Table 2

Longitudinal assessment of risk taking and sexually transmitted infection prevalence in female sex workers over time

VariableBefore ARTAfter ARTp Value
Cases
 No. unprotected acts with casual partners/year23.0524.720.57
 Condom use with casual clients (scale 1–4)3.913.980.06
 Condom use with regular clients (scale 1–4)0.240.390.16
 Mean number of casual clients per day3.934.120.13
 Mean number of regular clients per day0.640.430.13
 NG/TV period prevalence (%)9.7%6.5%0.53
 NG period prevalence (%)7.7%1.3%0.03
Controls
 No. unprotected acts with casual partners/year34.0829.490.62
 Condom use with casual clients (scale 1–4)3.803.930.05
 Condom use with regular clients (scale 1–4)0.120.130.79
 Mean number of casual clients per day4.114.430.43
 Mean number of regular clients per day0.550.600.26
 NG/TV period prevalence (%)15%10%0.48
 NG period prevalence (%)2.6%0.9%0.32
  • ART, antiretroviral therapy; NG, Neisseria gonorrhoea; TV, Trichomonas vaginalis.