Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of FSWs Enrolled in a simulated vaccine Efficacy Trial, Kampala Uganda (2014–2016)
| Variable | Sub Category | Total n (%) | Completed All Vaccinations n (%) | Completed All Vaccinations and Month 12 visit n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 290 (100) | 239 (82.4) | 212 (73.1) | |
| Age (Yrs) | 35+ | 62 (21.4) | 58 (93.6) | 55 (88.7) |
| 18–34 | 228 (78.6) | 181 (79.4) | 157 (68.9) | |
| Education | None | 16 (5.5) | 12 (75.0) | 10 (62.5) |
| Primary | 149 (51.4) | 123 (82.6) | 112 (75.2) | |
| Secondary or higher | 125 (43.1) | 104 (83.2) | 90 (72.0) | |
| Marital Status | Single never married | 68 (23.4) | 58 (85.3) | 52 (76.5) |
| Married | 18 (6.2) | 14 (77.8) | 13 (72.2) | |
| Separated or widowed | 204 (70.3) | 167 (81.9) | 147 (72.1) | |
| Alcohol use in the past month | None | 57 (19.7) | 44 (77.2) | 41 (71.9) |
| ≤ once a week | 148 (51.0) | 128 (86.5) | 110 (74.3) | |
| Daily | 85 (29.3) | 67 (78.8) | 61 (71.8) | |
| Drug use in the past month | No | 213 (73.4) | 177 (83.1) | 159 (74.7) |
| Yes | 77 (26.6) | 62 (80.5) | 53 (68.8) | |
| Drunk before sex in the past month | Never | 103 (35.5) | 86 (83.5) | 83 (80.6) |
| Sometimes/ most times | 170 (58.6) | 140 (82.4) | 119 (70.0) | |
| Always | 17 (5.9) | 13 (76.5) | 10 (58.8) | |
| Reported VDS in past 3 months | No | 204 (70.3) | 174 (85.3) | 154 (75.5) |
| Yes | 86 (29.7) | 65 (75.6) | 58 (67.4) | |
| Reported GUD in past 3 months | No | 236 (81.4) | 200 (84.8) | 179 (75.9) |
| Yes | 54 (18.6) | 39 (72.2) | 33 (61.1) | |
| Number of Sexual partners in past 3 months | 0–2 | 14 (4.9) | 11 (78.6) | 10 (71.4) |
| 0–3 | 61 (21.0) | 53 (86.9) | 50 (82.0) | |
| ≥ 6 | 215 (74.1) | 175 (81.4) | 152 (70.7) | |
| New sexual partner in past 3 months | No | 16 (5.5) | 12 (75.0) | 10 (62.5) |
| Yes | 274 (94.5) | 227 (82.9) | 202 (73.7) | |
| Condom use with new partner(s) | Never | 3 (1.1) | 3 (100) | 3 (100) |
| Sometimes/ most times | 52 (19.0) | 48 (92.3) | 42 (80.8) | |
| Always | 219 (79.9) | 176 (80.4) | 157 (71.7) | |
| Receiving payment for sex in past 3 months | No | 1 (0.3) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) |
| Yes | 289 (99.7) | 238 (82.4) | 211 (73.0) | |
| Giving payment for sex in past 3 months | No | 243 (83.8) | 202 (83.1) | 181 (74.5) |
| Yes | 47 (16.2) | 37 (78.7) | 31 (66.0) |