Table 2

Distribution of client characteristics as reported by the FSWs.

Variable
Variable categories
Number (%) (N = 17529)

Type of client*
New
12047 (68.7%)

Regular
5459 (31.1%)

Do not remember
23 (0.2%)

Age of client
Young
8639 (49.3%)

Middle-aged
8468 (48.3%)

Old
272 (1.6%)

Cannot say
150 (0.8%)

Marital status of client
Single
4785 (27.3%)

Married
9358 (53.4%)

Do not know
3386 (19.3%)

Economic status of client
Poor
3265 (18.6%)

Average
9649 (55.0%)

Wealthy
2535 (14.5%)

Cannot say
2080 (11.9%)

Truck driving as profession of the client
Yes
1461 (8.3%)

No
13217 (75.4%)

Cannot say
2851 (16.3%)

Client highly intoxicated with alcohol/ drugs
Yes
1015 (5.8%)

No
16447 (93.8%)

Do not remember
67 (0.4%)

*New client was the one who visited the FSW for the first time, and regular client was the one who visited the FSW repeatedly.

Dandona et al. BMC Public Health 2005 5:87   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-87