The Association between Noncommercial Partnerships and Risk of HIV among Female Sex Workers: Evidences from a Cross-Sectional Behavioral and Biological Survey in Southern India
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of female sex workers by presence and nature of noncommercial partnerships, Andhra Pradesh, 2009 ().
Sociodemographic characteristics
Presence of noncommercial partners
Nature of noncommercial partnership
No
Yes
P value
Regular
Nonregular
P value
()
()
()
()
Age ≥30 years
58.3
49.7
<0.001
44.6
51.4
0.003
Mean age in years (SD)
30.9 (7.9)
29.8 (6.4)
0.012
29.9 (6.2)
29.6 (6.9)
0.250
Formal schooling
41.2
40.9
0.878
37.8
50.1
<0.001
Marital status
Never married
23.9
4.3
<0.001
—
16.8
—
Currently married
20.8
84.6
<0.001
—
40.3
—
Divorced/separated
55.4
11.1
<0.001
—
42.9
—
Typology of sex work
Home based
17.9
16.6
0.410
17.5
14.1
0.057
Public place based
64.6
65.2
0.737
64.9
66.0
0.647
Brothel based
8.1
9.0
0.383
7.9
12.1
0.002
Phone based
9.5
9.1
0.745
7.9
9.6
0.365
Mean duration of sex work (SD)
6.6 (3.7)
5.2 (4.6)
<0.001
4.9 (4.1)
6.1 (5.2)
0.002
No source of income other than sex work
62.2
48.2
<0.001
43.9
60.6
<0.001
SD: standard deviation. P values are obtained by comparing values for FSWs with and without noncommercial partners. Significances of the differences in percentages were tested using Z-test. Significances of differences in average values were tested using unpaired t-test.
