Depression and HIV Risk Behaviors among Female Sex Workers in Guangdong, China: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Distribution of socio-demographics, sexual behavior and HIV/syphilis prevalence among female sex workers in Guangdong, China ().

Item	Non-depression			Depression			Total
	n	%	95% CI	n	%	95% CI	n	%
Age (Year)
≤20	38	12.2	8.6, 15.9	53	15.5	11.6, 19.4	91	13.9
21–30	139	44.7	39.1, 50.3	133	38.9	33.7, 44.1	272	41.7
31–40	77	24.8	19.9, 29.6	93	27.2	22.5, 31.9	170	26.0
41 and above	57	18.3	14.0, 22.7	63	18.4	14.3, 22.6	120	18.4
Education
Primary school and below	66	21.2	16.7, 25.8	87	25.4	20.8, 30.1	153	23.4
Middle school	188	60.5	55.0, 65.9	187	54.7	49.4, 60.0	375	57.4
Senior high school and above	57	18.3	14.0, 22.7	68	19.9	15.6, 24.1	125	19.1
Marital Status
Unmarried	121	39.8	34.3, 45.3	152	44.6	39.3, 49.9	273	42.3
Married	137	45.1	39.4, 50.7	144	42.2	37.0, 47.5	281	43.6
Others	46	15.1	11.1, 19.2	45	13.2	9.6, 16.8	91	14.1
Living Status
Alone	162	52.4	46.8, 58.0	165	48.5	43.2, 53.9	327	50.4
With partner	72	23.3	18.6, 28.0	88	25.9	21.2, 30.6	160	24.7
Others	75	24.3	19.5, 29.1	87	25.6	20.9, 30.3	162	25.0
Monthly income
≤450	144	46.3	40.7, 51.9	151	44.2	38.9, 49.4	295	45.2
451–749	146	46.9	41.4, 52.5	148	43.3	38.0, 48.6	294	45.0
≥750	21	6.8	3.9, 9.6	43	12.6	9.0, 16.1	64	9.8
Residency
Study city	73	23.8	19.0, 28.6	61	18.0	13.9, 22.2	134	20.7
Another city in Guangdong province	20	6.5	3.7, 9.3	34	10.0	6.8, 13.2	54	8.4
Another province	214	69.7	64.5, 74.9	244	72.0	67.2, 76.8	458	70.9
STDs related Service
No	53	21.5	16.3, 26.6	46	17.2	12.7, 21.8	99	19.3
Yes	194	78.5	73.4, 83.7	221	82.8	78.2, 87.3	415	80.7
Syphilis related Knowledge
No	201	64.6	59.3, 70.0	191	55.8	50.6, 61.1	392	60.0
Yes	110	35.4	30.0, 40.7	151	44.2	38.9, 49.4	261	40.0
Condom use during the last work
No	64	20.7	16.2, 25.3	69	20.4	16.1, 24.7	133	20.5
Yes	245	79.3	74.7, 83.8	270	79.6	75.3, 83.9	515	79.5
Frequency of condom use in the last month with clients
Sometimes	109	35.0	29.7, 40.4	130	38.0	32.8, 43.2	239	36.6
Always	202	65.0	59.6, 70.3	212	62.0	55.8, 67.2	414	63.4
Primary sex partners
No	86	27.7	22.7, 32.7	133	38.9	33.7, 44.1	219	33.5
Yes	225	72.3	67.4, 77.4	209	61.1	55.9, 66.3	434	66.5
Condom use during the last sex with primary partners
No	120	53.3	46.8, 59.9	70	33.7	27.2, 40.1	190	43.9
Yes	105	46.7	40.1, 53.2	138	66.3	59.9, 72.8	243	56.1
Frequency of condom use in the last month with primary partners
Sometimes	237	76.2	71.5, 81.0	247	72.2	67.5, 77.0	484	74.1
Always	74	23.8	19.0, 28.6	95	27.8	23.0, 32.6	169	25.9
STDs Symptoms
No	197	63.3	58.0, 68.7	237	69.3	64.4, 74.2	434	66.5
Yes	114	36.7	31.3, 42.0	105	30.7	25.8, 35.6	219	33.5
Drug Use
No	307	98.7	97.5, 100.0	339	99.1	98.1, 100.0	646	98.9
Yes	4	1.3	0.0, 2.6	3	0.9	0.0, 1.9	7	1.1
HIV
No	310	99.7	99.1, 100.0	339	99.1	98.1, 100.0	649	99.4
Yes	1	0.3	0.0, 1.0	3	0.9	0.0, 1.9	4	0.6
Syphilis
No	291	93.6	90.8, 96.3	329	96.2	94.2, 98.2	620	94.9
Yes	20	6.4	3.7, 9.2	13	3.8	1.8, 5.8	33	5.1
HCV
No	306	98.4	97.0, 99.8	334	97.7	96.1, 99.3	640	98.0
Yes	5	1.6	0.2, 3.0	8	2.3	0.7, 3.9	13	2.0