High HIV risk profile among female commercial sex workers in Vinnitsa, Ukraine

Table 1

HIV risk profile among female commercial sex workers (n = 58)

Variable	No	%	95% CI*
*Confidential interval.
†Among regular injecting drug users.
Injecting drug use at least once	41	71	57.3 to 81.9
Regular injecting drug use	34	59	44.9 to 71.4
Injecting drug practice†
Borrow used syringes	8	24	10.7 to 41.2
Lend used syringes	3	9	1.9 to 23.7
Require assistance injecting	13	38	22.2 to 56.4
Inject drugs in a group	11	32	17.4 to 50.5
Number of clients per average day
One or two	8	14	6.1 to 25.4
Three or four	21	36	24.0 to 49.9
Five and more	29	50	36.6 to 63.4
Condom use during the last sexual contact	38	66	51.9 to 77.5
Condom use during the past month
Always	29	50	36.6 to 63.4
More than in the half of cases (>50%)	16	28	16.7 to 40.9
In the half of cases (50%)	8	14	6.1 to 25.4
Less than in the half of cases (<50%)	5	9	2.9 to 19.0
Reasons for occasionally not using condoms during sex trade
Client refusal	32	55	41.5 to 68.3
Higher payment	23	40	27.0 to 53.4
Permanent client	24	41	28.6 to 55.1
Use of psychoactive substances before a sexual contact during the past month
Always	12	21	11.2 to 33.4
More than in the half of cases (>50%)	16	28	16.7 to 40.9
In the half of cases (50%)	24	41	28.6 to 55.1
Less than in the half of cases (<50%)	4	7	1.9 to 16.7
Never	2	3	0.4 to 11.9