Table 2 Reproductive health history 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 proportionc | Valid | Sample proportion | Population proportionc | Valid | Sample proportion | Population proportionc | p-value | |
% | % (95% CI) | % | % (95% CI) | % | % (95% CI) | |||||
Live birth ≤ 3 years ago | 503 | 454 | 464 | <0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 168 | 33.4 | 36.7 (31.3-42.1) | 110 | 24.2 | 24.0 (19.3-28.7) | 122 | 26.3 | 26.8 (22.2-31.4) | |
Ever sold sex while pregnant | 298 | 236 | 229 | 0.851 | ||||||
Yes | 102 | 34.2 | 36.3 (29.4-43.2) | 86 | 36.4 | 36.2 (28.8-43.6) | 89 | 38.9 | 37.5 (30.3-44.6) | |
Total number of pregnancies | 672 | 708 | 709 | <0.001 | ||||||
None | 165 | 24.6 | 25.9 (21.7-30.2) | 250 | 35.3 | 35.6 (31.3-39.8) | 234 | 33.0 | 33.8 (29.7-37.8) | |
1 pregnancy | 193 | 28.7 | 29.3 (25.0-33.6) | 205 | 29.0 | 26.6 (22.8-30.4) | 199 | 28.1 | 28.6 (24.8-32.5) | |
2-3 pregnancies | 215 | 32.0 | 29.7 (25.4-33.9) | 166 | 23.4 | 23.9 (20.1-27.7) | 210 | 29.6 | 29.5 (25.6-33.3) | |
4 or more pregnancies | 99 | 14.7 | 15.1 (11.7-18.5) | 87 | 12.3 | 13.9 (10.7-17.2) | 66 | 9.3 | 8.1 (6.0-10.3) | |
Time since most recent pregnancy | 507 | 456 | 476 | <0.001 | ||||||
Currently pregnant | 9 | 1.8 | 1.5 (0.4-2.6) | 3 | 0.7 | 0.8 (0.0-2.0) | 6 | 1.3 | ||
Within the last 12 months | 17 | 3.4 | 4.2 (1.9-6.6) | 21 | 4.6 | 4.8 (2.5-7.2) | 26 | 5.5 | ||
Between 12 months and 3 years ago | 155 | 30.6 | 32.6 (27.4-37.8) | 98 | 21.5 | 21.2 (16.7-25.7) | 111 | 23.3 | ||
Longer than 3 years ago | 326 | 64.3 | 61.7 (56.3-67.0) | 334 | 73.2 | 73.1 (68.2-78.0) | 333 | 69.9 | ||
Trying to become pregnant | 663 | 694 | 669 | <0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 190 | 28.7 | 29.9 (25.5-34.3) | 246 | 35.4 | 33.7 (29.5-37.9) | 239 | 35.7 | ||
a Using moderately or highly effective contraceptive methods | 466 | 446 | 430 | <0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 171 | 36.7 | 37.7 (32.2-43.2) | 131 | 29.4 | 30.9 (25.6-36.1) | 121 | 28.1 | 26.5 (21.9-31.2) | |
Among FSW who have been pregnant, ever tried to induce an abortion | 507 | 458 | 481 | 0.0862 | ||||||
Yes | 95 | 18.7 | 20.5 (15.9-25.0) | 83 | 18.1 | 18.6 (14.3-22.8) | 92 | 19.1 | 18.1 (14.2-22.0) | |
b ANC attendance during last pregnancy | 168 | 110 | 122 | <0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 156 | 92.9 | 91.2 (85.6-96.9) | 94 | 85.5 | 86.7 (79.5-94.0) | 103 | 84.4 | 85.7 (79.1-92.4) | |
b Offered an HIV test at an ANC visit during the last pregnancy | 154 | 93 | 100 | <0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 115 | 74.7 | 72.4 (63.2-81.5) | 73 | 78.5 | 74.1 (62.8-85.4) | 89 | 89.0 | 88.2 (80.4-95.9) | |
b Tested for HIV during the last pregnancy | 114 | 72 | 89 | <0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 111 | 97.4 | 98.3 (95.8-100.0) | 72 | 100.0 | 100.0 (98.4-100.0) | 89 | 100 | 100.0 (98.3-100.0) | |
b Trimester in which last tested for HIV | 110 | 72 | 89 | <0.001 | ||||||
First trimester | 8 | 7.3 | 5.0 (1.0-9.0) | 10 | 13.9 | 20.2 (7.3-33.1) | 13 | 14.6 | 10.6 (4.5-16.6) | |
Second trimester | 62 | 56.4 | 60.5 (49.1-72.0) | 45 | 62.5 | 62.6 (48.8-76.4) | 53 | 59.6 | 61.4 (49.8-73.1) | |
Third trimester | 40 | 36.4 | 34.5 (23.3-45.7) | 17 | 23.6 | 17.2 (8.4-26.0) | 23 | 25.8 | 28.0 (16.9-39.1) | |
b Offered a syphilis test during last pregnancy | 146 | 91 | 98 | <0.001 | ||||||
Yes | 58 | 39.7 | 42.9 (32.7-53.1) | 26 | 28.6 | 28.0 (16.9-39.2) | 31 | 31.6 | 30.1 (19.6-40.6) | |
b Tested for syphilis during last pregnancy | 58 | 26 | 31 | 0.1504 | ||||||
Yes | 49 | 84.5 | 86.8 (76.3-97.3) | 23 | 88.5 | 87.6 (72.4-100.0) | 25 | 80.7 | 79.7 (62.4-97.0) | |
b Tested positive for syphilis during last pregnancy | 47 | 23 | 24 | 0.1230 | ||||||
Yes | 9 | 19.2 | 18.2 (5.1-31.3) | 4 | 17.4 | 19.9 (0.0-42.9) | 2 | 8.3 | 4.2 (0.0-10.5) | |