Table 3 Univariate analyses of STI infection by socio-demographics and sexual working conditions of FSWs in Republic of Korea, 2014
From: Risk factors of sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Republic of Korea
STDs Infection | χ2 P-value | STDs Infection | χ2 P-value | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative (n, %) | Positive (n, %) | Negative (n, %) | Positive (n, %) | ||||||||||
Age | 19–24 | 23 | 57.5% | 17 | 42.5% | n.s. | Depression | Have | 123 | 52.6% | 111 | 47.4% | P < 0.01 |
25–29 | 97 | 59.5% | 66 | 40.5% | Have not | 353 | 63.3% | 205 | 36.7% | ||||
30–34 | 172 | 61.2% | 109 | 38.8% | Total | 476 | 60.1% | 316 | 39.9% | ||||
35–39 | 133 | 63.6% | 76 | 36.4 | Self-rated health | Bad | 240 | 65.6% | 126 | 34.4% | P < 0.01 | ||
40 or more | 78 | 61.4% | 49 | 38.6% | Average | 191 | 55.0% | 156 | 45.0% | ||||
Total | 503 | 61.3% | 317 | 38.7% | Good | 42 | 55.3% | 34 | 44.7% | ||||
Education | Middle school | 53 | 59.6% | 36 | 40.4% | n.s. | Total | 473 | 59.9% | 316 | 40.1% | ||
High school to associate | 321 | 59.2% | 221 | 40.8% | Sexual initiation | Before 18 | 166 | 53.7% | 143 | 46.3% | P < 0.001 | ||
College or higher | 77 | 63.1% | 45 | 36.9% | After 19 | 292 | 65.3% | 155 | 34.7% | ||||
Total | 451 | 59.9% | 302 | 40.1% | Total | 458 | 60.6% | 298 | 39.4% | ||||
Smoking | Smoker | 63 | 63.0% | 37 | 37.0% | n.s. | Number of sex customers (per a day) | 3 or less | 171 | 66.3% | 87 | 33.7% | P < 0.05 |
Non-smoker | 411 | 59.6% | 279 | 40.4% | 4–5 | 143 | 58.4% | 102 | 41.6% | ||||
Total | 474 | 60.0% | 316 | 40.0% | 6–9 | 41 | 50.6% | 40 | 49.4% | ||||
Drinking alcohol | Almost everyday | 35 | 49.3% | 36 | 50.7% | P < 0.05 | 10 or more | 21 | 48.8% | 22 | 51.2% | ||
3–4 times/week | 46 | 51.1% | 44 | 48.9% | Total | 376 | 60.0% | 251 | 40.0% | ||||
1–2 times/week | 132 | 60.6% | 86 | 39.4% | Condom use | Always | 147 | 78.2% | 41 | 21.8% | P < 0.001 | ||
2–4 times/more or less | 249 | 63.4% | 144 | 36.6% | Usually | 215 | 57.8% | 157 | 42.2% | ||||
Total | 462 | 59.8% | 310 | 40.2% | Often | 95 | 51.9% | 88 | 48.1% | ||||
Sometimes | 14 | 35.0% | 26 | 65.0% | |||||||||
Total | 471 | 60.2% | 312 | 39.8% | |||||||||