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Table 2 Age and sex work characteristics by high risk group and typology of clinic attendees

From: Large-scale STI services in Avahan improve utilization and treatment seeking behaviour amongst high-risk groups in India: an analysis of clinical records from six states

High risk group typology**

Number of individual HRG

Mean age in years (SD*)

Reported clients per week (SD)

Reported number years in sex work (SD)

FSW

331,533

29.8 (6.6)

4.4 (8.0)

3.1 (4.4)

Bar-based

35,584

24.7 (5.0)

1.3 (2.8)

1.9 (3.4)

Brothel-based

23,864

28.8 (6.5)

7.6 (14)

2.0 (4.5)

Highway-based

2,253

28.6 (6.0)

11.8 (18)

2.6 (3.3)

Home-based

116,516

30.3 (6.4)

3.9 (6.5)

3.5 (4.9)

Lodge-based

9,514

29.4 (7.0)

3.5 (7.2)

2.7 (3.6)

Street-based

112,384

30.8 (6.3)

6.1 (8.8)

3.7 (4.1)

MSM

82,293

28.8 (8.0)

3.4 (12.4)

1.8 (3.6)

Double decker

22,390

29.4 (7.7)

4.3 (13)

2.3 (4.1)

Kothi

35,961

29.4 (8.2)

3.9 (14)

1.8 (3.9)

Panthi

12,025

27.8 (7.7)

0.1 (3.6)

0.03 (0.4)

TG

7,328

29.9 (8.9)

2.8 (8.9)

1.6 (3.7)

IDU

10,280

27.1(5.6)

Not applicable

Not applicable

  1. * SD - standard deviation.
  2. ** Typology - for FSW is defined by the place of solicitation for sex work: bar, brothel, highways, home, lodge or street-based. Typology for MSM is based on reported self identity of being receptive (Kothi), insertive (Panthi) or both (Double decker) during anal sex.