HIV, sexually transmitted infection, and viral hepatitis prevalence in young women with and without a history of sex work in low income areas of northern California, 1996–8
| Variable | % of sex workers (95% CI)* (n = 226) | % of non-sex workers* (95% CI) (n = 2317) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)*† |
|---|---|---|---|
| *All prevalence estimates, 95% confidence intervals, and odds ratios adjusted for survey design. | |||
| †Odds ratios adjusted for age, ethnicity, sexual identification, country of birth, education, employment and monthly income. | |||
| ‡The odds ratio calculated for hepatitis C infection adjusted for history of IDU in addition to age, ethnicity, sexual identification, country of birth, education, employment, and monthly income. | |||
| HIV infection | 0.3 (0.0 to 0.9) | 0.2 (0.0 to 0.4) | 0.5 (0.1 to 5.7) |
| Syphilis infection | 10.9 (6.0 to 15.7) | 1.4 (0.8 to 1.9) | 3.8 (1.9 to 7.8) |
| Gonorrhoea infection | 0.5 (0.0 to 1.6) | 0.8 (0.3 to 1.4) | 0.5 (0.1 to 4.9) |
| Chlamydia infection | 3.9 (1.2 to 6.7) | 3.2 (2.3 to 4.1) | 1.03 (0.9 to 2.4) |
| HSV-2 infection | 72.9 (63.8 to 82.0) | 30.3 (26.3 to 34.2) | 3.1 (2.0 to 4.9) |
| Hepatitis A infection | 18.1 (12.1 to 24.0) | 35.9 (30.3 to 41.4) | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.2) |
| Hepatitis B core antibody positive | 14.3 (8.0 to 20.6) | 7.9 (6.2 to 9.7) | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.2) |
| Hepatitis C infection | 13.0 (8.0 to 18.0) | 1.1 (0.4 to 1.7) | 2.7 (1.2 to 6.1)‡ |