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Table 5 Sexual practices

From: Social context, diversity and risk among women who inject drugs in Vietnam: descriptive findings from a cross-sectional survey

 

Hanoi % (95 % CI)

HCMC % (95 % CI)

Age at first sexual intercourse

n = 202

n = 181

 Less than 16

4.2 (0.7–7.5)

24.4 (15.5–30.3)

 16

15.4 (9.3–22.7)

19.9 (12.1–26.8)

 17

14.1 (7.8–18.5)

13.7 (5.8–17.4)

 18

26.2 (19.2–35.8)

12.2 (8.3–18.3)

 19

11.6 (6.7–16.2)

13.1 (7.6–21.6)

 20+

28.5 (21.8–38.5)

16.7 (13.4–27.8)

Ever sold sex

n = 202

n = 184

77.6 (68.9–84.2)

52.5 (41.5–63.5)

Age first sold sex

n = 158

n = 102

 16 or less

3.3 (-- --)

19.5 (8.4–28.0)

 17–20

16.5 (6.6–21.6)

50.4 (31.8–59.3)

 21–25

40.0 (28.8–59.1)

19.9 (12.0–36.4)

 26–30

27.1 (18.1–40.7)

8.0 (4.5–17.6)

 31+

13.1 (5.3–23.5)

2.3 (0.0–7.6)

Ever sold sex for partner’s drugsa

n = 158

n = 106

39.6 (25.9–56.7)

25.3 (14.6–37.6)

Introduced to selling sex by …a

n = 158

n = 106

 Own decision

36.2 (25.9–52.7)

38.4 (22.9–44.9)

 Female who injected drugs

34.5 (23.4–49.0)

19.9 (13.3–34.2)

 Female who did not inject drugs

33.6 (18.1–50.3)

4.7 (0.6–7.8)

 Sexual partner or husband

1.6 (0.0–1.8)

21.6 (10.2–36.4)

 Family member (except for husband/partner)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

16.5 (0.0–17.0)

Main locations to find clientsa

n = 158

n = 106

 Bar/nightclub

18.6 (7.4–33.5)

9.5 (5.3–16.3)

 Public place (other than highway)

39.6 (28.9–55.7)

44.5 (31.9–57.1)

 Service bar

6.9 (2.4–12.0)

5.5 (0.5–6.0)

 Brothel

1.4 (0.0–2.7)

6.6 (0.6–22.1)

 Hotel/guesthouse

7.5 (3.2–13.3)

5.9 (2.2–12.6)

 Highway/street

16.1 (4.5–31.1)

13.4 (7.2–23.6)

 Home

5.1 (0.0–8.2)

7.6 (0.0–9.6)

Have a regular clienta

n = 156

n = 95

63.6 (44.9–72.6)

55.3 (42.0–65.8)

Used condom at last sex with husband/boyfriend

n = 176

n = 173

17.5 (11.2–25.9)

32.3 (22.9–40.2)

Used condom at last sex with one-time clienta

n = 156

n = 95

82.5 (59.6–94.3)

91.9 (83.7–98.5)

Used condom at last sex with regular clientb

n = 118

n = 56

85.3 (60.4–97.9)

86.3 (53.2–92.2)

  1. aAmong those who had ever sold sex
  2. bAmong those who had regular clients
  3. -- -- Unable to generate confidence interval in RDSAT