Prevalence of a positive rapid test for syphilis by socio-demographic and other characteristics among female sex workers (FSWs) recruited by respondent-driven sampling (RDS) and PLACE in Liuzhou
| RDS-II | PLACE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
| Total including test refusers | 576 | 161 | ||
| Rapid test positive | 8.00 | 5.9 to 13.0 | 24.0 | 13.2 to 34.8 |
| Rapid test negative | 85.5 | 79.9 to 89.6 | 76.0 | 65.2 to 86.8 |
| Refused test | 6.5 | 3.6 to 9.7 | 0.0 | |
| FSWs tested | 530 | 161 | ||
| All tested | 8.5 | NA | 24.0 | 13.2 to 34.8 |
| Age 15–24 | 2.8 | 0.4 to 5.9 | 23.9 | 8.7 to 39.1 |
| Age ≥25 | 13.0 | 6.8 to 21.2 | 24.1 | 8.2 to 40.0 |
| Never married | 4.9 | 1.7 to 8.0 | 25.9 | 12.1 to 39.8 |
| 0–9 partners in past 4 weeks | 6.1 | 1.3 to 12.9 | 23.6 | 3.7 to 43.6 |
| More than 10 partners in past 4 weeks | 9.8 | 5.1 to 15.3 | 20.3 | 7.0 to 33.5 |
| Condom used during last sex | 4.4 | 2.1 to 7.3 | 23.8 | 12.2 to 35.4 |
| Solicited in urban district | 8.2 | 4.7 to 13.0 | 17.8 | 4.0 to 31.5 |
| Solicited in Liuzhou counties | 26.7 | 3.1 to 48.4 | 32.7 | 17.4 to 47.9 |
| Solicited out of Liuzhou | 4.9 | 0.0 to 8.9 | 27.8 | 14.5 to 41.1 |
| Venues where solicited in past 6 months: | ||||
| Outdoors | 71.2 | 45.0 to 90.2 | 51.0 | 0.0 to 100 |
| Telephone/internet | 12.4 | 6.2 to 22.3 | 6.6 | 0.0 to 16.5 |
| Karaoke TV, karaoke | 4.1 | 0.3 to 13.8 | 20.4 | 0.6 to 40.1 |
| Hair salon | 2.1 | 0.0 to 6.5 | 30.6 | 12.7 to 48.5 |
| Massage | 4.2 | 1.4 to 7.0 | 21.7 | 6.7 to 36.7 |
RDS total (n=530) reflects the seven seeds and 46 refusals excluded from the initial 583 respondents. It is not possible to estimate the CIs for some RDS-II estimates.
NA, not available; PLACE, Priorities for Local AIDS Control Efforts.