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Table 2 Female sex work supply and demand, and changes in sexual behaviour in three South African cities during and after the 2010 Soccer World Cup using serial cross-sectional surveys

From: Female sex work and international sport events - no major changes in demand or supply of paid sex during the 2010 Soccer World Cup: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Study period

P-value

P-value

P-value

 

Pre-WC

During WC

Post-WC

   
 

(May-June; n = 601), I

(June-July; n = 508), II

(Sept; n = 538), III

I vs II#

I vs III#

II vs III#

Female sex work supply

 Proportion of women under 24, n/N (%)

107/599 (17.9%)

104/505 (20.6%)

121/529 (22.9%)

0.25

0.037

0.38

 Born in South Africa, n/N (%)

358/599 (59.8%)

312/507 (61.5%)

321/536 (59.9%)

0.55

0.97

0.59

 Arrival in city in last month, n/N (%)

12/548 (2.2%)

5/455 (1.1%)

2/506 (0.4%)

0.18

0.011

0.20

 Entered sex work in last month, n/N (%)

7/558 (1.3%)

7/456 (1.5%)

2/498 (0.4%)

0.70

0.13

0.07

 Full-time sex work, n/N (%)

431/570 (75.6%)

343/470 (73.0%)

323/505 (64.0%)

0.33

<0.001

0.02

Female sex work demand

Client number, median in last week (IQR)

12 (5-20)

11 (5-20)

13 (5-23)

0.50Â¥

0.14Â¥

0.04Â¥

Amount charged with last client, median US$ (IQR; range)

13 (7-24; 0-160)

13 (7-27; 1-458)

13 (8-27; 0-200)

0.20Â¥

0.26Â¥

0.88Â¥

Sexual risk behaviour

Unprotected sexual intercourse with last client, n/N (%)

29/582 (5.0%)

27/486 (5.6%)

40/524 (7.6%)

0.68

0.069

0.19

Drunk during sex with last client, n/N (%)

239/594 (40.2%)

211/483 (43.7%)

229/516 (44.4%)

0.25

0.16

0.83

  1. WC World Cup; IQR inter-quartile range; sd standard deviation; vs versus; # chi-square test; ¥ Mann–Whitney U test. Denominator below N in each period due to some incomplete questionnaires.