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Table 1 Social-demographic and condom use characteristics of men who buy sex before and after brothel closure

From: Trends in unprotected intercourse among heterosexual men before and after brothel ban in Siem Reap, Cambodia: a serial cross-sectional study (2003–2012)

Variables

Total

N = 976

Brothel closure

p-value

Before

(N = 757)

After

(N = 219)

n

%

n

%

n

%

Sociodemographic characteristics

 Age (years)a

   < 20

31

(3.2)

20

(2.6)

11

(5.1)

0.003

  20–29

504

(51.7)

373

(49.3)

131

(60.1)

  30–39

320

(32.8)

267

(35.3)

53

(24.3)

   ≥ 40

120

(12.3)

97

(12.8)

23

(10.6)

 Median age (years), (range)

28 (17–65)

29 (17–65)

26 (17–57)

 

 Education levela

  No formal education

37

(3.8)

30

(4.0)

7

(3.2)

0.605

  Primary (1–6 years)

303

(31.1)

240

(31.8)

63

(28.8)

  Secondary (7–12 years)

596

(61.1)

454

(60.1)

142

(64.8)

  College and university

39

(4.0)

32

(4.2)

7

(3.2)

 Marital statusa

  Never married

452

(46.5)

335

(44.3)

117

(53.9)

< 0.001

  Married

463

(47.6)

379

(50.1)

84

(38.7)

  Divorced/separated

32

(3.3)

30

(4.0)

2

(0.9)

  Widowed

26

(2.7)

12

(1.6)

14

(6.5)

 Income per month (USD)a

   < 100

503

(53.0)

444

(59.9)

59

(28.4)

< 0.001

  100–200

302

(31.8)

201

(27.1)

101

(48.6)

  201–300

80

(8.4)

54

(7.3)

26

(12.5)

   > 300

64

(6.7)

42

(5.7)

22

(10.6)

 Alcohol consumptiona

  No

52

(5.3)

52

(6.9)

0

(0.0)

< 0.001

  Current occasional drinker

775

(79.5)

579

(76.6)

196

(89.5)

  Regular drinker

148

(15.2)

125

(16.5)

23

(10.5)

Sex workers

 Types of sex workersa

  Brothel based only

579

(70.8)

470

(77.1)

109

(52.4)

< 0.001

  Non-brothel based only

206

(25.2)

110

(18.0)

96

(46.2)

  Both brothel and non-brothel based

33

(4.0)

30

(4.9)

3

(1.4)

 

Condom use with sex workersb

 Condom use for vaginal sex in the last 6 months

  Yes

553

(56.7)

474

(62.6)

79

(36.1)

< 0.001

  No

423

(43.3)

283

(37.4)

140

(63.9)

 

 Condom use for vaginal sex in the last weeka

  Yes

520

(63.0)

409

(66.5)

111

(52.9)

< 0.001

  No

305

(37.0)

206

(33.5)

99

(47.1)

 

 Who provided condom for the last vaginal sex?a

  Sex workersb

381

(88.4)

375

(90.6)

6

(35.3)

< 0.001

  Own self

50

(11.6)

39

(9.4)

11

(64.7)

 
  1. USD; United States dollar, STD/HIV; sexually transmitted diseases/human immunodeficiency virus
  2. aExclude missing values
  3. bInclude brothel and non-brothel based sex workers
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