Table 1 Factors associated with HIV among FSW in Sierra Leone

Educational level

None

1

Primary

1.51[0.95–2.39]

1.70 [0.95–3.05]*

JSS

0.85 [0.51–1.43]

0.84[0.44–1.59]

SSS/ Technical Vocational

0.72 [0.39–1.35]

0.68[0.32–1.45]

Higher

1.01 [0.12–8.37]

0.99[0.08–12.60]

Marital status

Never married/cohabited

1

Others (Married, divorced, widowed)

1.76 [1.36–2.28]***

2.05[1.50–2.78]***

District

Bombali

1

1

Port Loko

2.36 [0.55–10.12]

2.54 [0.49–13.25]

Kenema

1.93 [0.84–4.42]

1.98 [0.80–4.88]

Bo

2.45 [0.81–7.48]

2.63 [0.73–9.46]

Western Urban

3.57 [1.70–7.53]***

4.27 [1.90–9.58]***

Western Rural

0.10 [0.38–2.62]

0.96 [0.34–2.72]

Household income categorized

< 50 USD

1

1

50 USD or more

1.83 [1.24–2.70]***

2.12 [1.28–3.51]***

Age first receive money for sex

Below 18

1

1

18 + years

1.23 [0.79–1.92]

1.30 [0.77–2.18]

Can people reduce their chance of getting HIV by having just one uninfected sex partner who has no other sex partners?

Wrong response

1

1

Correct response

0.64 [0.50–0.82]***

0.57 [0.41–0.79]***

Can people get HIV from mosquito bites?

Wrong response

1

1

Correct response

0.70 [0.51–0.96]**

0.63 [0.43–0.93]**

Number of clients paying partners in the last 3 months

1–5

1

1

6–10

0.88 [0.47–1.62]

0.84 [0.39–1.83]

11–19

0.62 [0.35–1.10]

0.54 [0.29–1.03]

20 or more

0.85 [0.56–1.30]

0.80 [0.46–1.38]

Inject drugs in the past 3 months

No

1

1

Yes

1.66 [0.98–2.83]

2.12 [1.01–4.46]**