Table 1 FSW’s socio-demographic and sex work characteristics, and characteristics related to their IPs and intimate relationship

  Aged 25 years or below

11.9

  Aged above 25 years

88.1

 Median age of female sex workers (in years)

35.0 (28–40)

 Illiterate^a

89.8

 Never married

95.2

 Devadasi

96.1

  No children

13.7

  Less than three children

56.1

  Three or more children

30.2

 Median number of children FSWs have (Nos.)

2.0 (1–3)

  Only current intimate partners

67.7

  Current intimate partners and others

7.3

  Only others

11.3

 Sources of income other than sex work

82.3

  Below Rs.3500

22.1

  Between Rs.3500 to Rs.6999

60.5

  Above Rs.6999

17.4

 Median monthly income (in rupees)

4500 (3500–6000)

  Home

76.0

  Public places

14.4

  Phone/others

9.7

  Less than 15 years

38.7

  15 years or older

61.3

 Median age of first sex work (in years)

15 (14–16)

  Below 10 years

9.8

  Between 10 to 19 years

41.0

  Above 19 years

49.2

 Median duration in sex work (in years)

19 (13–25)

  below 3 clients

65.1

  3 or more clients

34.9

 Median no. of clients per week

2 (1–3)

  Only occasional clients ^b

5.3

  Only regular clients ^c

41.1

  Both occasional & regular clients

53.5

 Member of community-based organisation (CBO)

61.2

 Used condoms consistently^f with their clients (occasional and regular) in past 30 days preceding survey

91.8

 Experienced physical violence from client in the last 6 months

15.2

 Experienced sexual violence from client in the last 6 months

8.8

 Experienced physical or sexual violence from clients in the last 6 months

16.3

 Median age of intimate partner (in years)

40.0 (35–45)

 Illiterate^a

66.9

 Currently married

88.7

  Cultivator

31.7

  Agricultural labourer

32.8

  Non-agricultural labourer

14.2

  Other work

21.2

 Belongs to Scheduled caste/Scheduled tribe

38.9

 Has children with other women

71.6

  Never

68.9

  Occasionally

24.4

  Frequently

6.8

  below 5 years

14.0

  between 5 to 9 years

23.7

  10 or more years

62.3

 Median duration of intimate relationship (in years)

10.0 (7–18)

 Intimate partner was a client before he became intimate partner

63.8

  Most frequent (daily/weekly)

65.2

  Monthly

27.0

  Less often

7.8

 Aware of FSW’s sex work profession

16.0

 Had sexual intercourse with their intimate partner in the 7 days preceding the survey

58.4

 Median number of times of sexual intercourse with the IP in the month preceding the survey

3 (2–6)

 Intimate partner was under the influence of alcohol during sex in the month preceding the survey

24.0

 FSWs provide financial support to their intimate partners

30.2

 FSWs receive social support from their intimate partners

80.3

 FSWs feel afraid of their intimate partners

50.5

 FSWs refused to have sex with their intimate partners without using condoms in past 6 months

10.8

 FSWs receive love and affection frequently from their intimate partners

75.3

 FSWs believe that their intimate partner is unlikely to leave them

64.7

 Used condoms consistently^f with their intimate partners

43.5