Table 1 Comparisons of characteristics of female entertainment workers who reported consistent and inconsistent condom use with sweethearts
Socio-economic characteristics | Total (n = 204) | Condom use in the past 3 months | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Consistent (n = 64) | Inconsistent (n = 140) | p-value* | ||
Province | 0.97 | |||
Phnom Penh | 159 (77.9) | 50 (31.4) | 109 (68.6) | |
Siem Reap | 45 (22.1) | 14 (31.1) | 31 (68.9) | |
Mean age (in year) | 25.7 ± 5.4 | 25.3 ± 5.2 | 25.9 ± 5.4 | 0.47 |
Years of formal education completed | 6.4 ± 2.9 | 6.0 ± 2.6 | 6.6 ± 3.0 | 0.17 |
Currently place of employment | 0.79 | |||
Karaoke parlor | 110 (53.9) | 33 (30.0) | 77 (70.0) | |
Restaurant | 52 (25.5) | 16 (30.8) | 36 (69.2) | |
Other | 42 (20.6) | 15 (35.7) | 27 (64.3) | |
Working duration in this career† | 0.02 | |||
< 28 months | 132 (65.3) | 49 (37.1) | 83 (62.9) | |
≥ 28 months | 70 (34.7) | 15 (21.4) | 55 (78.6) | |
Working duration for the current establishment† | 0.04 | |||
< 18 months | 139 (68.5) | 50 (36.0) | 89 (64.0) | |
≥ 18 months | 64 (31.5) | 14 (21.9) | 50 (78.1) | |
Mean monthly income (in US$) | 232 ± 155 | 238 ± 168 | 229 ± 149 | 0.71 |
Received HIV education (in past 6 months) | 0.35 | |||
No | 60 (29.4) | 16 (26.7) | 44 (73.3) | |
Yes | 144 (70.6) | 48 (33.3) | 96 (66.7) | |
Tested for HIV in the past 6 months | 0.10 | |||
No | 85 (41.7) | 32 (37.6) | 53 (62.4) | |
Yes | 119 (58.3) | 32 (26.9) | 87 (73.1) | |
Self-perception of HIV risk compared to the general population | 0.26 | |||
Higher | 54 (26.5) | 13 (24.1) | 41 (75.9) | |
Same | 40 (19.6) | 11 (27.5) | 29 (72.5) | |
Lower | 83 (40.7) | 28 (33.7) | 55 (66.3) | |
Don’t know | 27 (13.2) | 12 (44.4) | 15 (55.6) | |
Total score of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12)† | 0.24 | |||
≤ 3 (lower than the average level) | 95 (47.0) | 33 (34.7) | 62 (65.3) | |
≥ 4 (higher than the average level) | 107 (53.0) | 29 (27.1) | 78 (72.9) | |
Mean score of HIV knowledge | 21.2 ± 1.9 | 21.1 ± 2.2 | 21.5 ± 1.8 | 0.17 |