Table 1.
Socio-demographic, behavioural characteristics according to HIV status among 249 female sex workers followed up at the “Clinique de Confiance”, Abidjan, 2013
| Variable | HIV+ n = 84 | HIV- n = 165 | Total n = 249 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | ||||
| Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||
| Median Age (IQR) (years) | 36.5[32 42] | 25[23 30] | 29[23 36] | |
| Education level | <10 −2 | |||
| None | 32(38.1) | 57(34.6) | 89(35.7) | |
| Primary education | 38(45.2) | 46(27.8) | 84(33.8) | |
| Secondary and further education | 14(16.7) | 62(37.6) | 76(30.5) | |
| Sexual behaviour | ||||
| Duration of sex work | <10 −2 | |||
| <2 years | 14(16.7) | 87(52.7) | 101(40.6) | |
| ≥2 years | 70(83.3) | 78(47.2) | 148(59.4) | |
| Number of working days/week$ | <10 −2 | |||
| 1 – 4 days | 27(32.1) | 26(15.8) | 53 (02.8) | |
| ≥5 days | 57(67.9) | 139(84.2) | 196(78.7) | |
| Number of customers/day$ | 0.02 | |||
| 1 – 4 customers | 25(29.8) | 29(17.6) | 54(21.7) | |
| ≥5 | 59(70.2) | 136(82.4) | 195(78.3) | |
| Condom use$ | <10 −2 | |||
| Never | 5(6.0) | 3(1.9) | 8(3.2) | |
| Sometimes | 29(34.5) | 23(13.9) | 52(20.9) | |
| Always | 50(59.5) | 139 (84.2) | 189(75.9) | |
| Usual type of sexual activity with customers | 0.73 | |||
| Vaginal sex exclusively | 72(85.7) | 144(87.3) | 216(86.7) | |
| Vaginal, oral and/or anal sex | 12(14.3) | 21(12.7) | 33(13.3) | |
| Addictive products | ||||
| Tobacco consumption | 0.69 | |||
| Never smokers | 63(75.0) | 116(70.3) | 179(71.9) | |
| Present/past smokers <10 cig/day | 8(9.5) | 21(12,7) | 29(11,7) | |
| Present/past smokers ≥10 cig/day | 13(15.5) | 28(17,0) | 41(16.4) | |
| Alcohol consumption | 0.17 | |||
| No | 43(51.2) | 73(44.2) | 116(46.6) | |
| Yes audit score < 8 | 30(35.7) | 54(32.8) | 84(33.7) | |
| Yes audit score ≥ 8 | 11(13.1) | 38(23.0) | 49(19.7) | |
| Oral hygiene | ||||
| Past history of dental consultation | <10 −2 | |||
| Yes | 64(76.2) | 155(93.9) | 219(87.9) | |
| Quality of tooth brushing | 0.02 | |||
| Insufficient | 66(78.6) | 148(89.7) | 214(85.9) | |
| Good | 18(21.4) | 17(10.3) | 35(14.1) | |
| Oral hygiene index | 0.01 | |||
| [0 0.9] | 14(17.0) | 55(33.3) | 69(27.9) | |
| [1 1.9] | 29(35.4) | 58(35.2) | 87(35.2) | |
| ≥2 | 39(47.6) | 52(31.5) | 91(36.8) |
p: p -value, a p-value < 0.05 was considered for statistical significance
$: In the past week
IQR interquartile range