Table 2. Associations between socio-demographic characteristics, ideational factors, behaviour, and transactional sex among women 16–55 years reporting sexual activity in the past 12 months n (%).

	Received money/gifts in exchange for sex with any sex partner in the last 12 months n = 3,574
	Yes n (%)	No n (%)	P value
Socio-demographic characteristics
Age
16–24	77 (29.7)	949 (27.9)	0.1
25–34	97 (43.9)	1,263 (36.1)
35–55	51 (26.4)	1,137 (36.1)
Marital status
Single/ Divorced/Widowed	102 (41.2)	995 (29.6)	0.1
Not married or living together but in a steady relationship	44 (19.4)	874 (23.8)
Not married, but living with sexual partner	31 (15.7)	478 (14.8)
Married, living together	43 (21.7)	876 (27.3)
Married not living together	5 (2.1)	126 (4.5)
Education
No/ primary school	18 (7.0)	342 (10.5)	0.5
Up to grade 11	98 (37.6)	1,438 (39.8)
Matric	83 (38.1)	1,178 (34.7)
Tertiary	25 (17.3)	386 (15.0)
Employment
Unemployed	145 (61.5)	2,042 (59.3)	0.7
Employed	59 (31.6)	988 (32.1)
Student	17 (6.9)	273 (8.6)
Food security
Food insecure	60 (22.5)	547(16.9)	0.1
Settlement type
Urban	117 (60.4)	2,338 (64.4)	0.5
Rural	108 (39.6)	1,011 (35.6)
Ideational factors
Knowledge of HIV prevention methods
No/low knowledge	42 (19.0)	750 (22.3)	0.1
Medium knowledge	73 (32.2)	1,414 (40.6)
High knowledge	110 (48.8)	1,185 (37.1)
HIV status & exposure to HIV communication
Knows HIV status
Yes	156 (86.0)	2,641 (93.8)	0.0
Self-reported HIV status
HIV positive	27 (19.1)	289 (13.2)	0.1
HIV communication programmes
Exposed to at least one HCP	202 (89.5)	2,927 (84.4)	0.1
Behaviour
Violence
Been in a physical fight in the past year	36 (14.6)	239 (6.9)	<0.001
Alcohol use
Binge drinking
Yes	52 (78.5)	20 (55.0)	<0.001
Frequency of drinking
Never	17 (21.0)	361 (35.8)	0.0
At least once a month	22 (33.5)	299 (30.8)
At least once a week	19 (23.1)	187 (23.1)
Several times per week	7 (14.5)	89 (8.8)
Almost every day	8 (7.9)	18 (1.6)
Alcohol dependence
Yes	37 (42.0)	307 (26.9)	0.0