Condom availability in high risk places and condom use: a study at district level in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia

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Table 1 Characteristics of places where people meet new sexual partners, Phase 2 of PLACE studies

		Malindi		Mbarali		Kapiri Mposhi
		%	N	%	N	%	N	p
Place verification	Venue found	86	117	98	48	98	43	0.003
	Venue found, but no willing respondent found	0		2		0
	Venue not found	15		0		0
	Venue closed temporarily	0		0		2
	Venue closed permanently	1		0		0
Type of place	Informal drinking place	49	97	25	48	0	41	<0.001
	Bar/restaurant	30		27		90
	Night club	7		0		5
	Hotel/guest house	8		12		5
	Local brew places	0		17		0
	Rice mill	0		8		0
	Bus station	0		4		0
	Market	3		6		0
	Park/beach	1		0		0
	Church	1		0		0
	Other	1		0		0
Position of respondent	Staff	87	98	73	48	43	42	<0.001
Position of respondent	Patron	13	98	27	48	57	42	<0.001
Men meet new female sexual partners here		82	97	92	47	88	42	0.517
Women meet new male sexual partners here		82	97	83	47	88	42	0.802
Men meet new male sexual partners here		14	93	2	47	2	42	0.011
Women meet new female sexual partners here		-	-	2	47	-	-
Women come to sell sex		38	97	70	47	86	42	<0.001
Men come to sell sex		18	97	28	47	64	42	<0.001
Ever HIV prevention activities here		53	98	83	47	69	42	0.002
HIV-related lectures/seminars		8	98	49	47	29	42	<0.001
HIV-related pamphlets/leaflets		5	98	22	47	12	42	0.005
HIV-related posters		10	98	17	47	45	42	<0.001
Condom distribution		51	98	85	47	79	42	<0.001
HIV-related peer education		0	98	26	47	17	42	<0.001
How often condoms available	Always	29	97	67	40	51	37	<0.001
	Sometimes	23		23		38
	Never	48		10		11
Condoms at time of visit (according to venue representative)		33	97	57	47	57	42	0.012
Willing sell/distribute condoms (if respondent was staff)		84	83	80	35	94	16	0.456
Posters observed by interviewer		7	99	12	48	33	42	<0.001
Pamphlets observed by interviewer		1	99	23	48	0	42	<0.001
Condoms observed by interviewer		31	99	44	48	57	42	0.014

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