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. 2015 Dec;60(12):548–555. doi: 10.1177/070674371506001205

Table 4.

Self-efficacy for safe sexual practices among people who have traded sex for money

Safe sexual practices Depressed mood Mean (SD) No depressed mood Mean (SD) P
How confident are you that you can:
  Talk about safe sex with a casual partner? 69.12 (30.6) 79.78 (27.9) 0.03
  Buy condoms in a drug store? 72.74 (33.6) 77.83 (30.0) 0.34
  Refuse to have sex with someone you don’t know very well 68.14 (34.1) 84.22 (29.8) 0.003
  Use a condom correctly if your partner wanted to 81.13 (28.0) 91.09 (23.6) 0.02
  Convince a partner that he or she should use a condom 75.48 (29.1) 88.26 (24.0) 0.005
  Prevent a partner from having anal sex with you 74.98 (33.0) 89.78 (23.8) 0.004
  Ask a partner about his or her other sexual partners 69.47 (33.5) 76.00 (32.8) 0.23