Table 2.
Association between background characteristics, sexual behaviors, drug injecting behaviors, and HIV among FSWs
| Characteristics | Total (n=5958) | HIV (n=100, 1.7%) | Not HIV (n=5858, 98.3%) | χ2(df) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Year | |||||
| 2004 | 700 (11.7) | 14 (2) | 686 (98) | 9.5 (7) | 0.212 |
| 2006 | 1300 (21.8) | 20 (1.5) | 1280 (98.5) | ||
| 2008 | 700 (11.7) | 17 (2.4) | 683 (97.6) | ||
| 2009 | 600 (10.1) | 14 (2.3) | 586 (97.7) | ||
| 2011 | 938 (15.7) | 14 (1.5) | 924 (98.5) | ||
| 2012 | 610 (10.2) | 6 (1) | 604 (99) | ||
| 2015 | 500 (8.4) | 10 (2) | 490 (98) | ||
| 2016 | 610 (10.2) | 5 (0.8) | 605 (99.2) | ||
| Region | |||||
| Kathmandu | 2593 (43.5) | 48 (1.9) | 2545 (98.1) | 1.8 (2) | 0.031 |
| Pokhara | 945 (15.9) | 18 (1.9) | 927 (98.1) | ||
| Terai | 2420 (40.6) | 34 (1.4) | 2386 (98.6) | ||
| Place of work | |||||
| Street | 1936 (32.5) | 52 (2.7) | 1884 (97.3) | 5.3 (1) | 0.023 |
| Establishment | 4022 (67.5) | 48 (1.2) | 3974 (98.8) | ||
| Age, years | |||||
| <20 | 2094 (35.1) | 20 (1) | 2074 (99) | 7.1 (2) | 0.026 |
| 21–29 | 2342 (39.3) | 42 (1.8) | 2300 (98.2) | ||
| ≥30 | 1522 (25.5) | 38 (2.5) | 1484 (97.5) | ||
| Education | |||||
| No education | 2064 (34.6) | 57 (2.8) | 2007 (97.2) | 22.5 (2) | <0.001 |
| Primary | 2146 (36) | 25 (1.2) | 2121 (98.8) | ||
| Secondary and above | 1748 (29.3) | 18 (1) | 1730 (99) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 1567 (26.3) | 11 (0.7) | 1556 (99.3) | 19.1 (2) | <0.001 |
| Married | 2799 (47.0) | 46 (1.6) | 2753 (98.4) | ||
| Separated (widow/divorced) | 1592 (26.7) | 43 (2.7) | 1549 (97.3) | ||
| Duration of sex work, years | |||||
| <1 | 2203 (37.0) | 28 (1.3) | 2175 (98.7) | 11.5(2) | 0.032 |
| 1–3 | 2240 (37.6) | 32 (1.4) | 2208 (98.6) | ||
| >3 | 1515 (25.4) | 40 (2.6) | 1475 (97.4) | ||
| Age of first sexual contact | |||||
| <20 | 5647 (94.8) | 98 (1.7) | 5549 (98.3) | 1.5 (1) | 0.215 |
| ≥20 | 311 (5.2) | 2 (0.6) | 309 (99.4) | ||
| Total number of sexual partners | |||||
| 1 | 573 (9.6) | 4 (0.7) | 569 (99.3) | 3.1(1) | 0.085 |
| >1 | 5385 (90.4) | 96 (1.8) | 5289 (98.2) | ||
| Number of clients per day | |||||
| 1 | 415 (7.0) | 2 (0.5) | 413 (99.5) | 3.1 (1) | 0.073 |
| >1 | 5543 (93.0) | 98 (1.8) | 5445 (98.2) | ||
| Number of clients in past week | |||||
| 1 | 816 (13.7) | 5 (0.6) | 811 (99.4) | 5.8 (1) | 0.015 |
| >1 | 5142 (86.3) | 95 (1.8) | 5047 (98.2) | ||
| Number of clients in past year | |||||
| 1 | 3339 (56.0) | 47 (1.4) | 3292 (98.6) | 3.1 (1) | 0.082 |
| >1 | 2619 (44.0) | 53 (2) | 2566 (98) | ||
| Number of working days in a week | |||||
| ≤2 | 513 (8.6) | 3 (0.6) | 510 (99.4) | 3.4(1) | 0.063 |
| >2 | 5445 (91.4) | 97 (1.8) | 5348 (98.2) | ||
| Consistent condom use with clients | |||||
| Yes | 5127 (86.1) | 90 (1.8) | 5037 (98.2) | 1.1 (1) | 0.367 |
| No | 831 (13.9) | 10 (1.2) | 821 (98.8) | ||
| Consistent condom use with regular partners | |||||
| Yes | 3755 (63.0) | 61 (1.6) | 3694 (98.4) | 0.1 (1) | 0.723 |
| No | 2203 (37.0) | 39 (1.8) | 2164 (98.2) | ||
| Consistent condom used with nonpaying partners | |||||
| Yes | 1217 (20.4) | 22 (1.8) | 1195 (98.2) | 0.1(1) | 0.856 |
| No | 4741 (79.6) | 78 (1.6) | 4663 (98.4) | ||
| Ever used drug | |||||
| Yes | 369 (6.2) | 7 (1.9) | 362 (98.1) | 0.1 (1) | 0.932 |
| No | 5589 (93.8) | 93 (1.7) | 5496 (98.3) | ||
| Ever injected drug | |||||
| Yes | 94 (1.6) | 8 (8.5) | 86 (91.5) | 22.9 (1) | <0.001 |
| No | 5864 (98.4) | 92 (1.6) | 5772 (98.4) | ||
| Presence of syphilis | |||||
| Yes | 230 (3.9) | 13 (5.7) | 217 (94.3) | 20 (1) | <0.001 |
| No | 5728 (96.1) | 87 (1.5) | 5641 (98.5) | ||
Abbreviations: df, degrees of freedom; FSWs, female sex workers.