Table 1 Quantitative social cohesion variables
Hwange | Mutare | Victoria Falls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Un-weighted | Weighted % (95 % CI) | n | Un-weighted | Weighted % (95 % CI) | n | Un-weighted | Weighted % (95 % CI) | |
Total | 237 | 370 | 229 | ||||||
Median age | 31 | 30 | 27 | ||||||
Median years duration in sex work | 4 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
Median age started sex work | 24 | 24 | 23 | ||||||
% "good" or "very good" | |||||||||
In general, how would you describe your relationships with other sex workers in this area? | 147 | 62.0 % | 65.7 (56.3 - 73.9) | 237 | 64.1 % | 62 (55–68.7) | 143 | 62.4 % | 61.4 (53.1 - 69.6) |
% "strongly agree" or "agree" | |||||||||
There a lot of competition between the women working here | 189 | 79.7 % | 78.0 (69.8 - 85.1) | 338 | 91.4 % | 92.8 (89.0 - 95.8) | 166 | 72.5 % | 70.5 (62.6 - 78.1) |
Sex workers can work together to improve their condition | 124* | 93.9 % | 94.6 (89.6 - 98.5) | 313 | 84.6 % | 85.4 (80.9 - 89.9) | 130* | 85.5 % | 84.6 (74.5 - 93.6) |
Sex workers support each other at work | 117 | 49.4 % | 51.2 (42.6 - 59.9) | 331 | 89.5 % | 87.9 (82.7 - 92.3) | 117 | 51.1 % | 55.2 (45.9 - 63.8) |
My colleagues would help me if I refused to have sex with a client | 113 | 47.7 % | 54.0 (45.7 - 62.1) | 292 | 78.9 % | 79.8 (74.1 - 84.8) | 97 | 42.4 % | 43.5 (35.1 - 51.9) |
My colleagues will help me if they see a client become aggressive or violent | 215 | 90.7 % | 88.9 (82.8 - 94.4) | 359 | 97.0 % | 96.9 (94.4 - 98.8) | 218 | 95.2 % | 95.0 (91.7 - 97.8) |
I feel comfortable talking to other sex workers about work related issues | 223 | 94.1 % | 93.3 (89.3 - 97.2) | 356 | 96.2 % | 95.6 (92.0 - 98.3) | 218 | 95.2 % | 95.5 (92.3 - 98.2) |
I feel comfortable talking to other sex workers about health topics | 224 | 94.5 % | 94.7 (91.2 - 98.1) | 348 | 94.1 % | 94.2 (91.3 - 96.7) | 217 | 94.8 % | 95.0 (91.8 - 97.8) |
% " frequently" or "at least once a week" in the past month | |||||||||
How often have you spoken to another sex worker about work? | 149 | 62.9 % | 58.1 (49.7 – 67.0) | 195 | 52.7 % | 44.9 (38.3 - 51.9) | 126 | 55.0 % | 53.6 (44.1 - 62.7) |
% "yes" | |||||||||
Did you ask another sex worker for help at work? | 182 | 76.8 % | 72.5 (63.7 - 80.4) | 237 | 64.1 % | 64.6 (58.5 - 70.5) | 182 | 79.5 % | 83.0 (75.1 - 90.3) |
Did you provide help at work to another sex worker? | 210 | 88.6 % | 85.1 (77.7 - 91.4) | 290 | 78.4 % | 72.5 (65.6 –79.0) | 202 | 88.2 % | 88.6 (81.5 - 94.4) |