Table 4 Socio-demographic and behavioral correlates of drug use among Female Sex Workers (FSW) participants, Mozambique 2019–2020
| Â | FSW who use drug, past 12 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n/N: | Â | %: | p-value | |
Crude | Crude | Weighted (95% CI) | Â | |
City |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Maputo | 129/492 | 26.2 | 25.5 (20.9–30.6) |  |
Beira | 76/520 | 14.6 | 13.7 (10.2–17.2) | |
Nampula | 33/518 | 6.3 | 6.3 (3.9–8.7) | |
Tete | 55/519 | 9.5 | 10.5 (0.2–20.8) | |
Quelimane | 49/516 | 1.6 | 8.4 (5.7–11.1) | |
Median age | 22 (15–55) |  | ||
Age group |  |  |  | < 0.296 |
15–24 | 207/1,486 | 13.9 | 13.1 (11.5–14.8) |  |
≥ 25 | 135/1,079 | 12.5 | 11.4 (9.4–13.4) | |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.003 |
Single | 207/1,523 | 13.6 | 13.0 (11.0–15.0) |  |
Cohabitating/married | 38/183 | 20.8 | 15.5 (9.8–21.2) |  |
Widowed/divorced/separated | 97/861 | 11.3 | 10.7 (8.4–12.9) |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | 0.586 |
No formal education/primary | 86/668 | 12.9 | 12.8 (7.4–13.4) |  |
Secondary or higher | 245/1,789 | 13.4 | 12.3 (10.4–14.6) |  |
Work aside from sex work | Â | Â | Â | 0.866 |
Yes | 100/759 | 13.2 | 12.2 (9.2–15.1) |  |
No | 242/1,806 | 13.4 | 11.8 (9.7–13.8) |  |
Perception of HIV risk | Â | Â | Â | 0.005 |
Low | 62/575 | 1.8 | 9.7 (6.8–12.5) |  |
High | 160/1,009 | 15.9 | 14.2 (11.5–16.7) |  |
Previous HIV testing | Â | Â | Â | 0.004 |
Yes, in the past 12 months | 75/648 | 11.6 | 10.6 (7.9–13.3) |  |
Ever | 164/1,042 | 15.8 | 14.5 (11.1–16.3) |  |
Never | 37/378 | 9.8 | 9.3 (6.0-12.6) | Â |
Comprehensive HIV knowledge | Â | Â | Â | 0.427 |
Yes | 155/1,242 | 12.5 | 11.9 (9.8–14.1) |  |
No | 161/1,186 | 13.6 | 12.3 (10.2–14.5) |  |
Age at first sexual experience |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Less than 15 years | 145/869 | 16.7 | 15.4 (12.6–18.1) |  |
15–17 | 162/1,283 | 12.6 | 11.8 (9.8–13.8) |  |
> 18 | 34/400 | 8.5 | 5.3 (5.3–11.5) |  |
No of sexual clients during the last month | Â | Â | Â | 0.024 |
0 | 111/694 | 15.9 | 16.0 (12.9–19.3) |  |
1 | 152/1,298 | 11.7 | 10.5 (8.4–12.4) |  |
> 2 | 79/576 | 13.7 | 12.7 (9.5–15.8) |  |
Condom use at last sexual encounter | Â | Â | Â | 0.049 |
Yes | 261/2,056 | 12,7 | 11.6 (9.9–13.2) |  |
No | 81/506 | 16.0 | 15.9 (12.3–19.4) |  |
Self-report STI in the last 12 months |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Yes | 146/776 | 18.8 | 17.9 (14.6–21.2) |  |
No | 193/1,782 | 1.8 | 10.2 (8.5–11.8) |  |
Sought health care in the past 12 months | Â | Â | Â | 0.073 |
Yes | 202/1,399 | 14.4 | 13.7 (11.5–15.8) |  |
No | 140/1,165 | 12.0 | 11.1 (9.1–13.2) |  |
HIV infection | Â | Â | Â | 0.843 |
Yes | 93/676 | 13.8 | 11.9 (9.3–14.6) |  |
No | 237/1,762 | 13.5 | 12.8 (10.9–14.6) |  |
Experienced physical violence, last 12 months |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Yes | 251/1,341 | 18.7 | 17.4 (14.9–19.7) |  |
No | 91/1,224 | 7.4 | 7.0 (5.37–8.7) |  |
Experienced sexual violence in the last 12 months |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
Yes | 194/975 | 19.9 | 18.6 (15.7–21.4) | |
No | 148/1,590 | 9.3 | 8.9 (7.2–10.7) | |