Research Article
Age Differences among Female Sex Workers in the Philippines: Sexual Risk Negotiations and Perceived Manager Advice
Table 1
Sociobehavioral and social-structural characteristics of female sex workers in the southern Philippines by age category (
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| | Age category % | | Total | 14–17 | 18–25 | 26–34 | 35–48 | | () | () | () | () | () |
| | Sociobehavioral | | | | | | | Months worked as an entertainer* | 10 (4–21) | 5 (3–12) | 8 (3–12) | 15 (7–36) | 36 (20–96) | | Married or living with a boyfriend | 264 (33) | 6 (11) | 144 (29) | 85 (47) | 29 (48) | | Education* | 9 (7–10) | 8 (7–9) | 9 (7–10) | 9 (7–10) | 8 (6–10) | | Number of children* | 1 (0–2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0-1) | 1 (1–3) | 2 (1.5–4) | | Ever used drugs by injection | 45 (6) | 5 (9) | 25 (5) | 14 (8) | 1 (2) | | Any STIs during past six months | 219 (28) | 18 (32) | 123 (25) | 52 (29) | 26 (43) | | Ever had an HIV test | 566 (72) | 33 (59) | 319 (64) | 157 (88) | 57 (95) | | Always uses a condom when having vaginal sex | 367 (46) | 21 (38) | 248 (50) | 80 (45) | 18 (30) | | Social-structural | | | | | | | Coworker ever tried to convince you to use condoms with clients | 568 (72) | 43 (77) | 349 (70) | 127 (71) | 49 (82) | | Belongs to an organization of workers | 30 (4) | 2 (4) | 16 (3) | 8 (4) | 4 (7) | | Your manager ever talked to you about using condoms | 519 (66) | 37 (66) | 334 (67) | 105 (59) | 43 (72) | | The current establishment has a rule that workers must use condoms | 594 (75) | 41 (73) | 383 (77) | 120 (67) | 50 (83) |
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*Median, IQR.
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