Condom use and HIV exposure in the quantitative survey
| Variables | All women, N=1000 n (%) | San Pedro, n=400 n (%) | Abidjan, n=600 n (%) |
| Condom use with clients | |||
| Never | 9 (0.9) | 3 (0.8) | 6 (1.0) |
| Sometimes | 29 (3.0) | 17 (4.4) | 12 (2.1) |
| Often | 86 (8.9) | 58 (15.1) | 28 (4.8) |
| Always | 837 (87.0) | 304 (79.2) | 533 (92.1) |
| Does not know/does not want to answer | 2 (0.1) | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Missing | 37 | 16 | 21 |
| Use of condom with boyfriend/husband† | |||
| Never | 370 (53.2) | 157 (50.5) | 213 (55.3) |
| Sometimes | 115 (16.5) | 61 (19.6) | 54 (14.0) |
| Often | 123 (17.7) | 49 (15.8) | 74 (19.2) |
| Always | 62 (8.9) | 19 (6.1) | 43 (11.2) |
| Does not know/does not want to answer | 26 (3.8) | 25 (8.0) | 1 (0.3) |
| Missing | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| Acceptance of condomless sexual intercourse in exchange for a large sum of money | |||
| Never | 764 (77.4) | 251 (63.9) | 513 (86.4) |
| Sometimes | 79 (8.0) | 52 (13.2) | 27 (4.5) |
| Often | 92 (9.3) | 55 (14.0) | 37 (6.2) |
| Always | 12 (1.2) | 6 (1.5) | 6 (1.0) |
| Does not know/does not want to answer | 40 (4.0) | 29 (7.4) | 11 (1.9) |
| Missing | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| At least one instance of condomless intercourse over the last 7 days* | |||
| Yes | 220 (58.8) | 152 (72.0) | 68 (41.5) |
| No | 154 (41.1) | 59 (28.0) | 95 (57.9) |
| Does not want to answer | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) |
| Missing | 625 | 189 | 436 |
| Last HIV test (months) | |||
| <6 | 458 (45.9) | 230 (50.9) | 255 (42.6) |
| 6–12 | 239 (24.0) | 98 (24.6) | 141 (23.6) |
| ≥12 | 182 (18.2) | 69 (17.3) | 113 (18.9) |
| Never | 114 (11.4) | 26 (6.5) | 88 (14.7) |
| Does not know/does not want to answer | 4 (0.4) | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.2) |
| Missing | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Knowledge of boyfriend’s/husband’s HIV status† | |||
| Yes | 121 (17.4) | 33 (10.6) | 88 (23.0) |
| No | 573 (82.3) | 279 (89.1) | 294 (76.7) |
| Does not want to answer | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
| Missing | 18 | 4 | 14 |
| Interest in a medicine protecting against HIV | |||
| Yes | 982 (98.6) | 394 (99.0) | 588 (98.3) |
| No | 11 (1.1) | 2 (0.5) | 9 (1.5) |
| Does not know | 3 (0.3) | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) |
| Missing | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| If yes, would agree to a medical follow-up every 3 months | |||
| Yes | 964 (99.4) | 391 (99.7) | 573 (99.1) |
| No | 5 (0.5) | 1 (0.3) | 4 (0.7) |
| Does not know | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) |
| Missing | 12 | 2 | 10 |
*This variable was added during the survey; for this reason, some participants did not answer the question.
†These variables do not concern all 1000 surveyed women but the 714 FSWs who declared having a boyfriend/husband.