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

Table 3

Prevalence of syphilis serological markers and of active syphilis among female sex workers in Burkina Faso.

FSW characteristics	n	Syphilis serological markers (%)		Active syphilis (%)
Age (years)
18-19	118	3.4	0.025	0.0	0.558
20–24	364	3.8		1.6
25–29	245	5.3		1.2
≥30	318	8.8		1.9
All ages	1045	5.6		1.4
Education level
None	324	9.3	<0.001	2.8	0.037
Primary	377	5.4		0.8
Secondary	340	2.1		0.6
Occupation other than sex work
Student	49	8.2	0.216	2.0	0.723
Worker	390	4.2		1.3
Unemployed	604	5.7		1.5
Marital status
Single	625	4.5	0.133	0.8	0.038
Married or cohabitating	102	6.9		1.0
Divorced/separated/widowed	318	7.5		2.8
Number of biological children
0	277	26.5	0.005	0.36	0.162
1	397	38.0		1.52
2+	371	35.5		2.16
Duration in sex work
<1 year	237	2.5	0.005	0.4	0.169
1–5 years	506	5.3		1.4
6+ years	286	9.1		2.5
Number of clients per week
1–14	451	3.5	0.001	0.9	0.014
15–21	241	4.6		0.4
22–28	71	9.9		2.8
29–80	219	11.0		3.7
Has been pregnant
No	188	1.6	0.008	0.5	0.494
Yes	856	6.5		1.6
Past 12 months consistent condom use
No	403	6.9	0.124	1.2	0.418
Yes	618	5.0		1.6
Past 12 months STD symptoms
No	573	5.2	0.876	1.6	0.806
Yes	463	6.3		1.3
Past 12 months STD screening
No	829	6.1	0.177	1.8	0.051
Yes	213	3.8		0.0
HIV status
Positive	168	7.1	0.359	0.6	0.488
Negative	877	5.4		1.6
Country of origin
Burkina Faso	709	5.9	0.572	1.4	1.000
Other countries	336	5.1		1.5

STD = sexually transmitted disease; .