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Table 1 Characteristics of HIV-positive FESW enrolled in the CIPI Study (N = 88)

From: HIV treatment cascade among female entertainment and sex workers in Cambodia: impact of amphetamine use and an HIV prevention program

Characteristic or exposure

N/median

(%)/IQR

Age (years)

  

 <20

1

(1)

 20–29

27

(31)

 30–39

55

(63)

 ≥40

5

(6)

SMARTgirl member (yes)

62

(70)

Length of time participant has been SMARTgirl member (months) (N = 62)

  

 <6

25

(40)

 6–24

14

(23)

 >24

23

(37)

SMARTgirl Club visit frequency in the past year (N = 58a)

  

 ≥1 time/month

9

(15)

 <1 time/month

35

(60)

 Never

14

(24)

Education (total years of school)

  

 None

31

(35)

 Primary (1–6)

44

(50)

 Secondary (7+)

13

(15)

Age of first sexual intercourse [median (IQR)]

18

(16–19)

Time since HIV diagnosis at baseline

  

 0, new infectionb

29

(33)

 1–12 month

18

(20)

 >1–5 year

19

(22)

 >5 year

22

(25)

Work setting (location worked most days in past month)

  

 Entertainment venue

44

(50)

 Brothel/Freelance

44

(50)

Currently work for manager or boss (yes)

42

(48)

Income last month ($US)c

  

 <100

32

(36)

 100–250

36

(41)

 >250

20

(23)

Experienced food insecurity (last 3 months)

  

 Never

54

(61)

 Rarely

16

(18)

 Sometimes

8

(9)

 Often

9

(10)

Experienced any physical or emotional violence (past 3 months)

47

(53)

Number of sexual of partners (last 3 months)

  

 <5

20

(23)

 6–15

27

(31)

 16–40

19

(22)

 41–150

14

(16)

 >150

8

(9)

Number of sexual partners [last 3 months; median (IQR)]

15

(6, 42.5)

Self-reported any unprotected sex (last 3 months)

33

(38)

PSA positive test

28

(32)

Self-reported use of ATS (past 3 months)

48

(55)

Tested for positive for ATS use at study visit

37

(42)

ATS ASSIST score

  

 <4

37

(42)

 4–26

42

(48)

 27+

9

(10)

Alcohol ASSIST score

  

 <11

37

(42)

 11–26

33

(38)

 27+

18

(20)

K10 Psychological distress (depression and anxiety)

  

 Low or No risk

37

(43)

 Mild risk

23

(26)

 Moderate risk

13

(15)

 Severe risk

14

(16)

Self-reported symptoms of sexually transmitted infection (last 3 months)

19

(22)

  1. aRestricted to the n = 58 SG members with non-missing data
  2. bTime since diagnosis was determined by NCHADs records or as the date of testing from CIPI baseline for newly identified infections
  3. cAverage monthly household income in Cambodia in 2012 was US$56.53; in 2013, US$71.5; in 2014, US$89.98, and in 2015, US$91.14 (https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/cambodia/annual-household-income-per-capita)
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