Table 1

Prevalence of STIs and BBVs in male CSWs, female CSWs, and homosexual men

Male CSWsFemale CSWsNon-CSW homosexual Men
*Data missing for 3 (3.2%) male CSW.
†Data missing for 11 (0.7%) female CSW.
‡Data missing for 39 (1.1%) homosexual men.
**Percentages refer to numbers positive of numbers tested.
¶STI = gonorrhoea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, syphilis, genital warts, and genital herpes.
Number94*1671†3541‡
Gonorrhoea (all sites)3/64 (4.7%)**40/1403 (2.9%)152/2050 (7.4%)
Chlamydia (all sites)1/58 (1.7%)73/1370 (5.3%)32/1700 (1.9%)
Trichomoniasis06/1047 (0.6%)0
Syphilis (all stages)2/68 (2.9%)21/1154 (1.8%)45/2217 (2.0%)
Genital warts19/91 (20.9%)76/1660 (4.6%)426/3502 (12.2%)
Genital herpes (culture positive and clinical diagnosis)7/91 (7.7%)69/1660 (4.2%)158/3502 (4.5%)
Hepatitis A (acute and chronic)0/170/3111/655 (1.7%)
Hepatitis B (acute and chronic)1/60 (1.7%)24/1029 (2.3%)44/1750 (2.5%)
Hepatitis C (chronic)0/326/51 (51.0%)26/81 (32.1%)
HIV4/62 (6.5%)4/1112 (0.4%)451/1885 (23.9%)
No STI¶ diagnosis61/91 (67.0%)1366/1660 (82.3%)2720/3502 (77.7%)
One or more STI¶29/91 (31.9%)259/1660 (15.6%)710/3502 (20.3%)
Two STIs¶1/91 (1.1%)31/1660 (1.9%)65/3502 (1.9%)
Three or more STIs¶0/914/1660 (0.2%)7/3502 (0.2%)