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Table 1 Cluster types

From: The benefits of participatory methodologies to develop effective community dialogue in the context of a microbicide trial feasibility study in Mwanza, Tanzania

Cluster category

Characteristics of facilities within the cluster

Characteristics of women working at facilities

[A]Mamalishe/Kilabu

• low-income, self-employed businesses

• older women with 'traditional' appearance e.g. wear long dress, headscarf, wrap-around skirt (khanga)

 

• open air, makeshift, temporary structure (e.g. bamboo walls, packed mud floor, grass thatch roof)

• younger women working at the facility tend to be relatives and receive little or no pay

 

• facilities typically owned and managed by women

 
 

• generally located away from main streets in less affluent areas

 

[B] Bars, hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, other

• staff receive a salary plus tips from customers

• younger women with more 'Western' appearance e.g. wear jeans, T-shirt

 

• established businesses in permanent structures (e.g. concrete walls, floor; iron or tiled roof)

 
 

• typically owned by men; women employed as barmaids, waitresses, cleaners, receptionists and in food preparation

 
 

• generally situated in more affluent areas of town

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