Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Herpes Virus Type 8 (HHV-8), Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1), and Syphilis among Female Sex Workers in Malindi, Kenya

Table 1

Basic characteristics for female sex workers in Malindi, Kenya in 2015-2016.

Characteristic	Number	Percentage (%)
Age
35 and above	74	27.6
30-34	87	32.5
25-29	55	20.5
18-24	52	19.4
Marital status
Single	180	67.2
Married	26	9.7
Widowed/separated	62	23.1
Education Level
Primary	151	56.4
Secondary	85	31.7
Tertiary	2	0.7
NonFormal	30	11.2
IDU
Yes	26	9.7
No	242	90.3
Clients per day
4 and above	129	48.1
1 to 3	139	51.8
Condom use
Occasionally	73	27.2
Consistently	195	72.8
Duration as a sex worker in years
≥6	68	25.4
1-5	200	74.6
Sex debut
<18	237	88.4
≥18	31	11.6

IDU-intravenous drug users, ( number too small to draw statistical inference).