Table 1.
Characteristics of female sex workers (FSW) and adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) initiating PrEP through TB HIV Care between 2016 and 2021
| Female sex workers N=12,581 |
Adolescent girls and young women N=28,100 |
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|---|---|---|
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| Site | ||
| Cape Town | 12% (1,486) | 34% (9,660) |
| eKurhuleni | 13% (3,684) | |
| eThekwini | 26% (3,268) | 10% (2,890) |
| Ehlanzeni | 6% (813) | |
| Gert Sibande | 5% (629) | |
| Kenneth Kaunda | 5% (659) | |
| Ngaka Modiri Molema | 2% (226) | |
| Nkangala | 8% (988) | |
| OR Tambo | 13% (1,593) | |
| uMgungundlovu | 23% (2,919) | 43% (11,866) |
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| Age | ||
| 15–18 years old | 7% (939) | 38% (10,662) |
| 19–24 years old | 39% (4,846) | 56% (15,824) |
| 25–34 years old | 40% (5,039) | 5% (1,318) |
| 35 years old or older | 14% (1,730) | 1 % (290) |
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| Year of initiation | ||
| 2016 | 2% (302) | |
| 2017 | 3% (348) | |
| 2018 | 8% (962) | 5% (1,286) |
| 2019 | 25% (3,153) | 44% (12,325) |
| 2020 | 37% (4,618) | 52% (14,489) |
| 2021 | 25% (3,197) | |