Patient-provider communication about pregnancy and HIV among female sex workers living with HIV in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Table 2 Socio-demographic and health characteristics of FSWs living with HIV (n = 253)

Socio-demographic characteristics	N	Percent	Median (IQR)	Mean ± SD
Age			35 (30, 40)
Civil status
Single/widowed or divorced no regular partner	46	18.2
Married or have a partner	207	81.8
Education (any)	249	98.4
No education	4	1.6
Primary education	155	61.3
Secondary or tertiary	94	32.2
Current Residence
Santo Domingo	196	77.5
Other area	57	22.5
Sex work and risk behavior characteristics
Age first engaged in sex work			18 (15, 23)
Average price per salida (pesos)				886 ± 534^a
Number of clients/wk.			3 (2, 6)
Work Locations
Establishment	155	59.7
The street	140	55.3
Other (predominantly by calling)	80	31.6
Any conflict with a sex partner in the last 6 months	92	36.4
Alcohol use
Sometimes/often	102	40.3
Rarely/never	151	59.7
Drug use (ever)	62	24.5
Sexual health and HIV care
Consistent condom use with all partners (n = 250)	159	63.6
Permanent contraceptive procedure after diagnosis	74	29.4
Viral Load (n = 249) Undetectable (< 50 copies/cc)	119	47.8
Detectable	130	52.2
Current ARV use (n = 252)	182	72.2
Years since HIV diagnosis				6.0 ± 4.7
Stigma and provider scales (n = 253) ^b
HIV related self-internalized stigma scale (20)				2.4 ± 0.6
Sex work related self-internalized stigma scale (19)				2.4 ± 0.6
Perception of provider scale				3.2 ± 0.6

^a 870 pesos ~ $20 ^bStigma scales: 1 is the lowest amount of stigma and 4 the highest. Provider scale: a higher scale indicates better perception of provider

ISSN: 1471-2393