Table 2.
Sex work programme service use among HIV positive FSWs and associations with HIV cascade of care indicators
| Self-report HIV status | Self-report ART status | Viral suppression on ART | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Total | Known positive | Newly diagnosed | P-value (χ2) | On ART | Not on ART | P-value (χ2) | Suppressed | Not suppressed | P-value (χ2) |
| Site of recruitment | ||||||||||
| New (< 6 months) or pending comprehensive HIV services | 902/1862 (48.44) | 801/1708 (46.90) | 101/154 (65.58) | < .0001 (19.8) | 673/1453 (46.32) | 112/220 (50.91) | 0.2035 (1.6) | 458/1024 (44.73) | 181/361 (50.14) | 0.0761 (3.1) |
| Established comprehensive HIV services (> 6 months) | 960/1862 (51.56) | 907/1708 (53.10) | 53/154 (34.42) | 780/1453 (53.68) | 108/220 (49.09) | 566/1024 (55.27) | 180/361 (49.86) | |||
| Use of peer outreach services | ||||||||||
| No | 108/1862 (5.80) | 99/1708 (5.80) | 9/154 (5.84) | 0.9806 (0.0) | 87/1453 (5.99) | 11/220 (5.00) | 0.5610 (0.3) | 68/1024 (6.64) | 16/361 (4.43) | 0.1306 (2.3) |
| Yes | 1754/1862 (94.20) | 1609/1708 (94.20) | 145/154 (94.16) | 1366/1453 (94.01) | 209/220 (95.00) | 956/1024 (93.36) | 345/361 (95.57) | |||
| Use of HIV testing and treatment services | ||||||||||
| No | 821/1862 (44.09) | 733/1708 (42.92) | 88/154 (57.14) | 0.0007 (11.6) | 614/1453 (42.26) | 100/220 (45.45) | 0.3716 (0.8) | 411/1024 (40.14) | 165/361 (45.71) | 0.0649 (3.4) |
| Yes | 1041/1862 (55.91) | 975/1708 (57.08) | 66/154 (42.86) | 839/1453 (57.74) | 120/220 (54.55) | 613/1024 (59.86) | 196/361 (54.29) | |||
| Use of sexual and reproductive health services | ||||||||||
| No | 1029/1862 (55.26) | 926/1708 (54.22) | 103/154 (66.88) | 0.0025 (9.2) | 789/1453 (54.30) | 114/220 (51.82) | 0.4910 (0.5) | 557/1024 (54.39) | 200/361 (55.40) | 0.7410 (0.1) |
| Yes | 833/1862 (44.74) | 782/1708 (45.78) | 51/154 (33.12) | 664/1453 (45.70) | 106/220 (48.18) | 467/1024 (45.61) | 161/361 (44.60) | |||
| Use of any other clinical services | ||||||||||
| No | 1560/1862 (83.78) | 1420/1708 (83.14) | 140/154 (90.91) | 0.0122 (6.3) | 1212/1453 (83.41) | 181/220 (82.27) | 0.6727 (0.2) | 872/1024 (85.16) | 287/361 (79.50) | 0.0124 (6.3) |
| Yes | 302/1862 (16.22) | 288/1708 (16.86) | 14/154 (9.09) | 241/1453 (16.59) | 39/220 (17.73) | 152/1024 (14.84) | 74/361 (20.50) | |||
| Use of mental health services | ||||||||||
| No | 1379/1862 (74.06) | 1252/1708 (73.30) | 127/154 (82.47) | 0.0129 (6.2) | 1061/1453 (73.02) | 166/220 (75.45) | 0.4469 (0.6) | 747/1024 (72.95) | 264/361 (73.13) | 0.9469 (0.0) |
| Yes | 483/1862 (25.94) | 456/1708 (26.70) | 27/154 (17.53) | 392/1453 (26.98) | 54/220 (24.55) | 277/1024 (27.05) | 97/361 (26.87) | |||
| Use of assistance with violence or human rights violations | ||||||||||
| No | 1510/1862 (81.10) | 1373/1708 (80.39) | 137/154 (88.96) | 0.0092 (6.8) | 1170/1453 (80.52) | 175/220 (79.55) | 0.7336 (0.1) | 830/1024 (81.05) | 288/361 (79.78) | 0.5971 (0.3) |
| Yes | 352/1862 (18.90) | 335/1708 (19.61) | 17/154 (11.04) | 283/1453 (19.48) | 45/220 (20.45) | 194/1024 (18.95) | 73/361 (20.22) | |||
| Use of other social and financial assistance | ||||||||||
| No | 1609/1862 (86.41) | 1470/1708 (86.07) | 139/154 (90.26) | 0.1457 (2.1) | 1250/1453 (86.03) | 190/220 (86.36) | 0.8937 (0.0) | 878/1024 (85.74) | 314/361 (86.98) | 0.5591 (0.3) |
| Yes | 253/1862 (13.59) | 238/1708 (13.93) | 15/154 (9.74) | 203/1453 (13.97) | 30/220 (13.64) | 146/1024 (14.26) | 47/361 (13.02) | |||
| Number of SW programme services used | ||||||||||
| 0–1 | 531/1862 (28,52) | 469/1708 (27.45)a | 62/154 (40.26)a | 0.0006 (19.4) | 391/1453 (26,91) | 66/220 (30.00) | 0.4164 (1.7) | 281/1024 (27.44) | 89/361 (24.65) | 0.5394 (1.2) |
| 2–3 | 796/1862 (42.75) | 727/1708 (42.56) | 69/154 (44.81) | 628/1453 (43.22) | 85/220 (38.64) | 440/1024 (42.97) | 165/361 (45.71) | |||
| 4 + | 535/1862 (28.73) | 512/1708 (29.98)b | 23/154 (14.94)b | 434/1453 (28.87) | 69/220 (31.36) | 303/1024 (29.59) | 107/361 (29.64) | |||
NB: P-value (χ2 test statistic) represents the global p-value comparison;
where global p-values were significant, strata comparisons were conducted and were significant for the comparisons a and b
Self-report HIV status: a0.0007 and b0.0038