Research Article

Correlates of Inconsistent Refusal of Unprotected Sex among Armenian Female Sex Workers

Table 1

Descriptive statistics and bivariate associations between inconsistent and consistent refusers of unprotected sex in the past 3 months.

VariableInconsistent refusers ()Consistent refusers ()
Mean (SD)
% ()
Mean (SD)
% ()

*Age33.5 (7.3)34.0 (6.1)0.64
*Education (≥10 years)59.7% (37)57.1% (32)0.78
Marital status (single)21.0% (13)14.3% (8)0.34
Having a steady partner50.0% (31)50.0% (28)1.0
Having children62.9% (39)62.5% (35)0.96
Number of clients in 7 days6.1 (5.3)5.8 (5.1)0.72
*Fees for service19.4 (5.4)11.9 (6.2)0.02
*Types of abuse1.5 (1.2)0.6 (0.8)<0.01
Alcohol consumption2.5 (3.2)1.9 (4.1)0.39
*Barriers to condom use 22.2 (8.1)15.4 (7.8)<0.01

Variables included in the logistic regression model.
1Fees for service in thousands AMD (Armenian currency) (1,000AMD = $2.6).