Syphilis among Female Sex Workers: Results of Point-of-Care Screening during a Cross-Sectional Behavioral Survey in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Table 1

Characteristics of female sex workers in Burkina Faso.

Characteristics	Number (n)	Proportion (%)	95% CI
Age (years)
18-19	118	11.3	9.5–13.4
20–24	364	34.8	32.0–37.8
25–29	245	23.4	21.0–26.1
≥30	318	30.4	27.7–33.3
Education level
None	324	31.1	28.4–34.0
Primary	377	36.2	33.3–39.2
Secondary	340	32.7	29.9–35.6
Occupation other than sex work
Student	49	4.7	3.6–6.2
Worker	390	37.4	34.5–40.4
Unemployed	604	57.9	54.9–60.9
Marital status
Single	625	59.8	56.8–62.7
Married or cohabitating	102	9.8	8.1–11.7
Divorced/separated/widowed	318	30.4	27.7–33.3
Number of biological children
0	277	26.5	23.9–29.3
1	397	38.0	35.1–41.0
2+	371	35.5	32.7–38.4
Duration in sex work
<1 year	237	23.0	20.5–25.7
1–5 years	506	49.2	46.1–52.2
6+ years	286	27.8	25.1–30.6
Number of clients per week
1–14	451	45.9	42.8–49.1
15–21	241	24.5	21.9–27.3
22–28	71	7.2	05.7–09.0
29–80	219	22.3	19.8–25.0
Has been pregnant?
No	188	18.0	15.8–20.5
Yes	856	82.0	79.5–84.2
Past 12 months consistent condom use
No	403	39.5	36.5–42.5
Yes	618	605.	57.5–63.5
Past 12 months STD symptoms
No	573	55.3	52.1–58.1
Yes	463	44.7	41.5–47.6
Past 12 months STD screening
No	829	79.6	77.0–81.9
Yes	213	20.4	18.1–23.0
HIV status
Positive	168	16.1	13.9–18.4
Negative	877	83.9	81.7–86.0
Syphilis serological marker status
Positive	59	5.6	4.4–7.2
Negative	986	94.4	92.8–95.6
Active syphilis status
Positive	15	1.4	0.9–2.4
Negative	1030	98.6	97.6–99.1
Study site
Ouagadougou	349	33.4	30.6–36.3
Bobo-Dioulasso	350	33.5	30.9–36.4
Koudougou	115	11.0	9.2–13.0
Ouahigouya	102	9.8	8.1–11.7
Tenkodogo	129	12.3	10.5–14.5
Country of origin
Burkina Faso	709	67.8	64.9–70.6
Other countries	336	32.2	29.4–35.0
Overall	1045	100.0

STD = sexually transmitted disease; CI = confidence interval.