self-reported HSTI/HIV test results (cumulative).
STI/HIV tests performed at visits 2, 3, and 4; STI/HIV test result disclosure measured at visits 3, 4, and 5.
Bivariate multilevel dyadic logistic regression (SAS PROC NLMIXED).
Drugs include: heroin, crack, cocaine, and methamphetamine.
Self-reported being STI/HIV positive on ≥1 test administered during the study period.
Sherman & Latkin 2001 (higher scores indicate greater trust).
5 item Satisfaction with Married Life Scale (higher scores indicate greater satisfaction).
Conflict = psychological aggression, physical assault, injury or sexual coercion based on 8 items of the 10 item Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2).
Drugs include: heroin, crack, cocaine, methamphetamine, inhalants, and tranquilizers.