Table 3. Associations of demographic and transmission risk behaviors with HIV care continuum outcomes (previously HIV diagnosed, history of HIV care, and current ART use) among HIV-infected female sex workers in Lilongwe, Malawi.
| Previously HIV diagnosed (n = 138) | History of HIV care (n = 111) | Current ART use (n = 96) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | PR (95% CI) | APR* (95% CI) | PR (95% CI) | APR* (95% CI) | PR (95% CI) | APR* (95% CI) |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 18–24 | 0.89 (0.40, 2.01) | 0.74 (0.30, 1.84) | 0.91 (0.78, 1.07) | 0.99 (0.86, 1.14) | 0.90 (0.67, 1.17) | 0.98 (0.74, 1.31) |
| 25–29 | 0.84 (0.35, 2.02) | 0.81 (0.34, 1.91) | 0.87 (0.72, 1.04) | 0.89 (0.73, 1.08) | 0.88 (0.67, 1.17) | 0.93 (0.70, 1.23) |
| ≥30 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Duration of sex work (years) | ||||||
| <1.0 | 1.58 (0.60, 4.19) | 1.81 (0.62, 5.33) | 1.02 (0.83, 1.25) | 1.02 (0.83, 1.12) | 0.78 (0.49, 1.25) | 0.81 (0.49, 1.33) |
| 1.0–1.9 | 1.73 (0.78, 3.83) | 2.04 (0.85, 4.94) | 0.79 (0.58, 1.09) | 0.84 (0.63, 1.12) | 0.82 (0.56, 1.20) | 0.91 (0.62, 1.33) |
| 2.0–2.9 | 0.81 (0.25, 2.58) | 0.91 (0.28, 2.88) | 0.95 (0.76, 1.17) | 0.93 (0.75, 1.15) | 0.87 (0.62, 1.21) | 0.87 (0.60, 1.24) |
| ≥3.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Number of clients per week | ||||||
| ≤19 | 0.64 (0.31, 1.33) | 0.67 (0.33, 1.36) | 1.13 (0.98, 1.31) | 1.12 (0.96, 1.30) | 1.11 (0.89, 1.39) | 1.10 (0.88, 1.38) |
| ≥20 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Condom use** | ||||||
| Inconsistent | 1.42 (0.70, 2.86) | 1.65 (0.79, 3.47) | 0.94 (0.77, 1.14) | 0.90 (0.75, 1.01) | 1.12 (0.88, 1.43) | 1.08 (0.84, 1.38) |
| Consistent | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
PR: Prevalence Ratio; APR: Adjusted Prevalence Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval
*Adjusted for all other variables in table
**Inconsistent includes FSW who responded “never”, “rarely”, “sometimes”, or “most times”; Consistent includes FSW who responded “always”.