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.
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| | 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) |
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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.
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