Table 1 Proportion of men reporting commercial sex in the last 12 months†.
| Survey | Prevalence (%) of clients of FSW | Urban:rural ratio *p<0.05 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| W Africa | |||
| Benin 1996 DHS† | 19.3 | 0.8 | DHS |
| Benin 2001 DHS* | 0.5 | 1.1 | DHS |
| Burkina Faso 1999 DHS | 9.1 | 1.0 | DHS |
| Burkina Faso 2003 DHS*(3) | 0.2 | 19.7* | DHS |
| Côte d'Ivoire 1998 DHS | 5.0 | 1.0 | DHS |
| Ghana 2003 DHS* | 1.6 | 0.6 | DHS |
| Guinea 1999 DHS | 4.7 | 0.8 | DHS |
| Guinea‐Bissau 1990 GPA | 8.6 | GPA | |
| Mali 1996 DHS | 8.9 | 2.5* | DHS |
| Mali 2001 DHS* | 0.2 | 29.8* | DHS |
| Niger 1998 DHS | 9.7 | 1.2 | DHS |
| Nigeria 1999 DHS | 9.7 | 1.1 | DHS |
| Nigeria 2003 DHS* | 3.0 | 0.6 | DHS |
| Togo 1998 DHS | 5.7 | 1.3 | DHS |
| Median | 1.1 | ||
| Central Africa | |||
| CAR 1989 GPA | 12.8 | GPA | |
| CAR 1994 DHS | 10.9 | 1.2 | DHS |
| Cameroon 1998 DHS | 21.0 | 0.9 | DHS |
| Cameroon 2004 DHS* | 0.7 | 3.4* | DHS |
| Chad 1997 DHS | 13.6 | 2.3* | DHS |
| Chad 2004 DHS* | 1.6 | 3.1* | DHS |
| Congo 1999 PSI | 14.8 | PSI | |
| Gabon 2000 DHS* | 9.8 | 1.0 | DHS |
| Median | 2.2 | ||
| E Africa | |||
| Eritrea 1995 DHS | 3.0 | 2.5 | DHS |
| Ethiopia 2000 DHS* | 0.0 | DHS | |
| Kenya 1990 GPA | 9.8 | GPA | |
| Kenya 1998 DHS | 11.9 | 1.5* | DHS |
| Kenya 2003 DHS* | 2.9 | 1.9* | DHS |
| Rwanda 2000 DHS* | 0.8 | 7.2* | DHS |
| Tanzania 1990 GPA | 8.6 | GPA | |
| Tanzania 2004 DHS* | 1.5 | 1.3 | DHS |
| Uganda 1995 DHS | 26.2 | 1.4* | DHS |
| Uganda 2000 DHS* | 1.5 | 1.5 | DHS |
| Median | 1.9 | ||
| S Africa | |||
| Botswana 2001 AIDS impact*(1) | 2.0 | AIDS impact | |
| Lesotho 1989 GPA | 14.9 | GPA | |
| Lesotho 2004 DHS* | 1.7 | 3.4 | DHS |
| Malawi 1996 DHS | 7.8 | 1.0 | DHS |
| Malawi 2000 DHS* | 8.3 | 1.3 | DHS |
| Mozambique 2003 DHS* | 13.2 | 0.9 | DHS |
| Namibia 2000 DHS* | 1.6 | 1.3 | DHS |
| Zambia 1996 DHS | 22.9 | 0.9 | DHS |
| Zambia 2002 DHS* | 10.6 | 1.2 | DHS |
| Zimbabwe 1994 DHS | 5.4 | 1.1 | DHS |
| Zimbabwe 1999 DHS* | 7.0 | 1.4 | DHS |
| Median | 1.3 | ||
| S & SE Asia | |||
| Nepal 2002 DHS*(2) | 0.4 | 0.6 | DHS |
| Philippines 2003 DHS* | 2.1 | 1.9* | DHS |
| Singapore 1989 GPA | 7.6 | GPA | |
| Sri Lanka 1991 GPA | 1.2 | GPA | |
| Thailand 1990 GPA | 23.4 | GPA | |
| Median | – | ||
| Latin America & Caribbean | |||
| Bolivia 2003 DHS* | 2.5 | 2.1* | DHS |
| Brazil 1996 DHS*(3) | 0.2 | 0.3 | DHS |
| Chile 1998 NAT*(4) | 1.0 | NAT | |
| Dominican Republic 1996 DHS | 11.6 | 0.7* | DHS |
| Dominican Republic 2002 DHS*(3) | 8.0 | 0.7 | DHS |
| Haiti 1994 DHS | 6.8 | 0.6* | DHS |
| Haiti 2000 DHS* | 5.9 | 0.6* | DHS |
| Honduras 1996 RHS* | 4.9 | RHS | |
| Peru 1996 DHS | 4.6 | 1.2 | DHS |
| Median | 0.7 | ||
| E Europe & Central Asia | |||
| Armenia 2000 DHS* | 2.4 | 3.4* | DHS |
| Kazakhstan 1999 DHS* | 1.4 | 0.7 | DHS |
| Uzbekistan 2002 DHS* | 3.2 | 1.5 | DHS |
| Median | 1.5 | ||
| High income countries | |||
| Australia 2002 ASHR* | 1.8 | ASHR | |
| France 1992 NAT*(4) | 1.1 | NAT | |
| France 1998 NEM* | 0.7 | 1.2 | NEM |
| Germany 1990 NAT*West (4) | 4.8 | NAT | |
| Germany 1998 NEM* | 0.0 | NEM | |
| Greece 1998 NEM* | 5.3 | 0.4 | NEM |
| Italy 1992 NAT*(4) | 2.0 | NAT | |
| Italy 1998 NEM* | 1.7 | NEM | |
| Netherlands 1989 NAT*(4) | 2.8 | NAT | |
| Norway 1992 NAT*(4) | 1.8 | NAT | |
| Norway 1997 NEM* | 1.7 | NEM | |
| Portugal 1991 NAT*(4) | 5.4 | NAT | |
| Portugal 1999 NEM* | 2.4 | NEM | |
| Spain 1990 NAT*(4) | 11.0 | NAT | |
| Switzerland 1992 NAT*(4) | 3.7 | NAT | |
| Switzerland 1997 NEM* | 3.4 | NEM | |
| UK 1990 NAT* | 2.0 | NAT | |
| UK 1998 NEM* | 1.0 | NEM | |
| Median | – | ||
| City based surveys | |||
| Athens, Greece, 1990 | 6.0 | NAT | |
| Cotonou*, Benin, 1998 | 6.5 | Multisite | |
| Dakar*, Senegal, 1997 | 4.5 | Multisite | |
| Kisumu*, Kenya, 1998 | 8.7 | Multisite | |
| Ndola*, Zambia, 1998 | 14.0 | Multisite | |
| Yaounde*, Cameroon, 1998 | 15.5 | Multisite | |
| Ouagadougou*,Burkina, 2002 | 12.2 | Multisite | |
| Manila, Philippines, 1990 | 5.8 | GPA | |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1991 | 6.5 | GPA |
†Defined as all men 15–49 years old who reported giving money, gifts, or favours in return for sex, in the last 12 months; except countries with * where definition is “paid sex”; + aged 20–49.
(1) Sample only includes respondents with a non‐regular partner; (2) sample only includes ever married men; (3) of last three partners, at least one was a sex worker; (4) sample includes sexually active only and age group is 18–49, except Chile (20–69) Switzerland (18–45).