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Distribution of variables related to sex work for the different types of FSWs. |
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| Type of female sex workers* |
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| Variable |
Variable categories |
Street-based (N = 5010) Number (% of N) |
Home-based (N = 1499) Number (% of N) |
Brothel-based (N = 139) Number (% of N) |
Total (N = 6648) Number (% of N) |
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| Age at starting sex work (years) |
12–15 |
191 (3.8%) |
356 (23.7%) |
33 (23.7%) |
580 (8.7%) |
| 16–19 |
955 (19.1%) |
394 (26.3%) |
43 (30.9%) |
1392 (20.9%) |
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| 20–24 |
1643 (32.8%) |
334 (22.3%) |
40 (28.8%) |
2017 (30.3%) |
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| 25–29 |
1475 (29.4%) |
273 (18.3%) |
15 (10.8%) |
1763 (26.5%) |
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| 30–34 |
578 (11.5%) |
109 (7.3%) |
5 (3.6%) |
692 (10.4%) |
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| > = 35 |
168 (3.4%) |
32 (2.1%) |
3 (2.2%) |
203 (3.1%) |
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| Duration of being in sex work (years) |
1 year or less |
916 (18.3%) |
174 (11.6%) |
23 (16.5%) |
1113 (16.7%) |
| 1.1 – 2.0 |
1060 (21.2%) |
195 (13.0%) |
18 (12.9%) |
1273 (19.1%) |
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| 2.1 – 3.0 |
892 (17.8%) |
234 (15.6%) |
20 (14.4%) |
1146 (17.2%) |
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| 3.1 – 4.0 |
629 (12.6%) |
186 (12.4%) |
16 (11.5%) |
831 (12.5%) |
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| 4.1 – 5.0 |
567 (11.3%) |
196 (13.1%) |
23 (16.5%) |
786 (11.8%) |
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| More than 5 |
946 (18.9%) |
514 (34.3%) |
39 (28.1%) |
1499 (22.5%) |
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| Number of months practiced sex work in the last 12 months |
0–6 |
409 (8.2%) |
59 (3.9%) |
12 (8.7%) |
480 (7.2%) |
| 7–9 |
583 (11.6%) |
127 (8.5%) |
8 (5.8%) |
718 (10.8%) |
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| 10–12 |
4016 (80.2%) |
1312 (87.6%) |
118 (85.5%) |
5446 (82%) |
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| Number of paying clients in the last 7 days |
None |
638 (12.7%) |
151 (10.1%) |
8 (5.8%) |
797 (12.0%) |
| 1–2 |
631 (12.6%) |
156 (10.4%) |
5 (3.6%) |
792 (11.9%) |
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| 3–7 |
2159 (43.1%) |
495 (33.0%) |
28 (20.1%) |
2682 (40.3%) |
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| 8–14 |
1322 (26.4%) |
471 (31.4%) |
46 (33.1%) |
1839 (27.7%) |
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| 15–28 |
248 (5.0%) |
220 (14.7%) |
49 (35.3%) |
517 (7.8%) |
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| More than 28 |
12 (0.2%) |
6 (0.4%) |
3 (2.2%) |
21 (0.3%) |
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| Income in the last 7 days from sex work (in Indian Rupees) |
None |
637 (12.7%) |
151 (10.1%) |
9 (6.5%) |
797 (12.0%) |
| 250 or less (US $5.5 or less) |
1688 (33.7%) |
292 (19.5%) |
14 (10.1%) |
1994 (30.0%) |
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| 251 – 500 |
1551 (31.0%) |
360 (24.0%) |
29 (20.9%) |
1940 (29.2%) |
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| More than 500 |
1132 (22.6%) |
696 (46.4%) |
87 (62.6%) |
1915 (28.8%) |
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| Participation in FSW support group |
Yes |
433 (8.6%) |
152 (10.1%) |
15 (10.8%) |
600 (9.0%) |
| No |
4576 (91.4%) |
1347 (89.9%) |
124 (89.2%) |
6047 (91.0%) |
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| Family aware of sex work |
Yes |
1157 (23.1%) |
954 (63.6%) |
69 (49.6%) |
2180 (32.8%) |
| No |
3836 (76.6%) |
542 (36.2%) |
69 (49.6%) |
4447 (66.9%) |
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| Refused to answer |
14 (0.3%) |
3 (0.2%) |
1 (0.7%) |
18 (0.3%) |
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*The total of sub-categories may not always be 5010, 1499, and 139 due to a few missing values for street-, home-, brothel-based FSWs, respectively. | |||||
Dandona et al. BMC Public Health 2005 5:87 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-87 |
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