Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of female sex workers testing positive for syphilis infection, national HIV and other sexual transmitted infections bio-behavioral survey, Ethiopia, 2019–2020 (N = 6085)
Characteristics | Non-reactive | Reactive for syphilis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Number | Number (%) | p-value | 95% CI |
Age categories | ||||
 15—19 | 601 | 14 (4.1) |  < 0.001 | 2.4, 6.7 |
 20—24 | 1926 | 54 (15.9) | 12.4, 20.2 | |
 25—29 | 1736 | 79 (23.3) | 19.1, 28.1 | |
 30—34 | 785 | 71 (20.9) | 16.7, 25.3 | |
 35—59 | 698 | 121 (35.7) | 30.8, 41.0 | |
Marital status | ||||
 Married/Cohabitation | 217 | 14 (4.1) |  < 0.001 | 2.4, 6.7 |
 Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 2672 | 236 (69.6) | 64.5, 74.3 | |
 Never married | 2857 | 89 (26.3) | 21.9, 31.2 | |
Highest educational status attained | ||||
 Non-formal Education | 934 | 120 (35.4) |  < 0.001 | 30.5, 40.7 |
 Primary school (grade 1–8) | 3375 | 185 (54.6) | 49.4, 60.0 | |
 Secondary school and above | 1437 | 34 (10.0) | 6.9, 13.3 | |
Living with sexual partner | ||||
 No | 5263 | 324 (95.6) | 0.009 | 93, 97.4 |
 Yes | 483 | 15 (4.4) | 2.6, 7.0 | |
Main source of income | ||||
 other than sex work | 357 | 34 (10.0) | 0.005 | 7.2, 13.6 |
 Sex work | 5389 | 305 (90.0) | 86.4, 92.8 | |
Average monthly income from selling sex in ETB | ||||
 < 2500 | 1619 | 159 (46.9) |  < 0.001 | 41.5, 52.1 |
 2500—4999 | 1950 | 116 (34.2) | 29.4, 39.5 | |
 5000—7499 | 1138 | 37 (11.0) | 8.0, 14.6 | |
 7500 +  | 1039 | 27 (7.8) | 5.5, 11.2 | |