Table 1.
Assessment variables
| Measurement | Timepointa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderators | B | M6 | M9 | M15 | |
| Age, income, education, marital status, experience of sex work, trauma | Sociodemographic Questionnaire | X | X | X | X |
| Substance abuse and criminal justice history | Modified Risk Behavior Assessment (RBA) [36] | X | X | X | X |
| Mental health status | BSI [37] | X | X | X | X |
| Partner violence history (paying and intimate) | Revised Conflict Tactics Scale [38] | X | X | X | X |
| Number and type of sexual partners (past year) | Modified RBA [36] | X | X | X | X |
| Perceived stigma | Modified Sex Worker Stigma (SWS) Index [39] | X | X | X | X |
| Mediators | B | M6 | M9 | M15 | |
| HIV/STI knowledge | HIV/STI knowledge [40] | X | X | X | X |
| Condom use self-efficacy | Condom Use Self-Efficacy Scale [41] | X | X | X | X |
| Condom use outcome expectancies | Condom Barriers Scale [42] | X | X | X | X |
| Condom negotiation self-efficacy | Condom Negotiation Self Efficacy Scale [43] | X | X | X | X |
| Sexual communication skills | Sexual Communication Scale [44] | X | X | X | X |
| Social support | MSPSS [45] | X | X | X | X |
| Current partner violence (paying and intimate) | Revised Conflict Tactics scale [38] | X | X | X | X |
| Access to services | RBA Services [36] | X | X | X | X |
| bFinancial literacy | Financial literacy knowledge [46] | X | X | X | X |
| bSavings deposits | Bank Statements | X | X | X | |
| bVocational training sessions attended | Attendance/process | X | X | X | |
| Outcomes | B | M6 | M9 | M15 | |
| STI (gonorrhea, syphilis, trichomoniasis, chlamydia, Mycoplasma genitalium), HCV, and HIV status | Laboratory assays (see Table 2) | X | X | X | |
| Sexual behavioral risk: number and % of unprotected sexual acts | Modified RBA [36] | X | X | X | X |
| Number and % shared injection acts, other drug use | Modified RBA [36] | X | X | X | X |
| Proportion of income from sex work, savings, debt | Economic Indicators Questionnaire | X | X | X | X |
| Cost of staff time, supplies, overhead for HIVRR and for MF | Project records; Administration review | Ongoing | |||
aB baseline (prior to randomization or intervention); M6 month-6 follow-up, M9 month-9 follow-up, M15 month-15 follow-up
bUniquely associated with asset theory and the HIVRR+MF arm
HCV hepatitis C virus, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, HIVRR HIV relative risk, MF microfinance, STI sexually transmitted disease