Table 3 Socio-demographic and sex work characteristics of female sex workers in Andhra Pradesh in round 1 and 2 of IBBA
Characteristic | Categories | Round 1 % | Round 2 % | P value (Wald-Pearson test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of respondent (N) | 3271 | 3225 | - | |
Response rates | 74 | 58 | - | |
Current age (years) | < 25 | 21.3 | 20.1 | 0.68 |
25-29 | 24.9 | 28.1 | ||
30-34 | 21.6 | 20.1 | ||
35-39 | 19.8 | 19.8 | ||
40+ | 12.3 | 12.0 | ||
Mean | 30.0 | 30.1 | ||
Literacy | Illiterate | 66.8 | 59.0 | <0.01 |
Marital status | Currently Married | 48.6 | 56.1 | <0.01 |
Ever married but currently not living with husband | 43.6 | 34.6 | ||
Never married | 7.8 | 9.3 | ||
Additional Income | Yes | 54.5 | 48.0 | 0.01 |
Residency | Local dweller | 92.9 | 53.1 | <0.001 |
Age at first sex (Years) | < 15 | 30.2 | 31.0 | 0.68 |
15+ | 69.8 | 69.0 | ||
Mean | 15.8 | 15.6 | ||
Age started sex work (years) | <20 | 23.6 | 21.1 | 0.09 |
20-24 | 31.5 | 32.7 | ||
25-29 | 26.7 | 24.4 | ||
30+ | 18.3 | 21.8 | ||
Mean | 23.8 | 24.5 | ||
Duration sex work (years) | 0-1 | 12.5 | 16.1 | 0.01 |
2-4 | 34.4 | 35.9 | ||
4-9 | 28.8 | 29.1 | ||
10+ | 24.4 | 18.7 | ||
Mean | 6.2 | 5.6 | ||
Usual place of solicitation | Home | 31.9 | 17.0 | <0.001 |
Brothel/lodge/dabha | 14.7 | 8.6 | ||
Public places | 53.5 | 74.4 | ||
Usual place of entertaining clients | Home | 47.2 | 38.3 | <0.001 |
Brothel/lodge/dabha | 37.1 | 20.3 | ||
Public places | 15.6 | 41.5 | ||
Commercial clients per week | 0-4 | 21.2 | 11.7 | <0.001 |
5-9 | 38.5 | 37.3 | ||
10+ | 40.3 | 51.1 | ||
Mean | 9.5 | 11.1 | ||
Had Regular partner | Yes | 76.4 | 71.6 | <0.02 |
Source of obtaining condom | Peer educator/out reach worker/NGO | 58.1 | 61.4 | 0.007 |
Other source | 41.9 | 38.6 | ||
Frequency of contacts by peer educator in last one month | Visited once | 22.0 | 12.1 | 0.045 |
2-3 times | 50.0 | 31.4 | ||
4 time or more | 28.0 | 56.5 | ||
Mean | 2.9 | 5.3 |