Sexually transmitted diseases among female commercial sex workers in Finote Selam town, northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of female commercial sex workers in Finote Selam town, northwest Ethiopia, May 2015

Variables (N = 389)	Classification	Frequency	Percentage
Age (mean ± SD: 27.46±7.71) (years)	≤19	31	8
	20–29	233	59.9
	30–39	86	22.1
	40–49	39	10
Educational level	Illiterate	116	29.8
	Able to read and write	19	4.8
	Grade 1–8	166	42.7
	Grade 9–12	85	21.9
	Above grade 12	3	0.8
Guardian	Mother/father	232	59.6
	Other family/relative	124	31.9
	Nonfamily	33	8.5
Occupation before sex work	Farmer	185	47.6
	Student	92	23.7
	Unemployed	63	16.2
	Servant	41	10.5
	Tea/coffee service	8	2.1
Type of sex work	Home based	207	53.2
	Bar based	117	30.1
	Street based	36	9.3
	Phone based	29	7.5
Years of employment as sex worker (mean ± SD: 3.71±3.35)	1–2	176	45.2
	3–4	110	28.3
	>5	103	26.5

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

Table 2 Sexual behaviors of commercial sex workers in Finote Selam town, northwest Ethiopia, May 2015

Variables (N = 389)	Classification	Frequency	Percentage
Age when first had sex (years)	<15	121	31.1
	≥15	268	68.9
Reason for the first time having sex	Marriage	179	46
	Friendly	180	46.3
	Violence	30	7.7
Married before commencing sex work	Yes	217	55.8
	No	172	44.2
Number of children	None	255	65.6
	1	70	18.0
	2	39	10.0
	More than 2	25	6.4
Average number of clients per day	Only 1	325	83.5
	More than 1	64	16.5
Having nonpaying client	Yes	120	30.8
	No	269	69.2
Sex with condom with nonpaying client	Yes	56	46.7
	No	64	53.3
Sex without condom with paying client	Yes	43	11.1
	No	346	88.9
Reason for sex without condom with paying client (N = 43)	Love	13	30.2
	High payment	21	48.8
	Intoxicated	2	4.7
	Forced	7	16.3
Anal sex	Yes	13	3.3
	No	376	96.7
Condom slipped	Yes	140	36
	No	249	64
Condom breakage	Yes	179	46
	No	210	54
Alcohol use	Yes	182	46.8
	No	207	53.2
Drug use	Yes	66	17
	No	323	83

Figure 1 The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases among commercial sex workers in Finote Selam town, northwest Ethiopia, May 2015.

Table 3 Factors associated with sexually transmitted diseases among commercial sex workers in Finote Selam town, northwest Ethiopia, May 2015

Variables	Classification	STDs		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		No	Yes
Reason for the first time having sex	Marriage	146	33	1.00	1.00
	Friendship	143	37	1.145 (0.679, 1.931)	0.643 (0.344, 1.202)
	Forced	20	10	2.212 (0.947, 5.165)	0.782 (0.282, 2.165)
Sex without condom with paying clients	Yes	23	20	4.14 (2.14, 8.02)	4.07 (1.812, 9.139)
	No	286	60	1.00	1.00
Condom slipped	Yes	93	49	3.45 (2.08, 5.71)	1.089 (0.573, 2.07)
	No	216	33	1.00	1.00
Condom breakage	Yes	110	69	11.34 (5.76, 22.34)	12.291 (5.701, 26.495)
	No	199	11	1.00	1.00
Alcohol use	Yes	136	46	1.72 (1.05, 2.83)	1.418 (0.746, 2.695)
	No	173	34	1.00	1.00
Drug use	Yes	44	22	2.28 (1.27, 4.10)	0.785 (0.354, 1.739)
	No	265	58	1.00	1.00

Abbreviations: STDs, sexually transmitted diseases; COR, crude odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.