Research Article
Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Reported Consistent Condom Usage among Male Clients of Female Sex Workers in Tamil Nadu, India
Table 2
Clients using condoms consistently during sex with FSWs in the past 12 months in Tamil Nadu by selected background characteristics (
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| | Client characteristics (P value) | Number of clients using condoms consistently during sex (%) |
| | Age (in years) (0.52) | | | 15–24 | 8 (53.3) | | 25–35 | 48 (51.1) | | 36–49 | 15 (40.5) | | Years of education (0.13) | | | 0–5 | 6 (26.1) | | 6–10 | 39 (52.7) | | 11-12 | 15 (55.6) | | >12 | 11 (50.0) | | Occupation (0.18) | | | Unemployed | 9 (52.9) | | Unskilled labor | 18 (50.0) | | Skilled labor | 29 (59.2) | | Service | 9 (37.5) | | Driving | 6 (30.0) | | Marital status (0.28) | | | Unmarried | 21 (58.3) | | Married and living with spouse | 49 (46.2) | | Divorced/widowed/separated | 1 (25.0) | | Awareness of STIs (0.08) | | | No | 3 (23.1) | | Yes | 68 (51.1) | | Knowledge of role of condom in preventing transmission of STIs (0.09) | | | No | 7 (31.8) | | Yes | 64 (51.6) | | Use of condom during sex by peers (<0.001) | | | No/do not know | 14 (23.0) | | Yes | 57 (67.1) | | Alcohol intake before going to FSW (0.04) | | | Very often | 43 (42.2) | | Rarely | 13 (50.0) | | Never | 15 (83.3) | | Exposure to television (0.13) | | | No | 7 (33.3) | | Yes | 64 (51.2) | | Total | 71 (48.6) |
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Note: P values < 0.05 are significant.
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