Female sex workers n(%)a | Male sex workers n(%)a | Total n(%)a | p-value | |
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Demographics | ||||
Country of birth | 0.043 | |||
The Netherlands | 52 (65.8) | 61 (80.2) | 113 (72.9) | |
Other country | 27 (34.2) | 15 (19.7) | 23 (14.8) | |
Educational level | 0.154 | |||
Low educational level | 14 (17.7) | 6 (7.9) | 20 (12.9) | |
Intermediate educational level | 37 (46.8) | 36 (47.4) | 73 (47.1) | |
High educational level | 28 (35.4) | 34 (44.7) | 62 (40.0) | |
Relationship status | 0.021 | |||
Relationship | 36 (45.6) | 21 (27.6) | 57 (36.8) | |
Single | 43 (54.4) | 55 (72.4) | 98 (63.3) | |
Gender sex partners in private life | 0.979 | |||
Same sex | 6 (7.6) | 6 (7.9) | 12 (7.7) | |
Opposite sex | 50 (63.3) | 49 (64.5) | 99 (63.9) | |
Both opposite and same sex | 23 (29.1) | 21 (27.6) | 44 (28.4) | |
Gender work sex partners | 0.085 | |||
Same sex | 2 (2.7) | 9 (12.3) | 11 (7.5) | |
Opposite sex | 48 (65.8) | 45 (61.6) | 93 (63.7) | |
Both opposite and same sex | 23 (31.5) | 19 (26.0) | 42 (28.8) | |
Sex work | ||||
Work years | 0.027 | |||
< 1 year | 11 (16.4) | 21 (36.8) | 32 (25.8) | |
1–5 year | 33 (49.3) | 24 (42.1) | 57 (46.0) | |
> 5 year | 23 (34.3) | 12 (21.1) | 35 (28.2) | |
Work frequency past 6 months | 0.016 | |||
Daily | 29 (36.7) | 22 (17.4) | 46 (29.7) | |
Weekly | 38 (48.1) | 31 (40.8) | 69 (44.5) | |
Monthly or less | 12 (15.2) | 28 (36.8) | 40 (25.8) | |
Reasons for self-employed sex work | ||||
Wanted to be independent | 21 (26.6) | 6 (7.9) | 27 (17.4) | 0.002 |
Bad experience with pimp, partner | 8 (10.1) | 2 (2.6) | 10 (6.5) | 0.058 |
For the money | 48 (60.8) | 31 (40.8) | 79 (51.0) | 0.013 |
Freedom in working hours | 31 (39.2) | 14 (18.4) | 45 (29.0) | 0.004 |
I like sex | 27 (34.2) | 39 (51.3) | 66 (42.6) | 0.031 |
Need money for drugs | 9 (11.4) | 1 (1.3) | 10 (6.5) | 0.011 |
Already had casual partners, made it my job | 13 (16.5) | 7 (9.2) | 20 (12.9) | 0.179 |
Because of a friend | 10 (12.7) | 7 (9.2) | 17 (11.0) | 0.492 |
Other | 7 (8.9) | 4 (5.3) | 11 (7.1) | 0.383 |
Other job besides sex work | 0.000 | |||
Yes | 27 (40.3) | 41 (71.9) | 68 (54.8) | |
No | 40 (59.7) | 16 (28.1) | 56 (45.2) | |
Main job | 0.084 | |||
Sex work | 7 (25.9) | 4 (10.0) | 11 (16.4) | |
Other job | 20 (74.1) | 36 (90.0) | 56 (83.6) | |
Work location | ||||
Window | 7 (8.9) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (4.5) | 0.008 |
Private club | 16 (20.3) | 5 (6.6) | 21 (13.5) | 0.013 |
At home | 28 (35.4) | 28 (35.4) | 56 (36.1) | 0.856 |
Club | 10 (12.7) | 2 (2.6) | 12 (7.7) | 0.020 |
At client's home | 24 (30.4) | 35 (46.1) | 59 (38.1) | 0.045 |
Hotel room | 27 (34.2) | 30 (39.5) | 57 (36.8) | 0.494 |
Home of third party | 11 (13.9) | 12 (15.8) | 23 (14.8) | 0.744 |
Care institution | 2 (2.5) | 6 (7.9) | 8 (5.2) | 0.131 |
Swingers club | 8 (10.1) | 7 (9.2) | 15 (9.7) | 0.847 |
Massage parlour | 7 (8.9) | 2 (2.6) | 9 (5.8) | 0.097 |
Streets | 7 (8.9) | 1 (1.2) | 8 (5.2) | 0.034 |
Other | 6 (7.6) | 8 (10.5) | 14 (9.0) | 0.524 |
STI risk behaviour | ||||
Types of sex during work | ||||
Oral sex | 65 (82.3) | 68 (89.5) | 133 (85.8) | 0.199 |
Vaginal sex | 68 (86.1) | 60 (78.9) | 128 (82.6) | 0.242 |
Receptive anal sex | 33 (41.8) | 27 (35.5) | 60 (38.7) | 0.425 |
Insertive anal sex | n.a | 43 (56.6) | n.a | n.a |
BDSM or fetish | 27 (34.2) | 15 (19.7) | 42 (27.1) | 0.043 |
Use sex toys | 41 (51.9) | 42 (55.3) | 83 (53.5) | 0.675 |
Erotic massage with manual climax | 52 (65.8) | 44 (57.9) | 96 (61.9) | 0.310 |
Erotic massage with oral climax | 44 (55.7) | 48 (63.2) | 92 (59.4) | 0.344 |
Inconsistent condom use during work | ||||
When giving oral sex | 44 (62.0) | 27 (62.8) | 71 (62.3) | 0.930 |
When receiving oral sex (only men) | n.a | 56 (80.0) | n.a | n.a |
With vaginal sex | 35 (35.7) | 21 (29.6) | 46 (32.6) | 0.437 |
With receptive anal sex | 18 (46.2) | 15 (35.7) | 44 (40.7) | 0.339 |
With insertive anal sex (only men) | n.a | 14 (25.9) | n.a | n.a |
Unprotected sex at clients’ demand | 0.861 | |||
Yes | 24 (32.9) | 25 (34.2) | 49 (33.6) | |
No | 49 (67.1) | 48 (65.8) | 97 (66.4) | |
Ask more money for unprotected sex | 0.023 | |||
Yes | 21 (87.5) | 14 (58.3) | 35 (72.9) | |
No | 3 (12.5) | 10 (41.7) | 13 (27.1) | |
Ask more money for special requests | 0.007 | |||
Yes | 42 (59.2) | 26 (36.6) | 68 (47.9) | |
No | 29 (40.8) | 45 (63.4) | 74 (52.1) | |
Alcohol use during work | 0.300 | |||
Yes | 20 (25.3) | 14 (18.7) | 34 (21.9) | |
No | 59 (74.7) | 62 (81.6) | 121 (78.1) | |
Drug use during work | 0.103 | |||
Yes | 27 (34.2) | 17 (22.4) | 44 (28.4) | |
No | 52 (65.8) | 59 (77.6) | 111 (71.6) | |
More often unprotected sex with alcohol or drugs | 0.708 | |||
Yes | 13 (43.3) | 8 (38.1) | 21 (41.2) | |
No | 17 (56.7) | 13 (61.9) | 30 (58.8) | |
Group sex during work | 0.739 | |||
Yes | 33 (45.2) | 31 (42.5) | 64 (43.8) | |
No | 40 (54.8) | 42 (57.5) | 82 (56.2) | |
STI testing | ||||
STI testing past year (self-reported) | 0.946 | |||
Yes | 47 (67.1) | 44 (67.7) | 91 (67.4) | |
No | 23 (32.9) | 21 (32.3) | 44 (32.6) | |
STI test location(s) of STI test(s) in past yearb | ||||
STI clinic | 25 (53.2) | 19 (43.2) | 44 (48.4) | 0.359 |
General practitioner | 18 (38.3) | 21 (47.7) | 39 (42.9) | 0.487 |
Hospital | 5 (10.6) | 3 (6.8) | 8 (8.8) | 0.503 |
Home-test | 2 (4.3) | 6 (13.6) | 8 (8.8) | 0.131 |
Other | 6 (12.8) | 1 (2.2) | 7 (7.7) | 0.060 |
Main reasons for last STI testing | ||||
Routine screening | 33 (50.8) | 34 (68.0) | 67 (58.3) | 0.710 |
Partner notification | 5 (7.7) | 3 (6.0) | 8 (7.0) | 0.777 |
Unprotected sex | 13 (20.0) | 6 (12.0) | 19 (16.5) | 0.104 |
STI related symptoms | 3 (4.6) | 1 (2.0) | 4 (3.5) | 0.330 |
Condom failure | 7 (10.8) | 4 (8.0) | 11 (9.6) | 0.383 |
Other | 4 (6.2) | 2 (4.0) | 6 (5.2) | 0.433 |
Had an STI in the past year (self-reported) | 0.500 | |||
Yes | 8 (11.6) | 5 (8.1) | 13 (9.9) | |
No | 61 (88.4) | 57 (91.9) | 118 (90.1) |