Table 3.
Participant demographics for the qualitative interviews among female sex workers recruited from the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (N=19).
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Participants, n (%) | |
| Gender identity | ||
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Woman | 18 (95) |
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Nonbinary | 1 (5) |
| Oropharyngeal gonorrhea | ||
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Case | 1 (5) |
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Control | 18 (95) |
| Age range (y) | ||
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18-24 | 7 (37) |
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25-30 | 6 (32) |
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31-35 | 6 (32) |
| Length of time in the sex industry (y) | ||
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≤1 | 3 (16) |
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2 | 3 (16) |
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≥3 | 13 (68) |
| Country of birth | ||
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Australia or New Zealand | 17 (89) |
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Overseas | 2 (11) |
| Location of sex work | ||
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Brothel | 16 (84) |
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Massage parlor | 1 (5) |
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Private | 1 (5) |
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Brothel and private | 1 (5) |
| Mouthwash use at work | ||
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Before and after clients | 8 (42) |
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Before clients | 4 (21) |
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After clients | 3 (16) |
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Rarely or never | 4 (21) |