PRs and 95% CIs comparing perceptions, personal history of STD infections and HIV/STI prevalence between low-fee and medium-fee FSW in three provinces in China, 2012
| Total (N=1487) | Low-fee FSW (N=417) | Medium-fee FSW (N=1070) | PR (95% CI) | p Value* | APR (95% CI) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |||||
| Believe at risk for STI | |||||||
| No | 537 (39.4) | 131 (35.7) | 406 (40.7) | 1.0 (Ref) | 0.092 | ||
| Yes | 827 (60.6) | 236 (64.3) | 591 (59.3) | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.4) | |||
| Diagnosed with STI | |||||||
| No | 1304 (90.8) | 345 (84.8) | 959 (93.2) | 1.0 (Ref) | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 132 (9.2) | 62 (15.2) | 70 (6.8) | 2.8 (1.4 to 2.2) | |||
| Genital symptoms in past year | |||||||
| No | 1076 (76.4) | 201(49.8) | 875 (87.0) | 1.0 (Ref) | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 333 (23.6) | 202 (50.1) | 131 (13.0) | 3.2 (2.8 to 3.8) | 1.4 (1.1 to 1.8) | 0.009 | |
| Believe at risk for HIV/AIDS | |||||||
| No | 796 (55.1) | 206 (51.2) | 590 (56.3) | 1.0 (Ref) | 0.133 | ||
| Yes | 649 (44.9) | 191 (48.2) | 458 (43.7) | 1.1 (1.0 to 1.3) | |||
| Had HIV test in the past year | |||||||
| No | 1109 (75.6) | 287 (70.0) | 822 (77.8) | 1.0 (Ref) | 0.002 | ||
| Yes | 358 (24.4) | 123 (30.0) | 235 (22.2) | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.6) | |||
| HIV infection | |||||||
| No | 1480 (99.5) | 414 (99.3) | 1066 (99.6) | 1.0 (Ref) | 0.390 | ||
| Yes | 7 (0.5) | 3 (0.7) | 4 (0.3) | 1.5 (0.6 to 3.6) | |||
| Active syphilis infection | |||||||
| No | 1415 (95.2) | 382 (91.6) | 1033 (96.5) | 1.0 (Ref) | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 72 (4.8) | 35 (8.4) | 37 (3.5) | 1.8 (1.4 to 2.3) | |||
| HSV-2 infection | |||||||
| No | 1073 (72.2) | 285 (68.4) | 788 (73.6) | 1.0 (Ref) | 0.041 | ||
| Yes | 414 (27.8) | 132 (31.6) | 282 (26.4) | 1.2 (1.01 to 1.4) | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.7) | 0.041 | |
*χ2 tests.
FSW, female sex workers; HSV, herpes simplex virus; PRs, prevalence ratios; STD, sexually transmitted diseases; STI, sexually transmitted infections.