Table 1 Characteristics of female sex workers from a biobehavioral survey Kauntim mi tu in Port Moresby, Lae, and Mt. Hagen in Papua New Guinea between 2016 and 2017
Port Moresby | Lae | Mt. Hagen | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valid | Sample proportion | Population proportiona | Valid | Sample proportion | Population proportiona | Valid | Sample proportion | Population proportiona | p-value | |
% | % (95% CI) | % | % (95% CI) | % | % (95% CI) | |||||
Age, years | 633 | 609 | 554 | <0.001 | ||||||
12-19 | 77 | 12.2 | 14.4 (10.9–18.0 ) | 73 | 12.0 | 11.9 (8.9–15.0) | 65 | 11.7 | 13.1 (9.8–16.4) | |
20-24 | 173 | 27.3 | 28.9 (24.4–33.3) | 166 | 27.3 | 26.7 (22.4–30.9) | 173 | 31.2 | 32.4 (27.9–36.9) | |
25-29 | 119 | 18.8 | 17.5 (13.9–21.1) | 127 | 20.9 | 20.2 (16.4–24.0) | 135 | 24.4 | 23.0 (19.1–26.9) | |
30-34 | 94 | 14.8 | 15.0 (11.5–18.5) | 105 | 17.2 | 19.5 (15.6–23.4) | 83 | 15.0 | 15.1 (11.7–18.6) | |
35 or older | 170 | 26.9 | 24.2 (20.1–28.2) | 138 | 22.7 | 21.7 (17.8–25.6) | 98 | 17.7 | 16.4 (13.0–19.8) | |
Median (IQR) | 26 (21-34) | 27 (22-34) | 25 (21-32) | |||||||
Commercially, sexually exploited, ages 12-17 | 633 | 609 | 554 | <0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 34 | 5.4 | 6.6 (4.0-9.1) | 25 | 4.1 | 4.6 (2.5-6.7) | 20 | 3.6 | 4.2 (2.2-6.3) | |
Education | 672 | 708 | 709 | <0.001 | ||||||
No formal education | 163 | 24.3 | 23.6 (19.6–27.5) | 256 | 36.2 | 35.6 (31.4–39.9) | 284 | 40.1 | 39.9 (35.8–44.0) | |
Primary | 391 | 58.2 | 61.5 (57.0–66.1) | 349 | 49.3 | 50.9 (46.5–55.3) | 295 | 41.6 | 41.7 (37.5–45.8) | |
High school or other | 118 | 17.6 | 14.9 (11.6–18.1) | 103 | 14.5 | 13.5 (10.5–16.4) | 130 | 18.3 | 18.4 (15.1–21.7) | |
Marital status | 673 | 708 | 709 | <0.001 | ||||||
Never married | 115 | 17.1 | 18.2 (14.4–21.9) | 137 | 19.4 | 19.5 (16.0–23.0) | 142 | 20.0 | 21.5 (18.0–25.1) | |
Married | 93 | 13.8 | 13.2 (10.1–16.4) | 75 | 10.6 | 10.5 (7.8–13.2) | 26 | 3.7 | 4.0 (2.2–5.7) | |
Divorced, separated, or widowed | 465 | 69.1 | 68.6 (64.2–73.0) | 496 | 70.1 | 70.0 (65.9–74.0) | 541 | 76.3 | 74.5 (70.7–78.3) | |
Number of dependent children living with FSW | 672 | 707 | 709 | <0.001 | ||||||
None | 321 | 47.8 | 48.0 (43.2-52.7) | 454 | 64.2 | 62.7 (58.4-67.0) | 420 | 59.2 | 58.8 (54.7-63.0) | |
One or more | 351 | 52.2 | 52.0 (47.3-56.8) | 253 | 35.8 | 37.3 (33.0-41.6) | 289 | 40.8 | 41.2 (37.0-45.3) | |
Away from home for >1 month at a time in last 6 months | 650 | 667 | 594 | <0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 91 | 14.0 | 14.4 (11.0–17.8) | 164 | 24.6 | 25.0 (21.0–29.0) | 151 | 25.4 | 23.7 (20.0–27.5) | |
Sex work as main source of income | 671 | 701 | 686 | <0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 467 | 69.6 | 66.5 (61.9–71.1) | 458 | 65.3 | 62.8 (58.4–67.1) | 535 | 78.0 | 76.8 (73.1–80.4) | |
Years selling sex | 671 | 688 | 638 | <0.001 | ||||||
< 1 year | 61 | 9.1 | 9.4 (6.7–12.2) | 42 | 6.1 | 6.5 (4.3–8.8) | 34 | 5.3 | 6.2 (4.0–8.5) | |
1-2 years | 189 | 28.2 | 30.4 (26.0–34.9) | 154 | 22.4 | 23.7 (19.8–27.6) | 158 | 24.8 | 26.0 (22.1–29.9) | |
3-4 years | 134 | 20.0 | 21.5 (17.5–25.4) | 165 | 24.0 | 26.2 (22.1–30.2) | 166 | 26.0 | 25.8 (21.9–29.7) | |
5-9 years | 150 | 22.4 | 20.1 (16.4–23.8) | 194 | 28.2 | 28.1 (24.1–32.1) | 198 | 31.0 | 30.6 (26.5–34.6) | |
10 or more years | 137 | 20.4 | 18.6 (15.0–22.2) | 133 | 19.3 | 15.5 (12.5–18.4) | 82 | 12.9 | 11.4 (8.7–14.1) | |
Had a casual or main male partner in last 6 months | 672 | 708 | 709 | <0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 425 | 63.2 | 63.4 (58.8-68.0) | 378 | 53.4 | 55.5 (51.1-59.9) | 324 | 45.7 | 48.3 (44.0-52.5) | |
Ever tested for HIV | 672 | 706 | 708 | <0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 479 | 71.3 | 68.2 (63.7–72.7) | 418 | 59.2 | 56.1 (51.6–60.5) | 439 | 62.0 | 60.0 (55.8–64.1) | |
HIV status | 663 | 704 | 709 | <0.001 | ||||||
Positive | 94 | 14.2 | 15.2 (11.7–18.8) | 83 | 11.8 | 11.9 (9.0–14.8) | 133 | 18.8 | 19.6 (16.1–23.0) | |