Table 1.

Distribution of consistent condom use, bacterial vaginosis (BV) at six months, and selected covariates by baseline BV status among female sex workers (FSWs) in Madagascar

Variables	Baseline BV status
	Positive		Negative		overall
	N*	Percentage	N*	Percentage	N*	Percentage
Bacterial vaginosis at 6 months
Yes	360	72.1	158	39.3	518	57.5
No	139	27.9	244	60.7	383	42.5
Consistent condom use
Yes	17	3.4	37	9.2	54	6.0
No	482	96.6	365	90.8	847	94.0
Marital status
Married or cohabiting	55	9.9	62	14.2	117	11.8
Single with or without steady boyfriend	411	73.7	233	53.4	644	64.8
Widowed/separated/divorced	92	16.5	141	32.3	233	23.4
Hormonal contraception
Yes	92	18.4	132	32.8	224	24.9
No	407	81.6	270	67.2	677	75.1
Mean number of clients in the past **7 days (SD)†	499	7.13 (5.1)	402	7.66 (5.7)	901	7.37 (5.4)
Non-paying sex partner in the past week
Yes	286	57.3	272	67.7	558	61.9
No	213	42.7	130	32.3	343	38.1
Randomization group†
Peer + clinic counseling	263	46.7	237	54.2	500	50.0
Peer only counseling	300	53.3	200	45.8	500	50.0
Site†
Antananarivo	367	65.2	133	30.4	500	50.0
Tamatave	196	34.8	304	69.6	500	50.0
Bacterial vaginosis at baseline†
Yes					563	56.3
No					437	43.7
Age in years: Mean (SD)†	561	28.17 (7.9)	437	28.38 (8.5)	901	28.26 (8.13)
Use water only for vaginal cleansing
Yes	294	58.92	273	67.9	567	37.1
No	205	41.08	129	32.09	334	62.9

^*Of the 1000 female sex workers (FSWs) randomized at baseline, 901 returned for 6-month visit. SD = sample standard deviation.

^**Mean number of clients reported for the 7 days preceding each of the 3 follow-up visits.

^†measured at baseline