Table 2 Characteristics of FSW participants in the survey by type of intervention and time (average and 95%CI)
| Characteristics | Pre-intervention survey | Post-intervention survey | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFPP | FPP | NFPP | FPP | |
| Age |
27.82 (27.29- 28.35) |
27.61 (26.92 -28.30) |
29.67(+) (28.87-30.48) |
29.92(+) (29.09-30.76) |
| Participants from the same village where interviewed |
90% (83% -97%) |
96% (92% -99%) |
100%(+) (99%-100%) |
100%(+) (99%-100%) |
| Participants from the same mandal where interviewed |
83% (73% -94%) |
60% (34% -85%) |
98% (+) (97% -98%) | 100% (+.*) |
| Participants who are married |
10% (7% -13%) |
18% (8% -29%) |
4% (+) (1% -6%) |
13% (2%-27%) |
| Participants who have participated in a support group |
13% (3% -23%) |
10% (1% -19%) |
66%(+) (45% -88%) |
76%(+) (65%-87%) |
| Participants whose families are aware of their sexual work |
33% (24%-42%) |
30% (19%-41%) |
45% (32%-58%) |
49% (+) (33%-65%) |
| Participants who used a condom with their last client |
68% (55% -80%) |
72% (62% -82%) |
98% (+) (97%-100%) |
99% (+) (98%- 100%) |
| Participants who have a regular partner |
56% (50% -63%) |
59% (48% -70%) |
90%(+) (82% -97%) |
83%+ (74% -92%) |
| Participants who used a condom with their regular partner |
5% (2% -8%) |
7% (4% -10%) |
21%(+) (14% -28%) |
38% (+) (16% -60%) |
| Participants who received treatment for their last STI episode |
90% (86% -95%) |
84% (78% -90%) |
94% (91% -97%) |
95% (+) (92% -98%) |
| Participants who have had an HIV test |
7% (4% -11%) |
13% (8% -19%) |
87%(+) (82% -92%) |
90%(+) (85% -96%) |
| Participants who are sero-positive to syphilis |
13% (7% -19%) |
18% (11% -25%) |
8%(+) (4% -11%) |
10%(+) (9% -12%) |
| Participants who are sero-positive to HSV 2 |
46% (25% -66%) |
47% (32% -62%) |
21% (13% -29%) |
29%(+) (14% -44%) |
| Average age of first commercial intercourse |
23.76 (23.32 -23.32) |
23.13 (22.13-22.13) |
23.92 (23.12-23.12) |
23.32 (21.82-21.82) |
| Average age of first sexual intercourse |
15 (14.87-15.13) |
15.30 (14.89-15.71) |
16.54(+) (16.28-16.80) |
16.41 (15.38-17.44) |
| Participants who have participated in a condom demonstration |
74% (59%-90%) |
88% (75%- 100%) | ||
| Participants who know about Mytrthi condoms |
10% (10% -18%) |
9% (3% -15%) | ||
| Average satisfaction with support groups |
7.56 (6.77-8.35) |
8.27 (7.75-8.79) | ||
| Average rate of condom demonstrations |
7.37 (6.63- 8.12) |
8.45(*) (7.85- 9.05) | ||
| Average number of clients in the last week |
9.90 (6.72-13.09) |
9.12 (6.32-11.92) | ||
| Participants who have visited a drop-in centre |
30% (11% -49%) |
68%(*) (54% -81%) | ||
