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.