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Table 5 VIH, syphilis, hepatitis B and C infections associated with sociodemographic factors

From: A study on HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B and C virus infections among female sex workers in the Republic of Congo

HIV

Syphilis

HBV

HCV

Variables

N

Reactive n (% [CI])

cOR (CI 95%)

P value

Reactive n (% [CI])

cOR (CI 95%)

P value

Reactive

n (% [CI])

cOR (CI 95%)

P value

Reactive

n (% [CI])

cOR (CI 95%)

P value

Cyties

 Brazzaville

287

17 (5,92% [0% – 17%])

  

2 (0,7% [0% – 12,2%])

  

5(1,7% [0% – 13,2%])

  

1 (0,35% [0% – 11,9%] )

  

 Dolisie

93

7 (7,5% [0% – 27%])

1,3 [0,5 – 3,7]

0,53

2 (2,1% [0% – 22,2%])

6,9 [0,8 – 62]

0,08

3 (3,2% [0% – 23,2%])

2,1 [0,46 – 9,3]

0,33

1 (1,08% [0% – 21,3%] )

6,88 [0,1 – 257,7]

0,29

 Nkayi

94

3(3,19% [0%–23% ])

0,6 [0,16 – 2,2]

0,46

1 (1,06% [0% – 21,1%])

0,84 [0,05 – 13]

0,90

6 (6,3% [0% – 25,9%]

3,4 [0,93 – 12,4]

0,06

0 (0% [0% – 0%] )

0

-

 Pointe Noire

233

30(12,8% [0%–23,6%])

1,8 [0,89 – 3,7]

0,09

12 (5,1% [0% – 17,6%])

14,2 [2,13 – 94,4]

0,006

17 (7,3% [0% – 19,6%])

6,6 [2,21 – 19,7]

0,0007

4 (1,7% [0% – 14,4%])

28,22 [0,5 – 1365,9]

0,09

 Pokola

98

3 (3,06% [0% – 22,55%] )

0,5 [0,14 – 2]

0,36

1 (1,02% [0% – 20,7%])

2 [0,1–1]

0,59

3 (3% [0% – 22,5%])

1,9 [0,42 – 9,1]

0,38

0 (0% [0% – 0%] )

0

-

Group age (years)

  < 20

142

6 (4,23% [0% – 20,32%] )

  

2 (1,41% [0% – 17,7%] )

  

9 (6,3% [0%–22,2%])

  

0

  

 20 –24

200

7 (3,5% [0% – 17,11%] )

1 [0,31 – 3,3]

0,978

4 (2% [0% – 15,72%] )

3,7 [0,44 – 31,4]

0,22

8 (4% [0% – 17,5%])

0,8 [0,29 – 2,3]

0,72

1 (0,5% [0% – 14,3%])

0

-

 25 –29

180

5 (2,78% [0% – 17,18%] )

0,7 [0,19 – 2,5]

0,58

1 (0,56% [0% – 15,1%] )

0,8 [0,05 – 12,4]

0,87

9 (5% [0% – 19,2%])

0,9 [0,32 – 2,5]

0,84

1 (0,5% [0% – 15,1%] )

0

-

 30 –34

109

10 (9,17% [0% – 27,07%] )

2,4 [0,8 – 7,6]

0,11

3 (2,75% [0% – 21,2%] )

4,2 [0,46 – 38]

0,20

4 (3,6% [0% – 22,1%])

0,62 [0,18 – 2,2]

0,46

0

0

-

 35 et 39

78

16 (20,51% [0% – 36,93%] )

4,7 [1,57 – 14,1]

0,00

2 (2,56% [0% – 24,4%] )

2,8 [0,26 – 31,2]

0,39

1 (1,2% [0% – 23,3%])

0,18 [0,02 – 1,5]

0,11

1 (1,2% [0% – 23,3%] )

0

-

  > 40

96

16 (16,67% [0% – 34,93%] )

3,8 [1,28 – 11,3]

0,01

6 (6,25% [0% – 25,6%])

8,7 [1,06 – 72,3]

0,04

3 (3,1% [0% – 22,8%])

0,44 [0,1 – 1,8]

0,26

3 (3,1% [0% – 22,8%] )

0

-

Age of first sexe

  < 15 years

309

20 (6,47% [0% – 16,95%] )

  

10 (3,2% [0% – 14,2%])

  

16 (5,1% [0% – 16%])

  

3 (0,97% [0% – 12,07%] )

  

  > 15 years

496

40 (8,06% [0% – 16,12%] )

1 [0,58 – 2]

0,80

8 (1,6% [0% – 10,3%] )

0,4 [0,14 – 1,1]

0,07

18 (3,6% [0% – 12,2%])

0,75 [0,36 – 1,5]

0,43

3 (0,6% [0% – 9,3%] )

0,39 [0,06 – 2,42]

0,31

Drug use

 No

683

51 (7,46% [0% – 14,26%] )

  

14 (2,05% [0% – 9,4%] )

  

27 (3,9% [0% – 11,3%])

  

4 (0,59% [0% – 8,06%] )

  

 yes

122

9 (7,38% [0% – 24,45%] )

1,1 [0,49 – 2,77]

0,73

4 (3,28% [0% – 20,7%] )

1,4 [0,34 – 6,2]

0,61

7 (5,7% [0% – 22,9%])

1,5 [0,55 – 4,3]

0,40

2 (1,64% [0% – 19,2%] )

6,7 [0,83 – 53,82]

0,07

Unprotected sex

 No

364

36 (9,89% [0,14% – 19,64%] )

  

10 (2,7% [0% – 12,8%] )

  

14 (3,8% [0% – 13,9%])

  

3 (0,82% [0% – 11%] )

  

 Yes

441

24 (4,76% [0% – 13,87%] )

0,4 [0,06 – 4,02]

0,49

8 (1,8% [0% – 11,0%] )

0

-

20 (4,5% [0% – 13,6%])

0,87 [0,1 – 7,8]

0,89

3 (0,68% [0% – 9,9%] )

0

-

Condom use

 Never

46

4 (8,68% [0%–30,76%])

  

0 (0% [0% – 0%] )

  

1 (2,1% [0% – 30,7%])

  

0

  

unconsistent

395

20 (5,06% [0% – 14,67%])

1,4 [0,18 – 12,25]

0,70

8 (2,03% [0% – 11,7%] )

0

-

19 (4,8% [0% – 14,4%])

1,9 [0,24 – 15,9]

0,53

3 (0,76% [0% – 10,6%] )

0

-

 Always

364

36 (9,89% [0,14% – 19,64%])

0

-

10 (2,7% [0% – 12,8%] )

0

-

14 (3,8% [0% – 13,9%])

0

 

3 (0,82% [0% – 11,05%] )

0

-

Injecting drug use

 No

778

55 (7,07% [0,3% – 13,84%])

  

16 (2,06% [0%–9,01%] )

  

31 (3,9% [0% – 10,8%])

  

6 (0,7% [0% – 7,7%] )

  

 Yes

27

5 (18,51% [0%–43,7%])

0,5 [0,07 – 3,49]

0,49

2 (7,41% [0% – 43,7%] )

0,7 [0,06 – 9,71]

0,83

3 (11,1% [0% – 46,6%])

0,9 [0,14 – 6,9]

0,99

0 (0% [0% – 0%] )

0

-

Type of prostitution

 Home-based sex-work

255

22 (8,63% [0% – 20,36%] )

  

6 (2,35% [0% – 14,4%] )

  

11 (4,3% [0% – 16,3%])

  

3 (1,1% [0% – 13,3%] )

  

 Establishment-based sex-work

469

26 (5,54% [0% – 14,34%] )

0,9 [0,41 – 2,39]

0,97

10 (2,1% [0% – 11%] )

0,1 [0,01 – 0,91]

0,04

20 (4,2% [0% – 13,1%])

0,3 [0,09 – 1,3]

0,12

2 (0,4% [0% – 9,4%] )

0,03 [0–1,3]

0,06

 Mixed

63

8 (12,69% [0% – 31,63%] )

1,3 [0,44 – 4,13]

0,59

-

0

-

0 (0% [0% – 0%] )

0

 

1 (1,6% [0% – 26,0%] )

2,84 [0,2 – 40,7]

0,44

 Dont now

18

4 (22,22% [0% – 62,96%] )

10 [1,91 – 52,73]

-

2 (11,1% [0% – 54,6%] )

5,2 [0,36 – 76,93]

-

3 (16,6% [0% – 58,8%])

1,9 [0,25 – 15,8]

 

-

-

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