Table 1.
Ego Characteristics and Condom Use Among Mid-Age Female Sex Workers (N = 1245)
| N (%) | Supporting network size | Sexual network size | Tangible support | Emotional support | % Consistent condom useb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | p < 0.01 | p = 0.40 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p = 0.02 | |
| 35–40 | 753 (60.5) | 4.95 (2.23)a | 1.07 (0.94) | 30.46 (16.40) | 25.25 (15.83) | 0.32 |
| 41–45 | 249 (20.0) | 4.37 (2.42) | 0.98 (0.80) | 27.14 (16.68) | 21.56 (15.20) | 0.26 |
| 46–50 | 160 (12.9) | 4.23 (2.28) | 0.99 (1.00) | 26.47 (15.25) | 20.99 (13.87) | 0.22 |
| >50 | 83 (6.6) | 4.41 (1.99) | 1.14 (1.14) | 26.85 (13.05) | 21.83 (11.85) | 0.20 |
| Education | p < 0.01 | p = 0.12 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | |
| No school or primary school | 546 (43.9) | 4.42 (2.22) | 0.98 (0.90) | 26.67 (15.34) | 21.36 (14.40) | 0.22 |
| Middle school | 577 (46.3) | 4.92 (2.35) | 1.09 (0.92) | 30.69 (16.73) | 25.22 (15.92) | 0.33 |
| High school or above | 122 (9.8) | 4.98 (2.13) | 1.10 (1.17) | 31.88 (15.97) | 27.35 (15.02) | 0.43 |
| Marriage | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p = 0.01 | |
| Married | 610 (49.0) | 4.92 (2.36) | 1.21 (0.93) | 30.49 (16.45) | 25.10 (15.77) | 0.26 |
| Single | 116 (9.3) | 4.72 (2.02) | 0.94 (1.02) | 30.52 (15.98) | 24.41 (13.27) | 0.39 |
| Divorced or widowed | 519 (41.7) | 4.45 (2.22) | 0.88 (0.89) | 27.03 (15.73) | 21.99 (15.08) | 0.32 |
| Rural-to-urban migrant | p = 0.43 | p < 0.01 | p = 0.37 | p = 0.04 | p = 0.76 | |
| No | 380 (30.5) | 4.63 (2.13) | 1.17 (0.99) | 28.43 (14.94) | 22.41 (13.89) | 0.29 |
| Yes | 865 (69.5) | 4.74 (2.34) | 0.99 (0.91) | 29.32 (16.71) | 24.33 (15.89) | 0.30 |
| Duration of sex work (years) | p < 0.01 | p = 0.11 | p < 0.01 | p = 0.01 | p = 0.97 | |
| 0–1 | 265 (21.3) | 4.21 (2.32) | 0.94 (0.98) | 26.50 (15.06) | 22.30 (14.52) | 0.29 |
| 2–3 | 349 (28.0) | 4.85 (2.32) | 1.12 (0.98) | 30.45 (16.37) | 23.93 (14.94) | 0.30 |
| 4–5 | 294 (23.6) | 5.23 (2.41) | 1.07 (0.86) | 32.54 (18.30) | 26.18 (17.29) | 0.29 |
| >5 | 337 (27.1) | 4.49 (1.98) | 1.03 (0.92) | 26.55 (14.08) | 22.55 (14.27) | 0.29 |
| Condom use in the past 48 h | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | p < 0.01 | |
| Yes | 712 (57.6) | 4.93 (2.37) | 1.17 (0.99) | 31.46 (16.88) | 26.23 (15.78) | 0.33 |
| No | 523 (42.4) | 4.40 (2.12) | 0.18 (0.94) | 25.77 (14.55) | 20.38 (14.03) | 0.24 |
a
Mean and standard deviation.
b
Number of alters with whom ego consistently used condoms divided by number of ego's sex partner alters.