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. 2018 Jul 2;13(7):e0198095. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198095

Table 2. Comparisons of sexual and reproductive health and behaviors among FEWs who had and who had not been recently tested for HIV.

Sexual behaviors in the past 3 months Total
(n = 667)
HIV testing in the past 6 months
Yes (n = 352) OR (95% CI)*
Age at first sex >19 years 334 (50.1) 198 (59.3) 1.69 (1.25–2.30)
Number of sex partners >2 226 (33.9) 114 (50.4) 0.87 (0.63–1.20)
Used condom at last sex with a non-commercial partner 78 (38.2) 38 (48.7) 0.53 (0.30–0.94)
Always used condoms with commercial partners 100 (78.7) 58 (58.0) 0.91 (0.38–2.13)
Able to find condoms as needed 426 (63.9) 253 (59.4) 2.10 (1.52–2.89)
Diagnosed with an STI 150 (22.5) 86 (57.3) 1.27 (0.88–1.84)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; FEWs, female entertainment workers; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; OR, odds ratio; STI, sexually transmitted infections.

*Chi-square test (or Fisher’s exact test when a cell count was smaller than one) was used.