Table 1 Characteristics of FSW participants disaggregated by drug using status
Characteristics | Ever used drugs (N = 107) n (%) | Never used drugs (N = 316) n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Current age (years) | |||
18–19 | 13 (12.1) | 74 (23.4) | 0.018 |
20–24 | 27 (25.2) | 88 (27.8) | |
25+ | 67 (62.6) | 154 (48.7) | |
Mean age | 26 | 25 | |
Median age | 25 | 24 | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 48 (44.9) | 121 (38.3) | 0.005 |
Divorced/separated | 26 (24.3) | 62 (19.6) | |
Widowed | 16 (15.0) | 28 (8.9) | |
Unmarried | 17 (15.9) | 105 (33.2) | |
Educational status | |||
Illiterate | 52 (48.6) | 139 (44.0) | 0.666 |
Upto 10th standard | 48 (44.9) | 151 (47.8) | |
> 10th standard | 7 (6.5) | 26 (8.2) | |
Consumed alcohol (past month) | |||
Everyday | 34 (31.8) | 40 (12.6) | <0.001 |
At least once a week | 48 (44.9) | 121 (38.3) | |
Never/< once a week | 25 (23.4) | 155 (49.1) | |
Have sexual partners who have used or shared injecting drugs (ever) * | |||
No | 42 (39.3) | 239 (75.6) | <0.001 |
Yes | 63 (58.9) | 70 (22.1) | |
Age at first sex* | |||
<=15 years | 49 (45.8) | 131 (41.5) | 0.447 |
> 16 years | 58 (54.2) | 184 (58.2) | |
Place of sex work# | |||
Hotel/brothel | 77 (72) | 177 (56) | 0.014 |
Public place | 6 (5.6) | 24 (7.6) | |
Home | 24 (22.4) | 115 (36.4) | |
Duration of sex work* | |||
< 2 years | 12 (11.2) | 59 (18.7) | 0.019 |
2–4 years | 39 (36.4) | 144 (45.7) | |
5–9 years | 37 (34.6) | 72 (22.9) | |
> = 10 years | 19 (17.8) | 40 (12.7) | |
Mean duration (years) | 5.91 | 4.83 | |
Client volume per week* | |||
0–4 | 31 (29.0) | 156 (49.4) | 0.001 |
5–9 | 49 (45.8) | 108 (34.2) | |
> = 10 | 27 (25.2) | 51 (16.1) | |
Mean no. clients/week | 7.72 | 5.72 | |
Condom use with occasional clients* | |||
Sometimes/never | 56 (52.3) | 221 (70.0) | 0.002 |
Most of the time | 24 (22.4) | 49 (15.5) | |
Every time | 27 (25.2) | 42 (13.3) | |
Condom use with regular clients* | |||
Sometimes/never | 73 (68.2) | 248 (78.5) | 0.034 |
Most of the time | 19 (17.8) | 39 (12.3) | |
Every time | 15 (14.0) | 23 (7.3) | |
Condom use with main regular partners | |||
Sometimes/never | 98 (91.6) | 283 (89.6) | 0.815 |
Most of the time | 5 (4.7) | 17 (5.4) | |
Every time | 4 (3.7) | 16 (5.0) | |
Ever heard of HIV* | |||
No | 6 (5.6) | 46 (14.6) | 0.014 |
Yes | 101 (94.4) | 269 (85.1) | |
CT | |||
Negative | 76 (70.0) | 253 (80.1) | 0.052 |
Positive | 31 (30.0) | 63 (19.9) | |
NG | |||
Negative | 100 (93.4) | 305 (96.5) | 0.175 |
Positive | 7 (6.54) | 11 (3.5) | |
Active syphilis | |||
No | 78 (72.9) | 280 (88.6) | |
Yes | 29 (27.1) | 36 (11.4) | <0.001 |