Table 5 HIV prevalence (%) among FSWs in Mumbai and Thane Districts by age and duration in sex work in IBBA Round 1 and Round 2, Maharashtra

Current age

< 25 years

15.2

38.9

0.000

6.8

19.7

0.000

25-29 years

25.3

29.1

0.22

10.5

21.6

0.001

30-34 years

30.6

33.2

0.37

20.3

26.3

0.135

35-39 years

20.0

34.7

0.004

27.9

22.5

0.313

40 years and above

23.6

34.3

0.039

18.9

23.6

0.29

Duration in sex work

< = 1 years

19.1

19.2

0.43

7.5

16.3

0.013

2 – 4 years

16.6

40.9

0.000

12.7

12.2

0.44

5 – 9 years

23.9

33.2

0.015

15.4

27.3

0.000

10 years and above

29.2

36.5

0.024

16.1

37.6

0.000