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After logistic regression, only trichomoniasis (P=0.02) remains significantly associated with
HIV infection. The trend for association between SIL and HIV remains in the regression
analysis (P=0.07).
Discussion
Table 4 : Characteristics of the 272 women working at home or in bars according to place of work.
Home n=216
% or mean
Bar n=56
% or mean
OR (95% CI) P
Age 33 29 0.001
Single 40 50 1.4 (0.9-1.0) 0.1
Duration prostitution 6.8 6.0 0.3
Partners/day 3.7 3.7 0.9
Partners/week 14 27 0.04
Charge per act
Condom use :
110 120 0.6
Never
40
27 1.2 (0.8-1.7)*
0.5*
1-49%
19
36
50-75%
22
20
Always
19
18
Douching 69 77 1.5 (0.7-2.9) 0.2
Lubricants 22 27 1.3 (0.7-2.6) 0.3
Sex during menses 20 31 1.6 (1.0-2.6) 0.06
Anal intercourse 15 13 0.8 (0.4-1.7) 0.4
Alcohol use 43 66 2.2 (1.3-3.6) 0.001
HIV infection 25 29 1.0 (0.9-1.2) 0.3
*P value for categories «always» and «never». OR= odds ratios; CI= confidence intervals.
This paper describes the baseline data of the 318 sex workers screened during the first 7
months of the enrolment phase of a randomized placebo controlled trial with azithromycin to
reduce STI incidence. This cohort of female sex workers was set up in a slum area in
Nairobi.
The women in our study were initially mainly recruited through an existing network of peer
leaders. As it became clear that some FSWs were not reached by these peer-leaders, other
ways of recruiting them were identified. As a result, women working in bars and clubs were
also enrolled later on in the study although at a slower pace. The women we enrolled form a
non-coherent group of sex workers with striking differences in relation to demography as well
as to risk behavior according to the place where they were working. Women carrying out
their activities at home were older, more often divorced or widowed and had been in
prostitution for a longer time.
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