Table 2. Sexual risk factors characteristics by HIV status for female Soweto based sex workers, including raw percentages and adjusted population level prevalence with 95% confidence intervals for both univariate and bivariate analysis showing row percentage.
| Variable (n = 508) | Overall | HIV + | HIV – | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw n (%) | RDS Adjusted % (95% CI) |
Raw n (%) | RDS Adjusted % (95% CI) |
Raw n (%) | RDS Adjusted % (95% CI) |
|
| Age first sex | ||||||
| 4–15 years | 157 (30.9) | 30.9 (25.9–35.9) | 94 (33.6) | 58.4 (48.0–68.2) | 63 (27.6) | 41.6 (32.6–52.0) |
| 16–25 years | 351 (69.1) | 69.1 (63.9–74.1) | 186 (66.4) | 51.5 (44.5–58.9) | 165 (72.4) | 48.5 (41.1–55.5) |
| Length of time selling sex | ||||||
| 1–2 years | 171 (33.7) | 38.5 (32.5–45.1) | 73 (42.7) | 44.1 (34.6–53.3) | 98 (57.3) | 55.9 (46.7–65.5) |
| 3–7 years | 233 (45.9) | 41.4 (35.3–46.8) | 136 (58.4) | 57.8 (48.7–65.3) | 97 (41.6) | 42.2 (35.1–51.4) |
| 8–33 years | 104 (20.5) | 20.1 (15.4–25.6) | 71 (68.3) | 63.5 (50.1–76.9) | 33 (31.7) | 36.5 (23.1–49.5) |
| Partner knowing she sells sex | ||||||
| Partner does not know | 364 (72.4) | 80.1 (74.3–84.3) | 183 (50.3) | 48.8 (42.5–55.8) | 181 (49.7) | 51.2 (44.4–57.7) |
| Partner knows | 139 (27.6) | 19.9 (15.7–25.2) | 94 (67.6) | 74.2 (65.4–83.3) | 45 (32.4) | 25.8 (16.8–34.8) |
| Number clients in the past day | ||||||
| 0–4 | 219 (43.1) | 43.4 (37.3–48.9) | 107 (48.9) | 46.1 (37.1–55.9) | 112 (51.1) | 53.9 (43.7–62.6) |
| 5–19 | 289 (56.9) | 56.6 (50.7–62.5) | 173 (59.9) | 59.7 (52.1–66.8) | 116 (40.1) | 40.3 (32.8–48.2) |
| Daily earning potential/client | ||||||
| ≤R50.00 | 350 (68.9) | 70.4 (64.6–75.3) | 199 (56.9) | 55.8 (49.3–63.1) | 151 (43.1) | 44.2 (37.0–50.8) |
| >R50.00 | 158 (31.1) | 29.6 (24.8–35.5) | 81 (51.3) | 48.6 (38.4–59.0) | 77 (48.7) | 51.4 (40.9–61.6) |
| Inconsistent & problematic condom use | ||||||
| Consistent condom usage | 122 (24.0) | 22.3 (117.9–27.5) | 65 (53.3) | 53.9 (43.2–65.1) | 57 (46.7) | 46.1 (34.8–56.7) |
| Inconsistent condom usage | 386 (76.0) | 77.7 (72.3–82.2) | 215 (55.7) | 53.6 (46.4–60.4) | 171 (44.3) | 46.4 (39.3–53.6) |
| Dry sex in the past month | ||||||
| Dry sex reported | 129 (25.4) | 24.9 (20.4–29.4) | 198 (52.2) | 67.7 (56.1–76.5) | 181 (47.8) | 32.3 (23.0–44.5) |
| No dry sex reported | 379 (74.6) | 75.1 (70.7–79.8) | 82 (63.6) | 48.9 (42.3–56.3) | 47 (36.4) | 51.1 (43.5–57.6) |
| STI symptoms in the past 6 months | ||||||
| STI symptoms | 259 (51.0) | 49.8 (43.9–55.7) | 157 (60.6) | 61.2 (53.1–68.9) | 102 (39.4) | 38.8 (30.5–46.7) |
| No STI symptoms | 249 (49.0) | 50.2 (44.3–56.1) | 123 (49.4) | 46.1 (37.7–54.6) | 126 (50.6) | 53.9 (46.1–62.2) |
| Most popular pick-up location | ||||||
| Hostel used as a pick-up location | 306 (60.2) | 52.2 (45.8–59.6) | 178 (58.2) | 55.7 (47.2–63.6) | 128 (41.8) | 44.3 (36.6–53.0) |
| Other locations used | 202 (39.8) | 48.0 (40.4–54.5) | 102 (50.5) | 51.8 (43.2–61.2) | 100 (49.5) | 48.2 (38.8–56.5) |
| Binge drinking (including volume per drink) | ||||||
| Low-level drinking | 127 (25%) | 23.8 (19.1–28.6) | 64 (22.9) | 21.8 (15.4–28.5) | 63 (27.6) | 26.7 (19.6–35.5) |
| High-level drinking | 381 (75%) | 76.2 (71.2–81.2) | 216 (77.1) | 78.2 (71.8–84.7) | 165 (72.4) | 73.3 (64.1–80.6) |
| IP physical/sexual violence ever | ||||||
| None | 220 (43.3) | 46.2 (40.4–51.9) | 123 (55.9) | 56.7 (48.3–64.9) | 97 (44.1) | 43.3 (34.7–51.9) |
| Some | 288 (56.7) | 53.8 (48.1–59.6) | 157 (54.5) | 50.8 (42.8–58.5) | 131 (45.5) | 49.2 (40.9–57.5) |
| Sexual violence by non–IP | ||||||
| None | 231 (45.5) | 44.5(38.6–49.8) | 112(48.5) | 46.2(37.1–54.2) | 119(51.5) | 53.8(45.4–63.0) |
| Some | 277 (54.5) | 55.5(50.2–61.4) | 168(60.7) | 59.6(52.4–67.5) | 109(39.4) | 40.4(33.1–48.0) |
Significant items are in bold