Number (%) of inconsistent condom users among clients according to sociodemographic, behavioural, and knowledge variables
| Variable | Total | Condom use | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inconsistent | Consistent† | ||||
| †Used a condom at each and every visit to a sex worker. | |||||
| *p<0.05, **p<0.001. | |||||
| Sociodemographic variables | |||||
| Age | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 34.7 | 35.9 | (10.00) | 33.7 | (10.17) |
| Median | 32 | 34 | 31 | ||
| Nationality | |||||
| Singaporean | 154 | 65 | (42.2) | 89 | (57.8) |
| Others | 75 | 38 | (50.7) | 37 | (49.3) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Never married | 132 | 60 | (45.5) | 72 | (54.5) |
| Married | 97 | 43 | (44.3) | 54 | (55.7) |
| Education | |||||
| None or primary education | 50 | 33 | (66.0) | 17 | (34.0)* |
| Secondary or higher | 179 | 70 | (39.1) | 109 | (60.9) |
| Occupation | |||||
| Unskilled operators | 55 | 34 | (61.8) | 21 | (38.2)* |
| Skilled operators | 75 | 37 | (49.3) | 38 | (50.7) |
| Others | 99 | 32 | (32.3) | 67 | (67.7) |
| Salary (Singapore $) | |||||
| <2000 | 135 | 71 | (52.6) | 64 | (47.4)* |
| ⩾2000 | 94 | 32 | (34.0) | 62 | (66.0) |
| Business trips | |||||
| Yes | 53 | 17 | (32.1) | 36 | (67.9)* |
| No | 176 | 86 | (48.9) | 90 | (51.1) |
| Behavioural variables | |||||
| No of visits in the past 6 months | |||||
| Median | 3 | 4 | 2* | ||
| 1–4 | 161 | 59 | (36.6) | 102 | (63.4)** |
| ⩾5 | 67 | 44 | (65.7) | 23 | (34.3) |
| Have regular sex worker | |||||
| Yes | 34 | 21 | (61.8) | 13 | (38.2)* |
| No | 195 | 82 | (42.1) | 113 | (57.9) |
| Practise oral sex | |||||
| Yes, use condom | 72 | 24 | (33.3) | 48 | (66.7) |
| Yes, didn’t use condom | 63 | 31 | (49.2) | 32 | (50.8) |
| No | 94 | 48 | (51.1) | 46 | (48.9) |
| Have other sex partners | |||||
| Yes | 108 | 38 | (35.2) | 70 | (64.8)* |
| No | 120 | 65 | (54.2) | 55 | (45.8) |
| Previous STD infection | |||||
| Yes | 82 | 46 | (61.8) | 36 | (38.2)* |
| No or don’t know | 147 | 57 | (42.1) | 90 | (57.9) |
| Knowledge | |||||
| STD knowledge | |||||
| Poor (<10) | 186 | 95 | (51.1) | 91 | (48.9)** |
| Good (10–11) | 43 | 8 | (18.6) | 35 | (81.4) |
| Condom knowledge | |||||
| Poor (<7) | 121 | 63 | (52.1) | 58 | (47.9)* |
| Good ( = 7) | 108 | 40 | (37.0) | 68 | (63.0) |