Risk factors for infection with Mycoplasma genitalium (MG), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), or Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) among sex workers in Ghana and Bénin
| MG+/total | p Value | NG+/total | p Value | CT+/total | p Value | TV+/total | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *500 CFA and 5000 Cedis ≈ US$0.80. | ||||||||
| City of work | ||||||||
| Cotonou | 84/304 (27.6%) | 0.14 | 51/304 (16.8%) | 0.001 | 11/304 (3.6%) | 0.17 | 78/304 (25.7%) | 0.23 |
| Porto Novo | 44/140 (31.4%) | 36/140 (25.7%) | 8/140 (5.7%) | 35/140 (25.0%) | ||||
| Accra | 89/382 (23.3%) | 45/382 (11.8%) | 9/382 (2.4%) | 78/382 (20.4%) | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 18–30 | 67/263 (25.5%) | 0.09 | 44/263 (16.7%) | 0.90 | 15/263 (5.7%) | 0.04 | 61/263 (23.2%) | 0.31 |
| 31–40 | 108/365 (29.6%) | 58/365 (15.9%) | 9/365 (2.5%) | 77/365 (21.1%) | ||||
| More than 40 | 42/198 (21.2%) | 30/198 (15.2%) | 4/198 (2.0%) | 53/198 (26.8%) | ||||
| Schooling | ||||||||
| None | 72/244 (29.5%) | 0.03 | 46/244 (18.9%) | 0.29 | 6/244 (2.5%) | 0.41 | 76/244 (31.1%) | 0.001 |
| Primary | 130/488 (26.6%) | 70/488 (14.3%) | 20/488 (4.1%) | 98/488 (20.1%) | ||||
| Secondary or more | 14/91 (15.4%) | 15/91 (16.5%) | 2/91 (2.2%) | 17/91 (18.7%) | ||||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Never married | 59/273 (21.6%) | 0.04 | 31/273 (11.4%) | 0.04 | 15/273 (5.5%) | 0.048 | 50/273 (18.3%) | 0.01 |
| Currently married | 22/95 (23.2%) | 17/95 (17.9%) | 1/95 (1.1%) | 17/95 (17.9%) | ||||
| Widowed/divorced | 135/455 (29.7%) | 83/455 (18.2%) | 12/455 (2.6%) | 123/455 (27.0%) | ||||
| Price per intercourse* | ||||||||
| ⩽500 CFA/5000Ce | 179/656 (27.3%) | 0.31 | 119/656(18.1%) | 0.001 | 21/656 (3.2%) | 0.55 | 158/656 (24.1%) | 0.09 |
| >500 CFA/5000 Ce | 35/153 (22.9%) | 11/153 (7.2%) | 7/153 (4.6%) | 27/153 (17.6%) | ||||
| Duration of sex work | ||||||||
| Less than 1 year | 91/295 (30.8%) | 0.07 | 48/295 (16.3%) | 0.94 | 15/295 (5.1%) | 0.20 | 67/295 (22.7%) | 0.47 |
| 1–3 years | 66/285 (23.2%) | 45/285 (15.8%) | 5/285 (1.8%) | 62/285 (21.8%) | ||||
| More than 3 years | 59/243 (24.3%) | 39/243 (16.0%) | 8/243 (3.3%) | 62/243 (25.5%) | ||||
| Average number of clients per week | ||||||||
| 14 or less | 55/232 (23.7%) | 0.50 | 28/232 (12.1%) | 0.13 | 8/232 (3.4%) | 0.99 | 56/232 (24.1%) | 0.92 |
| 15–28 | 85/320 (26.6%) | 59/320 (18.4%) | 11/320 (3.4%) | 73/320 (22.8%) | ||||
| more than 28 | 70/246 (28.5%) | 39/246 (15.9%) | 8/246 (3.3%) | 56/246 (22.8%) | ||||
| Number of clients last working day | ||||||||
| 0–2 | 55/222 (24.8%) | 0.04 | 30/222 (13.5%) | 0.14 | 6/222 (2.7%) | 0.73 | 49/222 (22.1%) | 0.84 |
| 3–4 | 76/329 (23.1%) | 48/329 (14.6%) | 13/329 (4.0%) | 79/329 (24.0%) | ||||
| 5 or more | 84/261 (32.2%) | 51/261 (19.5%) | 9/261 (3.4%) | 63/261 (24.1%) | ||||
| Condom use, last week | ||||||||
| Not with all clients | 62/188 (33.0%) | 0.02 | 49/188 (26.1%) | <0.001 | 8/188 (4.3%) | 0.65 | 60/188 (31.9%) | 0.003 |
| With all clients | 144/592 (24.3%) | 77/592 (13.0%) | 19/592 (3.2%) | 124/592 (20.9%) | ||||
| HIV | ||||||||
| Negative | 51/308 (16.6%) | <0.001 | 30/308 (9.7%) | <0.001 | 14/308 (4.5%) | 0.13 | 68/308 (22.1%) | 0.62 |
| Positive (HIV-1 and/or HIV-2) | 156/473 (33.0%) | 95/473 (20.1%) | 11/473 (2.3%) | 113/473 (23.9%) | ||||