Table 3 Sexual behaviour and partnerships prior to formal sex-work
| Â | Traditional sex-work (Devadasi) N=246% (95%, CI) | Non-Devadasi, N=765% (95%, CI) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of first sexual partner | Â | Â | Â |
<20 | 11.4 (7.4,17.2) | 21.2 (18.3,24.4) | Â |
20-40 | 83.3 (77.0,88.2) | 78.2 (74.9,81.1) | Â |
40-60 | 3.7 (1.8,7.2) | 0.3 (0,1.1) | Â |
Do not know/recall | 1.6 (0.6,4.6) | 0.4 (0.1,1.2) | <0.001 |
Relationship with first-sexual partner | Â | Â | Â |
Boyfriend | 13.8 (9.8,19.2) | 10.0 (7.3,12.7) | Â |
Husband | 1.6 (0.5,5.4) | 80.7 (77.8,83.2) | Â |
Neighbour | 9.4 (6.0,14.4) | 5.4 (3.7,7.7) | Â |
Client/Dedication partner | 75.2 (67.0,81.9) | 4.3 (2.9,6.3) | <0.001 |
First sexual partner became a long-term partner | 48.4 (40.8,56.0) | 90.1 (87.6,92.1) | <0.001 |
Total number of sexual partners during transition period (including first-sex) | Â | Â | Â |
1 | 61.4(54.9,67.5) | 50.6(45.7,55.5) | Â |
2 | 21.1(16.1,27.2) | 23.9(20.3,28.0) | Â |
≥3 | 17.5(12.8,23.4) | 25.5(21.2,30.4) | <0.03 |
Total number of long-term partners during transition period (including first-sex) | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 30.9(24.4,38.3) | 4.4(3.1,6.4) | Â |
1 | 39.0(33.1,45.3) | 51.0(46.0,55.9) | Â |
2 | 19.5(14.4,25.9) | 30.5(26.8,34.4) | Â |
≥3 | 10.6(6.9,15.8) | 14.1(11.3,17.5) | <0.001 |
Total number of occasional partners during transition period (including first-sex) | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 82.5(76.4,87.3) | 81.8(76.8,86.0) | Â |
1 | 11.0(7.7,15.4) | 8.6(6.6,11.2) | Â |
2 | 3.3(1.7,6.1) | 5.8(3.9,8.4) | Â |
≥3 | 3.3(1.3,7.8) | 3.8(2.0,7.1) | 0.4 |
Condom use with long-term partners during transition period* | Â | Â | Â |
Always | 14.8 (7.5,27.1) | 19.6 (12.8,28.9) | Â |
Not always (sometimes/never) | 85.2 (72.9,92.5) | 80.4 (71.1,87.2) | 0.4 |
Condom use with occasional partners during transition period** | Â | Â | Â |
Always | 34.9 (19.2,54.7) | 51.1 (34.1,67.8) | Â |
Not always (sometimes/never) | 65.1 (45.3,80.8) | 48.9 (32.2,65.9) | 0.2 |
Partnership status at self-reported entry into sex-work | Â | Â | Â |
Ongoing long-term partnership | 30.1(23.2,38.0) | 47.5 (41.4,53.6) | Â |
Widowed | 1.6 (0.7,4.2) | 19.9(17.0,23.1) | Â |
Partnership dissolved | 34.4 (31.6,42.0) | 31.8(27.0,37.0) | Â |
No long-term partner | 30.9 (24.4,38.3) | 0.92(0.4,2.1) | <0.001 |