Table 1. Comparisons of socio-demographic characteristics of FEWs who had and who had not been tested for HIV.
| Socio-economic characteristics | Total (n = 667) |
HIV testing in the past 6 months | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 352) | OR (95% CI)* | |||
| Lived in Siem Reap | 144 (21.6) | 99 (68.8) | 2.35 (1.59–3.47) | |
| Age > 25 years | 297 (44.5) | 179 (60.3) | 1.73 (1.27–2.35) | |
| Marital Status | ||||
| Never married | 294 (41.4) | 130 (44.2) | Reference | |
| Married | 190 (28.5) | 110 (57.9) | 1.73 (1.20–2.51) | |
| Divorced, separated, or widowed | 183 (27.4) | 112 (61.2) | 1.99 (1.37–2.90) | |
| Completed formal education >7 years | 411 (61.6) | 205 (49.9) | 0.74 (0.54–1.01) | |
| Entertainment establishment | ||||
| Karaoke bar | 298 (47.4) | 143 (48.0) | Reference | |
| Restaurant | 201 (30.1) | 117 (58.2) | 0.69 (0.50–1.05) | |
| Massage parlor | 84 (12.6) | 47 (56.0) | 1.38 (0.85–2.24) | |
| Beer garden | 24 (3.6) | 13 (54.2) | 1.28 (0.56–2.95) | |
| Other | 60 (9.0) | 32 (53.3) | 1.24 (0.71–2.16) | |
| Average monthly income >$200 | 235 (35.2) | 127 (54.0) | 1.08 (0.79–1.49) | |
| Worked as FEW for >14 months | 330 (49.5) | 195 (59.1) | 1.66 (1.22–2.25) | |
| Worked in current venue > 8 months | 316 (47.4) | 190 (60.1) | 1.76 (1.29–2.39) | |
| Received HIV education in the past 6 months | 495 (74.3) | 300 (85.2) | 3.52 (2.43–5.11) | |
| Received SRH information in the past 6 months | 432 (64.8) | 254 (58.8) | 2.00 (1.45–2.75) | |
| Self-regarded HIV risk compared to the general population | ||||
| Higher | 154 (23.1) | 86 (55.8) | Reference | |
| Same | 93 (13.9) | 55 (59.1) | 1.14 (0.68–1.93) | |
| Lower | 339 (50.8) | 175 (51.6) | 0.84 (0.58–1.24) | |
| Don’t know | 81 (12.1) | 36 (44.4) | 0.63 (0.37–1.09) | |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; FEWs, female entertainment workers; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; OR, odds ratio; SRH, sexual and reproductive health.
*Chi-square test (or Fisher’s exact test when a cell count was smaller than one) was used.