Table 1 General sample characteristics (n = 832)
From: Risk factors of sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Republic of Korea
n | % | n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Sexual initiation | ||||
19–24 | 40 | 4.8 | Before 18 | 447 | 53.7 |
25–29 | 163 | 19.6 | After 19 | 309 | 37.1 |
30–34 | 283 | 34.0 | Missing | 76 | 9.1 |
35–39 | 212 | 25.5 | Total | 832 | 100.0 |
40 or older | 128 | 15.4 | Average number of customer (per day) | ||
Missing | 6 | 0.7 | 3 or less | 258 | 31.0 |
Total | 832 | 100.0 | 4–5 | 245 | 29.4 |
Education | 6–9 | 81 | 9.7 | ||
Middle school | 89 | 10.7 | 10 or more | 43 | 5.2 |
High school to associate | 542 | 65.1 | Missing | 205 | 24.6 |
College or higher | 122 | 14.7 | Total | 832 | 100.0 |
Missing | 79 | 9.5 | Condom use | ||
Total | 832 | 100.0 | Always | 188 | 22.6 |
Smoking | Usually | 372 | 44.7 | ||
Nonsmoker | 100 | 12.0 | Often | 183 | 22.0 |
Smoker | 690 | 82.9 | Sometimes | 40 | 4.8 |
Missing | 42 | 5.0 | Missing | 49 | 5.9 |
Total | 832 | 100.0 | Total | 832 | 100.0 |
Drinking alcohol | STIs infection experience | ||||
Almost everyday | 71 | 8.5 | Negative | 508 | 61.1 |
3–4 times/wk | 90 | 10.8 | Positive | 318 | 38.2 |
1–2 times/wk | 218 | 26.2 | Missing | 6 | 0.7 |
2–4 times/mo or less | 393 | 47.2 | Total | 832 | 100.0 |
Missing | 60 | 7.2 | Depression | ||
Total | 832 | 100.0 | Have not | 558 | 67.1 |
Self-rated health (SRH) | Have | 234 | 28.1 | ||
Good | 366 | 44.0 | Missing | 40 | 4.8 |
Average | 347 | 41.7 | Total | 832 | 100.0 |
Poor | 76 | 9.1 | |||
Missing | 43 | 5.2 | |||
Total | 832 | 100.0 | |||