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Table 3 Comparisons of sexual and reproductive health among FEWs with a lower and higher level of psychological distress

From: HIV risk and psychological distress among female entertainment workers in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study

SRH characteristics in the past 3 months

Total

Total GHQ-12 score

(n = 657)

≤3 (n = 373)

>3 (n = 284)

p-value*

Mean number of sex partners

2.8 ± 6.5

2.6 ± 6.6

3.2 ± 6.7

0.26

Had sex with sweethearts

203 (37.2)

95 (31.7)

108 (43.9)

0.003

Always used condoms with sweethearts

63 (30.7)

33 (34.7)

29 (27.1)

0.24

Had sex in exchange for money or gifts

124 (22.8)

61 (20.4)

63 (25.7)

0.14

Mean number of clients

3.6 ± 3.9

3.2 ± 2.8

4.0 ± 4.8

0.28

Able to find condom when needed

421 (87.5)

246 (91.8)

175 (82.2)

0.004

Always used condom with clients

100 (78.7)

51 (81.0)

49 (76.6)

0.16

Had client request not to use condoms

21 (16.7)

5 (7.9)

16 (25.4)

0.009

Diagnosed with an STI

149 (22.7)

64 (17.2)

85 (29.9)

<0.001

Currently using a contraceptive method

249 (37.9)

127 (34.0)

122 (43.0)

0.02

Been tested for HIV in the past 6 months

347 (52.8)

206 (55.2)

141 (49.6)

0.16

Had been pregnant

401 (61.0)

229 (61.4)

172 (60.6)

0.83

Had an induced abortion

118 (18.0)

60 (16.1)

58 (24.0)

0.15

  1. Abbreviations: FEWs female entertainment workers, GHQ general health questionnaire, SRH sexual and reproductive health, STIs sexually transmitted infections
  2. Values are number (%) for categorical variables and mean ± SD for continuous variables
  3. *Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test was used as appropriate for categorical variables and Student’s t-test was used for continuous variables