Table 2 Sex work responses by ZEST study population
From: The influence of interviewers on survey responses among female sex workers in Zambia
Univariate | Bivariate regression a | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % / Median [IQR] | ICC b | Male IVR | Female IVR | p-value | |
Age at first sex for money | 949 | 19 [17–21] | 1.6% | 19.8 | 19.0 | 0.38 |
Condoms available while working | 963 | 1.8% | 0.26 | |||
Never | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.1% | |||
Seldom | 4.6% | 3.2% | 5.3% | |||
Sometimes | 62.7% | 60.7% | 68.3% | |||
Often | 8.3% | 9.7% | 7.7% | |||
Always | 22.6% | 25.1% | 16.6% | |||
Ask SWC to use a condom | 963 | 0.55 | ||||
Never | 3.8% | 2.2% | 4.0% | |||
Seldom | 5.9% | 3.7% | 6.4% | |||
Sometimes | 54.2% | 53.2% | 62.2% | |||
Often | 11.7% | 14.5% | 11.0% | |||
Always | 24.3% | 26.5% | 16.4% | |||
SWCs ask to use a condom | 965 | 0.49 | ||||
Never | 15.3% | 16.2% | 7.8% | |||
Seldom | 18.2% | 24.7% | 15.8% | |||
Sometimes | 57.7% | 54.7% | 66.7% | |||
Often | 5.0% | 2.6% | 5.6% | |||
Always | 3.7% | 1.8% | 4.1% | |||
SWCs request that not to use a condom | 965 | 0.46 | ||||
Never | 10.1% | 10.3% | 4.6% | |||
Seldom | 13.8% | 19.1% | 10.9% | |||
Sometimes | 51.5% | 55.4% | 54.5% | |||
Often | 19.5% | 12.7% | 24.1% | |||
Always | 5.2% | 2.4% | 5.8% | |||
ZMW price for vaginal sex with condom | 931 | 100 [50–150] | 6.6% | 101 | 99 | 0.95 |
ZMW price for vaginal sex without condom | 883 | 150 [100–250] | 7.0% | 203 | 177 | 0.58 |
ZMW price for anal sex with condom | 220 | 150 [70–200] | 16.7% | 146 | 185 | 0.65 |
ZMW price for anal sex without condom | 213 | 200 [130–300] | 14.8% | 242 | 263 | 0.89 |
Average nightly # of SWCs: other FSW | 954 | 4 [3–5] | 18.9% | 6.0 | 11.2 | 0.69 |
Average nightly # of SWCs: respondent | 960 | 4 [3–5] | 10.2% | 4.0 | 5.6 | 0.58 |
# of nightly SWCs use condom with | 941 | 2 [2–3] | 2.3% | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0.49 |
# of nightly SWCs do not use condom with | 940 | 1 [0–2] | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.40 | |
Unable to use condom when wanted to with SWC in past 12 m | 962 | 75.6% | 17.0% | 74.0% | 82.6% | 0.65 |
Respondent asks SWC to share HIV status | 961 | 0.38 | ||||
Never | 32.2% | 24.2% | 42.4% | |||
Seldom | 14.7% | 15.9% | 17.6% | |||
Sometimes | 41.6% | 46.4% | 33.8% | |||
Often | 5.7% | 6.5% | 3.2% | |||
Always | 5.8% | 7.0% | 3.0% | |||
SWCs ask respondent to share HIV status | 962 | 0.95 | ||||
Never | 37.2% | 36.9% | 34.8% | |||
Seldom | 15.6% | 18.6% | 18.4% | |||
Sometimes | 40.5% | 39.7% | 41.5% | |||
Often | 4.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | |||
Always | 2.3% | 1.6% | 1.8% | |||