Table 1 Sexual behaviour, self-perception of risk, and STI-related health seeking behaviour among FSW, by duration of sex work
Characteristics | Worked as FSW ≤ 12 months n = 674 | Worked as FSW > 12 months n = 404 | Total* n = 1078 | Chi square P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | ||
Report of having at least 1 abortion | 50.0 (248) | 59.5 (212) | 54.0 (460) | 0.088 |
Most recent abortion in the last 6 months† | 63.2 (150) | 50.1 (105) | 58.5 (255) | 0.151 |
Place women sought last abortion† | ||||
Private doctor/midwife/nurse | 87.1 (202) | 85.9 (181) | 86.5 (383) | 0.209 |
Traditional practitioner | 8.8 (14) | 5.3 (7) | 7.1 (21) | |
Other (mostly public and NGOs clinics) | 4.1 (18) | 8.9 (18) | 6.4 (36) | |
Report of having sweetheart (SH) in the past 12 months** | 54.0 (318) | 63.4 (197) | 58.0 (515) | 0.118 |
Report of having sex with SH in the past 3 months*** | 97.3 (281) | 98.9 (173) | 98.0 (454) | 0.148 |
Report of having >3 clients in the last working day | 42.7 (233) | 38.4 (139) | 40.9 (372) | 0.422 |
Always used condoms with clients in the past week | 81.0 (582) | 80.0 (356) | 80.2 (938) | 0.596 |
Always used condoms with sweetheart in the past month*** | 29.4 (110) | 19.6 (59) | 25.0 (169) | 0.069 |
Always used condoms with casual partner in the past month† † | 37.4 (49) | 29.9 (41) | 34.1 (90) | 0.266 |
Continued having sex during menstruation in the past month | 29.8 (166) | 33.2 (126) | 31.2 (292) | 0.533 |
Ever forced/convinced by client not to use condom in the past month | 68.3 (302) | 65.0 (166) | 67.0 (468) | 0.584 |
Self-perceived risk of getting sexual diseases compared with other Cambodian women | ||||
Much higher | 19.0 (214) | 24.9 (136) | 21.5 (350) | 0.016 |
A little bit higher | 24.1 (114) | 19.6 (57) | 22.2 (171) | |
Similar risk | 18.2 (85) | 28.8 (63) | 22.7 (148) | |
Lower risk | 38.7 (152) | 26.7 (93) | 33.6 (245) | |
Believed they had an STI in the past year | 37.5 (254) | 61.4 (211) | 47.1 (465) | <0.001 |
Places where treatment was sought for the last STI‡ | ||||
Public hospital or STD clinic | 68.4 (198) | 62.5 (178) | 65.2 (376) | 0.558 |
Private hospital/medical staff | 2.1 (14) | 4.0 (16) | 3.1 (30) | |
Pharmacy | 7.9 (23) | 8.0 (19) | 7.9 (42) | |
Non-governmental organisation clinic | 21.0 (15) | 22.8 (17) | 22.0 (32) | |
Did not stop having sex during the last STI episode‡ | 53.0 (131) | 40.6 (107) | 46.5 (238) | 0.289 |