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Table 2 Frequencies of business employee or community member interactions stratified by inconsistent condom use among n=361 female sex workers (FSW) in Baltimore, Maryland

From: The role of local business employees and community members in the HIV risk environment of female sex workers in an urban setting: associations between negative interactions and inconsistent condom use

 

No Inconsistent Condom Use (n = 201)

Inconsistent Condom Use (n = 160)

Total (n = 361)

P

No Inconsistent Condom Use (n = 201)

Inconsistent Condom Use (n = 160)

Total (n = 361)

P

 

Business Employees

Community Members

Frequency of ________ reporting you to the police for using drugs

Never

156 (80.0)

106 (67.5)

262 (74.4)

0.02*

139 (70.2)

96 (60.8)

235 (66.0)

0.17*

Monthly

16 (8.2)

24 (15.3)

40 (11.4)

 

30 (15.2)

31 (19.6)

61 (17.1)

 

Weekly/Daily

23 (11.8)

27 (17.2)

50 (14.2)

 

29 (14.5)

31 (19.6)

60 (16.9)

 

Frequency of ___________ asking you to leave the area that you are selling sex

Never

105 (53.3)

71 (44.7)

176 (49.4)

0.22*

103 (51.2)

65 (40.6)

168 (46.5)

0.13

Monthly

43 (21.8)

37 (23.3)

80 (22.5)

 

48 (23.9)

46 (28.8)

94 (26.0)

 

Weekly/Daily

49 (24.9)

51 (32.1)

100 (28.1)

 

50 (24.9)

49 (30.6)

99 (27.4)

 

Frequency of _____________ reporting you to the police for selling sex

Never

139 (69.5)

90 (56.3)

229 (63.6)

0.03*

125 (62.2)

80 (50.0)

205 (56.8)

0.04

Monthly

34 (17.0)

30 (18.8)

64 (17.8)

 

42 (20.9)

37 (23.1)

79 (21.9)

 

Weekly/Daily

27 (13.5)

40 (25.0)

67 (18.6)

 

34 (16.9)

43 (26.9)

77 (21.3)

 

Frequency of ___________ verbally or physically threatening you

Never

140 (69.7)

103 (64.4)

243 (67.3)

0.36

132 (65.7)

87 (54.4)

218 (60.7)

0.03

Monthly

30 (14.9)

23 (14.4)

53 (14.7)

 

23 (11.4)

33 (20.6)

56 (15.5)

 

Weekly/Daily

31 (15.4)

34 (21.3)

65 (18.1)

 

46 (23.9)

40 (25.0)

86 (23.8)

 

Rushed negotiations with clients because of _______ in the area

Ever

56 (27.9)

57 (35.6)

113 (31.3)

0.19

64 (31.8)

66 (41.3)

130 (36.0)

0.17

  1. *< 3% of data missing