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. 2024 May 20;10:e46845. doi: 10.2196/46845

Table 3.

Participant demographics for the qualitative interviews among female sex workers recruited from the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (N=19).


Participants, n (%)
Gender identity

Woman 18 (95)

Nonbinary 1 (5)
Oropharyngeal gonorrhea

Case 1 (5)

Control 18 (95)
Age range (y)

18-24 7 (37)

25-30 6 (32)

31-35 6 (32)
Length of time in the sex industry (y)

≤1 3 (16)

2 3 (16)

≥3 13 (68)
Country of birth

Australia or New Zealand 17 (89)

Overseas 2 (11)
Location of sex work

Brothel 16 (84)

Massage parlor 1 (5)

Private 1 (5)

Brothel and private 1 (5)
Mouthwash use at work

Before and after clients 8 (42)

Before clients 4 (21)

After clients 3 (16)

Rarely or never 4 (21)