Table 2 Shows the different forms of relationship control and instances of sexual and gender-based violence experienced by the female sex workers, N = 717
Relationship control and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence questions | n (%) |
|---|---|
Whether boyfriend/ husband will beat me if I asked to use a condom | Â |
 Strongly agree | 27 (3.7) |
 Agree | 111 (15.4) |
 Disagree | 442 (61.6) |
 Strongly disagree | 137 (19.1) |
Whether boyfriend/ husband will get angry if asked to use a condom | Â |
 Strongly agree | 79 (11.0) |
 Agree | 236 (32.9) |
 Disagree | 342 (47.6) |
 Strongly disagree | 60 (8.4) |
Boyfriend/ husband won’t let me wear certain things |  |
 Strongly agree | 21 (2.9) |
 Agree | 317 (44.2) |
 Disagree | 332 (46.3) |
 Strongly disagree | 45 (6.3) |
Decisions are undertaken solely by boyfriend/ husband | Â |
 Strongly agree | 50 (7.0) |
 Agree | 391 (54.5) |
 Disagree | 246 (34.3) |
 Strongly disagree | 29 (4.0) |
Boyfriend/ husband decides who I spend time with | Â |
 Strongly agree | 37 (5.2) |
 Agree | 319 (44.5) |
 Disagree | 317 (44.2) |
 Strongly disagree | 42 (5.9) |
Boyfriend/ husband will think I am having sex with other people if I ask him to use a condom | Â |
 Strongly agree | 84 (11.7) |
 Agree | 295 (41.1) |
 Disagree | 291 (40.6) |
 Strongly disagree | 46 (6.4) |
Feel trapped or stuck in my relationship | Â |
 Strongly agree | 29 (4.0) |
 Agree | 247 (34.4) |
 Disagree | 404 (56.3) |
 Strongly disagree | 35 (4.9) |
Boyfriend/ husband always has his way with me | Â |
 Strongly agree | 33 (4.6) |
 Agree | 269 (37.5) |
 Disagree | 387 (54.0) |
 Strongly disagree | 29 (4.0) |
Boyfriend/ husband gets his way even in disagreements | Â |
 Strongly agree | 30 (4.2) |
 Agree | 361 (50.3) |
 Disagree | 305 (42.5) |
 Strongly disagree | 19 (2.6) |
Boyfriend/ husband always wants to know my whereabouts | Â |
 Strongly agree | 71 (9.9) |
 Agree | 458 (63.9) |
 Disagree | 168 (23.4) |
 Strongly disagree | 18 (2.5) |
Boyfriend/ husband is having sex with other people | Â |
 trongly agree | 62 (8.6) |
 Agree | 285 (39.7) |
 Disagree | 339 (47.3) |
 Strongly disagree | 31 (4.3) |
I have a good relationship with boyfriend/ husband | Â |
 Strongly agree | 38 (5.3) |
 Agree | 490 (68.3) |
 Disagree | 158 (22.0) |
 Strongly disagree | 31 (4.3) |
Whether any partner ever pushed/ shoved you (yes) | 435 (60.7) |
Whether any partner ever slapped or thrown something hurtful at you (yes) | 378 (52.7) |
Whether partner hit you with a fist, kicked you or hit you with something else (yes) | 251 (35.0) |
Whether anyone ever physically forced you to have sex (yes) | 341 (47.6) |
Whether you have been sexually abused in the past 12 months (yes) | 253 (35.3) |
Whether you had sex with a partner because of fear (yes) | 325 (45.3) |
Whether any partner degraded or humiliated you sexually (yes) | 224 (31.2) |