Reducing harm from HIV/AIDS misconceptions among female sex workers in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: A cross sectional analysis

Table 3 Factors independently associated with suboptimal HIV knowledge ^a among 913 FSWs in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Variable^b		Adjusted risk ratio estimate	95 % Confidence interval
Socio-demographics
	Age (per 10 years)	1.06	1.02 – 1.09
	Currently resides in Tijuana (vs. Ciudad Juarez)	1.25	1.17 – 1.33
	Education (in school years completed)	0.96	0.95 – 0.97
Sex Work Characteristics & Behaviors
	Has had prior HIV testing	0.91	0.85 – 0.97
	Often/always uses condoms for vaginal sex withmale clients (past month)	0.91	0.85 – 0.97

^a Incorrect responses on Carey and Schroder’s HIV Knowledge Questionnaire (2002).
^b All variables checked for multicollinearity and interaction; p < .05 for all values.

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