Table 2 Condom use and STI/HIV testing behaviors
From: HIV and syphilis testing behaviors among heterosexual male and female sex workers in Uganda
Variable | Male (N = 100) N (%) | Female (N = 240) N (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
 Condom use at last sexual intercourse |  |  | 0.001 |
  Yes | 34 (34.0) | 201 (83.8) |  |
  No | 66 (66.0) | 39 (16.2) |  |
 Condom use practices |  |  | 0.001 |
  Always | 10 (10.0) | 152 (63.0) |  |
  Sometimes | 90 (90.0) | 88 (37.0) |  |
 Ever had a serological test for Syphilis/STI |  |  | 0.001 |
  Yes | 32 (32.0) | 150 (62.5) |  |
  No | 68 (68.0) | 90 (37.5) |  |
 Syphilis/STI serological testing frequency in the past 12 months |  |  | 0.001 |
  00 | 81 (81.0) | 114 (47.5) |  |
  1 | 10 (10.0) | 49 (20.4) |  |
  2 | 3 (3.0) | 30 (12.5) |  |
  3 | 4 (4.0) | 38 (15.8) |  |
  ≥ 4 | 2 (2.0) | 9 (3.8) |  |
 Ever tested for HIV | |||
  Yes | 80 (80.6) | 230 (96.0) | 0.02 |
  No | 20 (20.0) | 10 (4.0) |  |
 HIV serological testing frequency in the past 12 months |  |  | 0.001 |
  00 | 48 (50.0) | 34 (14.0) |  |
  1 | 8 (8.3) | 46 (19.2) |  |
  2 | 9 (9.4) | 52 (21.7) |  |
  3 | 20 (20.8) | 75 (31.3) |  |
  ≥ 4 | 11 (11.5) | 33 (13.8) |  |
 History of HIV |  |  | N/A |
  I don’t know | 38 (38.0) | 8 (3.3) |  |
  No | 59 (59.0) | 232 (96.7) |  |
  Yes | 3 (3.0) |  |  |
 History of Syphilis |  |  | N/A |
  I don’t know | 54 (54.0) | 12 (5.0) |  |
  No | 20 (20.0) | 91 (37.9) |  |
  Yes | 26 (26.0) | 137 (57.1) |  |
 History of Gonorrhoea | |||
  I don’t know | 4 (4.0) | 13 (5.4) |  |
  No | 28 (28.0) | 175 (72.9) |  |
  Yes | 68 (68.0) | 52 (21.7) |  |