Table 1 Distribution of variables related to sex work for the different types of FSWs.
From: High risk of HIV in non-brothel based female sex workers in India
Type of female sex workers* | |||||
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Variable | Variable categories | Street-based (N = 5010) Number (% of N) | Home-based (N = 1499) Number (% of N) | Brothel-based (N = 139) Number (% of N) | Total (N = 6648) Number (% of N) |
Age at starting sex work (years) | 12–15 | 191 (3.8%) | 356 (23.7%) | 33 (23.7%) | 580 (8.7%) |
16–19 | 955 (19.1%) | 394 (26.3%) | 43 (30.9%) | 1392 (20.9%) | |
20–24 | 1643 (32.8%) | 334 (22.3%) | 40 (28.8%) | 2017 (30.3%) | |
25–29 | 1475 (29.4%) | 273 (18.3%) | 15 (10.8%) | 1763 (26.5%) | |
30–34 | 578 (11.5%) | 109 (7.3%) | 5 (3.6%) | 692 (10.4%) | |
> = 35 | 168 (3.4%) | 32 (2.1%) | 3 (2.2%) | 203 (3.1%) | |
Duration of being in sex work (years) | 1 year or less | 916 (18.3%) | 174 (11.6%) | 23 (16.5%) | 1113 (16.7%) |
1.1 – 2.0 | 1060 (21.2%) | 195 (13.0%) | 18 (12.9%) | 1273 (19.1%) | |
2.1 – 3.0 | 892 (17.8%) | 234 (15.6%) | 20 (14.4%) | 1146 (17.2%) | |
3.1 – 4.0 | 629 (12.6%) | 186 (12.4%) | 16 (11.5%) | 831 (12.5%) | |
4.1 – 5.0 | 567 (11.3%) | 196 (13.1%) | 23 (16.5%) | 786 (11.8%) | |
More than 5 | 946 (18.9%) | 514 (34.3%) | 39 (28.1%) | 1499 (22.5%) | |
Number of months practiced sex work in the last 12 months | 0–6 | 409 (8.2%) | 59 (3.9%) | 12 (8.7%) | 480 (7.2%) |
7–9 | 583 (11.6%) | 127 (8.5%) | 8 (5.8%) | 718 (10.8%) | |
10–12 | 4016 (80.2%) | 1312 (87.6%) | 118 (85.5%) | 5446 (82%) | |
Number of paying clients in the last 7 days | None | 638 (12.7%) | 151 (10.1%) | 8 (5.8%) | 797 (12.0%) |
1–2 | 631 (12.6%) | 156 (10.4%) | 5 (3.6%) | 792 (11.9%) | |
3–7 | 2159 (43.1%) | 495 (33.0%) | 28 (20.1%) | 2682 (40.3%) | |
8–14 | 1322 (26.4%) | 471 (31.4%) | 46 (33.1%) | 1839 (27.7%) | |
15–28 | 248 (5.0%) | 220 (14.7%) | 49 (35.3%) | 517 (7.8%) | |
More than 28 | 12 (0.2%) | 6 (0.4%) | 3 (2.2%) | 21 (0.3%) | |
Income in the last 7 days from sex work (in Indian Rupees) | None | 637 (12.7%) | 151 (10.1%) | 9 (6.5%) | 797 (12.0%) |
250 or less (US $5.5 or less) | 1688 (33.7%) | 292 (19.5%) | 14 (10.1%) | 1994 (30.0%) | |
251 – 500 | 1551 (31.0%) | 360 (24.0%) | 29 (20.9%) | 1940 (29.2%) | |
More than 500 | 1132 (22.6%) | 696 (46.4%) | 87 (62.6%) | 1915 (28.8%) | |
Participation in FSW support group | Yes | 433 (8.6%) | 152 (10.1%) | 15 (10.8%) | 600 (9.0%) |
No | 4576 (91.4%) | 1347 (89.9%) | 124 (89.2%) | 6047 (91.0%) | |
Family aware of sex work | Yes | 1157 (23.1%) | 954 (63.6%) | 69 (49.6%) | 2180 (32.8%) |
No | 3836 (76.6%) | 542 (36.2%) | 69 (49.6%) | 4447 (66.9%) | |
Refused to answer | 14 (0.3%) | 3 (0.2%) | 1 (0.7%) | 18 (0.3%) | |