Table 2.
Sexual behaviors of 565 male street children in Lahore, Pakistan
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Ever had any kind of sexual contact with others | 237 (41.9) |
| In the past 3 months, had sex with‡: | |
| Men | 149 (62.8) |
| Women | 85 (35.9) |
| Boys | 190 (80.2) |
| Ever heard of condoms | 365 (68.7) |
| In past 3 months, frequency of condom use | |
| Never | 151 (30.7) |
| Sometimes | 9 (1.8) |
| Often | 2 (0.4) |
| Always | 1 (0.2) |
| In past 3 months, had exchange sex | 229 (40.5) |
| In exchange for*: | |
| Shelter, food or entertainment | 226 (98.7) |
| With any strangers†,1 | 154 (68.1) |
| Drugs | 68 (29.7) |
| With any strangers†,2 | 48 (70.6) |
| Money | 84 (36.7) |
| With any strangers†,3 | 48 (57.1) |
‡
Frequency among children reporting any kind of sexual contact with others.
*
Frequency among children reporting exchange sex in the past 3 months.
†
Strangers (as opposed to acquaintances) = sex worker, “someone who paid you,” stranger, street drug user. These were responses provided by the children.
1
Frequency among children reporting exchange sex for shelter, food or entertainment.
2
Frequency among children reporting exchange sex for drugs.
3
Frequency among children reporting exchange sex for money.
Some frequencies may not add up to the total due to missing data.