Table 2

STI prevalence among female sex workers by HIV serostatus*

HIV negativeHIV positive
No (%)No (%)OR (95% CI)p Value
*Denominators differ because of missing specimens.
Bacterial vaginosis138/303 (46)73/129 (57)1.5 (1.0–2.3)0.05
Candida 28/303 (9)11/130 (9)0.9 (0.4–1.9)0.9
Trichomoniasis43/369 (12)41/156 (26)2.7 (1.7–4.4)<0.001
Chlamydia30/327 (9)11/124 (9)1.0 (0.5–2.0)1.0
Gonorrhoea30/370 (8)22/156 (14)1.9 (1.0–3.3)0.04
Syphilis23/369 (6)8/159 (5)0.8 (0.3–1.8)0.7
Clinical ulcer2/373 (1)5/161 (3)6.0 (1.1–31.0)0.03
CIN4/373 (1)5/161 (3)3.0 (0.8–11.2)0.2