Table 3: Knowledge of STI symptoms, self-reported symptoms, and response to symptoms; HIV testing history and treatment-seeking behaviors among 212 clandestine female sex workers: Lima, Peru, 2003.

N = 212 (%) Knowledge of female symptoms of STIa  Lower abdominal pain 61 (28.8)  Vaginal discharge 147 (69.3)  Malodorous discharge 75 (35.4)  Burning pain while urinating 45 (21.2)  Genital ulcer 50 (23.6)  Swollen pelvic lymph nodes 1 (0.5)  Genital itching 70 (33.0)  Genital warts 42 (19.8) Reported symptoms in past 12 months  Yellow vaginal discharge 160 (75.5)  Genital ulcer 25 (11.8)  Do not know 1 (0.5)  No symptoms reported 49 (23.1)  Both vaginal discharge and genital ulcer 162 (76.4) Care seeking behaviors among 162 women who reported symptomsb  Sought help at a pharmacy 89 (54.9)  Sought help in public clinic 48 (29.6)  Took medicine available at home 13 (8.0)  Traditional healer 10 (6.2) Sexual behaviors among 162 women who reported symptomsb  Told sex partner 67 (41.4)  Avoided sex 90 (55.6)  Used condoms with clientsc 140 (86.4)  Used condoms with stable partner 33 (20.4) Know of an HIV testing sited 145 (68.7) Had HIV test in the paste 153 (72.9) Test taken voluntarilyf 133 (86.9) Received HIV test results among all those who testedg 133 (86.9) Received HIV test results following voluntary testingh 116 (87.2) Months since last HIV testf  0–3 months 32 (20.9)  4–6 months 43 (28.1)  ≥7 months 78 (51.0)

aParticipants were prompted to name any signs or symptoms they associated with STI. bParticipants were allowed to report more than one treatment-seeking behavior. cNo distinction made between casual and regular (caserito) client. dOne missing observation. eOne missing observation and one do not know response. fAmong 153 women who reported taking an HIV test in the past; women who took test voluntarily do not match all women who received HIV results. gThree required to take test did not know their results. hAmong 133 women who tested voluntarily.