Table 2 Participation in public spaces by background characteristics among FSW in Andhra Pradesh (AP), Tamil Nadu(TN) and Maharashtra(MH), India
FSW characteristics in AP | Participation in public spaces in AP | FSW characteristics in TN | Participation in public spaces in TN | FSW characteristics in MH | Participation in public spaces in MH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 3370) | Yes (N = 1218) | (N = 2140) | Yes (N = 472) | (N = 3133) | Yes(N = 429) | |||
(n) | n (%) | (n) | n (%) | (n) | n (%) | |||
Age (yrs) | 18-25(947) | 237(21.7)* | Age (yrs) | 18-25(318) | 43(14.1)* | Age (yrs) | 18-25(1034) | 108(9.7)* |
26-30(978) | 362(34.9) | 26-30(468) | 99(25.3) | 26-30(839) | 113(13.0) | |||
31-35(703) | 293(40.6) | 31-35(466) | 112(20.0) | 31-35(546) | 86(11.2) | |||
>35(742) | 326(40.6) | >35(888) | 218(25.3) | >35(714) | 122(13.7) | |||
Duration of sex work(yrs) | 0-2(1016) | 222(20.0)* | Duration of sex work(yrs) | 0-2(593) | 62(10.1)* | Duration of sex work(yrs) | 0-2(1007) | 106(8.2)* |
3-5(1218) | 454(35.8) | 3-5(839) | 187(23.2) | 3-5(856) | 131(15.1) | |||
6-54(1136) | 542(42.5) | 6-45(708) | 223(31.0) | 6-45(1270) | 192(12.1) | |||
Typology | Street(1195) | 757(34.7)* | Typology | Street(2045) | 456(22.9) | Typology | Street(1219) | 244(16.2)* |
Brothel(248) | 79(25.4) | Brothel(29) | 8(20.9) | Brothel(1657) | 154(9.7) | |||
Others(1127) | 382(31.1) | Others(66) | 8(6.2) | Others(257) | 31(13.1) | |||
Married | Yes (2274) | 837(33.6) | Married | Yes (1677) | 372(21.6) | Married | Yes (1706) | 250(12.0) |
No(1096) | 381(32.1) | No(463) | 100(26.1) | No(1427) | 179(11.4) | |||
Exclusive sex work occupation | Yes (1709) | 509(27.4)* | Exclusive sex work occupation | Yes(476) | 116(26.0) | Exclusive sex work occupation | Yes (2691) | 327(11.2)* |
No(1661) | 709(39.1) | No(1664) | 356 (21.6) | No(442) | 102(17.7) | |||
Literates | Yes (1437) | 514(30.9) | Literates | Yes(1173) | 287(25.8)* | Literates | Yes (854) | 138(16.3)* |
No(1933) | 704(34.8) | No(967) | 185(17.9) | No(2279) | 291(10.2) | |||
Debt | Yes ((2631) | 1050(37.7)* | Debt | Yes(1604) | 346(18.2) | Debt | Yes (1345) | 194(12.4) |
No (739) | 168(18.6) | No(536) | 126(36.0) | No(1788) | 235(11.2) | |||
Collective Identity | Yes (2026) | 1064(48.7)* | Collective Identity | Yes(811) | 322(33.3)* | Collective Identity | Yes (243) | 95(27.0)* |
No (1344) | 154(9.4) | No(1329) | 150(14.2) | No(2890) | 334(10.6) | |||
Community Identity | Yes(1994) | 1056(49.3)* | Community Identity | Yes(941) | 332(33.5)* | Community Identity | Yes (178) | 74(26.8) |
No (1376) | 162(9.0) | No(1199) | 140(15.7) | No(2955) | 355(10.8) | |||
Collective agency | Yes (1918) | 983(45.1)* | Collective agency | Yes(293) | 127(46.6)* | Collective agency | Yes (153) | 71(42.0)* |
No (1452) | 235(15.5) | No(1847) | 345(17.4) | No(2980) | 358(10.4) | |||
Collective ownership | Yes (97) | 69(71.4)* | Collective ownership | Yes(942) | 285(32.2)* | Collective ownership | Yes (99) | 53(40.3)* |
No (3273) | 1149(32.1) | No(1198) | 187(11.7) | No (3034) | 376(11.2) | |||
Police Vulnerability | Yes (1030) | 682(58.0)* | Police Vulnerability | Yes(143) | 56(49.9)* | Police Vulnerability | Yes (1284) | 242 (18.3)* |
No(2340) | 536(21.3) | No(1997) | 416(21.0) | No(1849) | 187(6.0) | |||
Experience of Violence | Yes (918) | 493(45.8)* | Experience of Violence | Yes(294) | 77(24.3) | Experience of Violence | Yes (501) | 105(17.0)* |
No (2452) | 725(27.5) | No(1846) | 395(22.3) | No(2630) | 324(10.8) | |||