Genital Tract Infections, Bacterial Vaginosis, HIV, and Reproductive Health Issues among Lima-Based Clandestine Female Sex Workers

Table 4

Unadjusted and adjusted analyses of relationships between individual behavioral characteristics and risk of bacterial vaginosis among 212 clandestine female sex workers: Lima, Peru, 2003.

	BV –	BV +
	𝑛=117	𝑛=95
	(%) or	(%) or	Unadjusted		Adjusted
	mean ± SD	mean ± SD	OR	95% CI	PRR^a	95% CI
Years of education	9.6 ± 2.9	8.6 ± 3.3	0.95	(0.89, 1.00)	0.97	(0.91, 1.04)
Condom use with past 3 partners			0.59	(0.39, 0.89)	0.64	(0.42, 0.98)
0–2 partners	21 (18)	37 (39)
All partners	96 (82)	58 (61)
Used lubricant	69 (59)	40 (42)	0.69	(0.46, 1.03)	0.83	(0.53, 1.32)
Had problems using condom^b	31 (26)	45 (47)	1.61	(1.07, 2.40)
Street-based sex work	50 (43)	57 (60)	1.47	(0.98, 2.22)	1.19	(0.73, 1.94)

^aPrevalence rate ratios (PRRs) associated with all covariates included in final multivariate models are reported. ^bCondom broke, slipped, or fell off.