Table 3 Socio-demographic and behavior correlates of hazardous drinking (AUDIT-C) and risk factors among Female Sex Workers (FSW) and Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), Mozambique 2019–2020

City

< 0.001

Maputo

305/492

62.0

61.7 (56.8–66.5)

323/530

6.9

59.9 (54.5–65.4)

Beira

288/520

55.4

54.5 (48.9–60.1)

355/527

67.4

66.1 (61.3–70.8)

Nampula

141/518

27.2

25.7 (21.5–29.8)

144/528

27.3

26.3 (21.7–30.8)

Tete

294/521

56.4

56.3 (51.8–60.7)

340/559

6.8

59.8 (55.4–64.3)

Quelimane

227/516

44.0

41.4 (36.1–46.6)

142/525

27.1

24.9 (20.5–29.3)

Median age

24 (15–58)

22 (18–61)

Age group

< 0.001

< 24 ^a

647/1487

43.5

42.5 (39.5–45.4)

890/2041

43.6

42.5 (39.6–45.4)

≥ 25

608/1080

56.3

54.3 (50.8–57.8)

414/628

65.9

60.6 (55.9–65.4)

Marital status

< 0.001

Single

683/1522

44.9

43.5 (40.6–46.5)

1045/2269

46.1

44.0 (41.3–46.7)

Cohabitating/married

100/183

54.6

53.1 (44.8–61.3)

131/202

64.9

59.3 (51.2–67.3)

Widowed/divorced/

separated

471/859

54.8

52.8 (48.9–56.7)

62/90

68.9

65.9 (55.9–75.8)

Education

0.114

No formal education/primary

357/668

53.4

51.4 (47.0-55.7)

7/17

41.2

33.8 (10.6–56.9)

Secondary/higher

856/1,786

47.9

46.3 (43.5–49.1)

651/1,538

42.3

41.4 (38.3–44.6)

Work aside from sex work

-

-

-

Yes

403/759

53.1

52.8 (48.6–56.9)

-

-

-

No

850/1,803

47.1

44.9 (42.2–47.6)

-

-

-

Perception of HIV risk

< 0.001

Low

245/575

42.6

42.7 (38.1–47.3)

536/1,116

48.0

45.8 (42.2–49.4)

High

537/1,007

53.3

51.4 (47.8–54.9)

529/968

54.7

53.4 (49.5–57.3)

Previous HIV testing

< 0.001

Yes, in the past 12 months

361/647

55.8

53.8 (49.5–58.2)

293/583

5.3

47.0 (42.2–51.7)

Ever

509/1,041

48.9

47.5 (43.9–51.1)

646/1,291

5.0

48.2 (44.7–51.6)

Never

123/377

32.6

30.5 (25.3–35.7)

163/459

35.5

34.7 (29.5–39.8)

Comprehensive HIV knowledge

0.955

Yes

583/1,241

47.0

43.8 (40.6–47.1)

58/118

49.2

46.9 (36.8–56.9)

No

599/1,181

50.7

50.4 (47.2–53.6)

1237/2,519

49.1

46.8 (44.2–49.4)

Age at first sexual experience^b

< 0.001

Less than 15 years

429/866

49.5

47.6 (43.7–51.5)

95/186

51.1

49.8 (41.4–58.1)

15–17

621/1,283

48.4

47.0 (43.7–50.2)

257/518

49.6

47.9 (42.7–53.0)

> 18

196/400

49.0

47.0 (41.4–52.5)

175/305

57.4

54.7 (48.1–61.4)

No. of sexual clients during the last month^c

< 0.001

0

339/692

49.0

47.1 (42.7–51.5)

34/109

31.2

31 (21.5–40.5)

1

601/1,298

46.3

43.7 (40.4–46.8)

81/247

32.8

34.2 (26.8–41.6)

> 2

315/575

54.8

55.3 (50.7–59.8)

1,155/2,222

52.0

49.3 (46.5–52.0)

Condom use at last sexual encounter

-

-

-

Yes

339/692

49.0

47.1 (42.7–51.5)

-

-

-

No

601/1298

46.3

43.7 (40.5–46.9)

-

-

-

Self-report STI in the last 12 months

< 0.001

Yes

435/776

56.1

54.7 (50.7–58.7)

245/437

56.1

52.8 (47.4–58.2)

No

818/1,782

45.9

44.2 (41.4–46.9)

1,057/2,223

47.6

45.4 (42.6–48.2)

Sought health care in the past 12 months

Yes

717/1,399

51.3

50.6 (47.4–53.7)

25/1,219

51.3

48.3 (44.7–51.8)

No

538/1,165

46.2

43.6 (40.3–46.9)

678/1,444

47.0

45.1 (41.8–48.3)

HIV infection

< 0.001

Yes

386/677

57.0

55.2 (50.9–59.5)

129/218

48.0

53.0 (44.9–61.0)

No

806/1762

45.7

44.2 (41.4–47.0)

1,174/2,446

59.2

46.3 (43.4–48.6)

Experienced physical violence, last 12 months

0.074

Yes

736//1,341

54.9

53.5 (50.4–56.5)

92/186

49.5

49.2 (40.8–57.6)

No

519/1,224

42.4

40.3 (37.1–43.6)

1,212/2,479

48.9

46.3 (43.7–48.9)

Experienced sexual violence in the last 12 months

0.075

Yes

545/975

55.9

54.3 (50.6–57.8)

23/43

53.5

47.8 (31.9–63.6)

No

710/1,590

44.7

43.2 (40.2–46.1)

1,280/2,620

48.9

46.5 (43.9–49.1)