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Table 1 District-level Avahan intended coverage and history of intervention in Andhra Pradesh

From: Condom use and prevalence of syphilis and HIV among female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh, India – following a large-scale HIV prevention intervention

Districts

District population1

(thousands)

Estimated size of FSW in districts2

Avahan intended coverage3

History / type of intervention coverage*

IBBA sample

     

R-I

R-II

Adilabad

2,479

3,215

51%

Not first but equal

  

Anantapur

3,639

12,611

100%

First and solo

  

Chittoor

3,735

9,141

81%

Not first but major

401

398

Cudappah

2,573

2,183

45%

Not first but major

  

East Godavari

4,872

8,795

19%

Not first and minor

422

401

Guntur

4,405

9,223

66%

Not first but major

405

405

Hyderabad

3,686

4,611

19%

Not first and minor

399

401

Karimnagar

3,477

3,880

100%

First and solo

412

402

Khammam

2,565

4,771

100%

First and solo

  

Krishna

4,218

6,578

37%

Not first but major

  

Kurnool

3,512

6,378

65%

Not first but major

  

Mahboobnagar

3,506

1,090

28%

Not first and minor

  

Medak

2,662

1,950

100%

First and solo

  

Nalgonda

3,238

1,612

100%

First and solo

  

Nellore

2,659

4,178

100%

Not first but solo

  

Nizamabad

2,342

2,154

100%

First and solo

  

Prakasam

3,054

8,424

44%

Not first but equal

404

408

Rangareddi

3,506

2,342

100%

First and solo

  

Srikakulam

2,528

1,805

100%

First and solo

  

Vishakhapatnam

3,789

4,140

55.3%

Not first but equal

411

409

Vizianagaram

2,245

2,706

67%

Not first but major

  

Warangal

3,231

4,733

80%

Not first but major

417

401

West Godavari

3,796

5,871

63%

Not first but major

  
  1. Source: 1-Census 2001; 2-District mapping data 3-Avahan CMIS 2009
  2. First and solo: 1) Prior to Avahan (i.e. 2003), there was no intervention for FSW; 2) Currently Avahan is the only intervention in the district.
  3. Not first but solo: Prior to Avahan (i.e. 2003), there were intervention for FSW; 2) Currently Avahan is the only intervention in the district
  4. Not first but major: Prior to Avahan (i.e. 2003), FSW intervention existed in the districts and currently Avahan covers more than 50% of the mapped FSW population in the district
  5. Not first but equal: Prior to Avahan (i.e. 2003), FSW intervention existed in the districts and currently Avahan covers 30 - 50% of the mapped FSW population in the district
  6. Not first and minor: Prior to Avahan (i.e. 2003), FSW intervention existed in the districts; 2) Avahan covers less than 30 of the mapped FSW population in the district
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