Characteristics | All women (N = 310) n (%) | Abstain or occasional drinking (N = 53; 17%) n (%) | Regular drinking (N = 257; 83%) n (%) | Abstain or occasional smoking (N = 174; 56%) n (%) | Regular smoking (N = 136; 44%) n (%) |
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Socio-demographic variables | |||||
Age, median years (IQR) a | 19(18–19) | 19(18–19) | 19(18–19) | 19(18–19) | 19(18–19) |
Education level | ** | ||||
Illiterate or primary school only | 89(29) | 32(60) | 57(22) | 58(33) | 31(23) |
Middle school (Grade 7–9) | 166(54) | 16(30) | 150(58) | 89(51) | 77(57) |
High school or higher (Grade 10–12) | 55(18) | 5(10) | 50(20) | 27(16) | 28(20) |
Current marital status | |||||
Never married or single | 145(47) | 22(42) | 123(48) | 89(51) | 56(41) |
Married or cohabiting | 165(53) | 31(59) | 134(52) | 85(49) | 80(59) |
Place of birth | |||||
local | 53(17) | 9(17) | 44(17) | 29(17) | 24(18) |
Elsewhere | 257(83) | 44(83) | 213(83) | 145(83) | 112(82) |
Sex work variables | |||||
Median weekly number of male clients (PM) (IQR) a | 2(1–3) | 2(1–3) | 2(1–3) | 2(1–3) | 2(2–3) * |
Duration in sex work | |||||
≤ half year | 191(62) | 34(64) | 157(61) | 117(67) | 74(54) |
> half year | 119(38) | 19(36) | 100(39) | 57 (33) | 62(46) |
Average monthly income from sex work | 95(31) | ** | |||
(past 3 months)cd | 213(69) | 30(57) | 65(26) | ** | |
≤360 EUR (low level) | 23(43) | 190(74) | 66(38) | 29(21) | |
> 360EUR (Middle to high level) | 106(62) | 107(79) | |||
Sexual behavioural variables | |||||
Age at sex debut, median years (IQR) a | 17(16–18) | 16(15–18) | 17(16–18) | 16(16–18) | 16(16–17) * |
Coerced for forced sex at sex debut | 70(23) | 16(31) | 54(21) | 34(20) | 36(27) |
Median number of intimate male partner (PY) (IQR) a | 1(1–2) | 1(1–2) | 1(1–2) | 1(1–2) | 1(1–2) |
Had any intimate male partner with illicit drug use | 59(19) | 1(2) | 58(23)** | 22(13) | 37(27) ** |
Had sex without a condom while drunk (PM) | 97(31) | 7(13) | 90(35)* | 39(22) | 58(43) ** |
Experienced sexual and gender-based violence (PY) | 118(38) | 6(11) | 112(44)** | 51(29) | 67 (49) ** |
Inconsistent condom use with any male partners (PM) | 224(72) | 31(59) | 193(75)* | 118(68) | 106(78) * |
Unmet need for modern contraception | 110(36) | 9(17) | 101(39) * | 57(33) | 53(39) |
Utilization of health service for any STIs treatmente | ** | ||||
Safe medical care | 193(65) | 35(71) | 158(63) | 120(73) | 73(55) |
Unsafe medical care | 105(35) | 14(29) | 91(37) | 44(27) | 61(45) |
Received HIV testing (PY)f | 140(45) | 33(64) | 107(42)* | 85(49) | 55(40) |
Sexual health variables | |||||
Prior abortion | 136(44) | 12(23) | 124(48)** | 66(38) | 70(52) * |
Any self-reported symptom of STIs (PY) | 205(66) | 22(42) | 183(71)** | 93(53) | 112(82) ** |
Concurrent substance use | |||||
Illicit drug use b | 27(9) | 1(2) | 26(10)* | 4(2) | 23(17) ** |
Regular-alcohol drinker | 257(83) | – | – | 122(70) | 135(99) ** |
Regular-tobacco smoker b | 136(44) | 1(2) | 129(50) ** | – | – |