Table 2 Sexual habits reports and demographic data among female sexual workers in three countryside cities of the state of Pará, Amazon region of Brazil
Characteristics | Overall sample | Syphilis + | Poisson regression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | p | RP (95% CI) | |
Age | ||||||
15–25 | 103 | 56.0 | 16 | 61.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 (0.6–2.9) |
26–36 | 69 | 37.5 | 9 | 34.6 | 0.9 (0.4–2.0) | |
> 36 | 12 | 6.5 | 1 | 3.9 | Reference | |
Marital status | ||||||
Unmarried | 142 | 77.2 | 24 | 92.3 | 0.2 | 5.1 (0.7–31.8) |
Married | 28 | 15.2 | 1 | 3.8 | Reference | |
Data not available | 14 | 7.6 | 1 | 3.8 | ||
Length of education | ||||||
Up to primary school | 118 | 64.1 | 22 | 84.6 | 0.03 | 3.1 (1.1–8.7) |
Secondary school or more | 66 | 35.9 | 4 | 15.4 | Reference | |
Use of illicit drugs (injectable/non-injectable) | ||||||
Yes | 73 | 39.7 | 12 | 46.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 (0.6–2.8) |
No | 111 | 60.3 | 14 | 53.8 | Reference | |
Condom use | ||||||
Rarely | 36 | 19.6 | 5 | 19.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 (0.3–5.7) |
Sometimes | 51 | 27.7 | 8 | 30.8 | 1.1 (0.4–3.0) | |
Always | 97 | 52.7 | 13 | 50 | Reference | |
Anal sex | ||||||
High frequency | 12 | 6.5 | 7 | 26.9 | 0.02 | 11.2 (3.6–31.2) |
Sometimes | 71 | 38.6 | 9 | 34.6 | 1.3 (0.5–3.2) | |
Never | 101 | 54.9 | 10 | 38.5 | Reference | |
Alcohol consumption prior or during work period | ||||||
Always | 184 | 100 | 23 | 100 | – | |
No | – | – | – | – | ||
Number of sexual partners | ||||||
More than 20 | 13 | 7.1 | 2 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 (0.2–5.5) |
10 to 20 | 118 | 64.1 | 17 | 65.4 | 1.1 (0.4–2.7) | |
Up to 9 | 53 | 28.8 | 7 | 26.9 | Reference | |
Sexual partners from other Brazilian states | ||||||
Yes | 132 | 71.7 | 18 | 69.2 | 0.5 | 1.5 (0.6–5.8) |
No | 37 | 20.1 | 3 | 11.4 | Reference | |
Data not available | 15 | 8.2 | 5 | 19.2 | ||
STI History | ||||||
Yes | 44 | 23.9 | 10 | 38.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 (0.9–5.0) |
No | 140 | 76.1 | 16 | 61.5 | Reference | |