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Table 2 Reasons for disqualification from Proyecto Parejas in the primary screener,* n = 90

From: Study protocol for the recruitment of female sex workers and their non-commercial partners into couple-based HIV research

Disqualification Reasons

Total (n, %)

No lifetime use of cocaine, methamphetamine, or heroin

35 (10.4%)

No sex work in last month

23 (6.9%)

Plans to break up with partner

20 (6.0%)

No sex with partner in last month

17 (5.1%)

Worried about intimate partner violence (IPV)

14 (4.2%)

Never exchanged sex for money, drugs, or other items

11 (3.3%)

Unwilling to bring in partner for screening

10 (3.0%)

Relationship < 6 months

9 (2.7%)

Plans to move in next 18 months

3 (0.9%)

Would refuse treatment for STIs

2 (0.6%)

Does not have a steady partner

2 (0.6%)

Primary partner is female

2 (0.6%)

Age < 18

1 (0.3%)

  1. * Numbers do not add to 100% because women could be excluded for more than one reason