Table 1.
Characteristics of FSW participants disaggregated by drug using status
| Characteristics | Ever used drugs (N = 107) n (%) | Never used drugs (N = 316) n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Current age (years) |
|
|
|
| 18–19 |
13 (12.1) |
74 (23.4) |
0.018 |
| 20–24 |
27 (25.2) |
88 (27.8) |
|
| 25+ |
67 (62.6) |
154 (48.7) |
|
|
Mean age |
26 |
25 |
|
|
Median age |
25 |
24 |
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
| Married |
48 (44.9) |
121 (38.3) |
0.005 |
| Divorced/separated |
26 (24.3) |
62 (19.6) |
|
| Widowed |
16 (15.0) |
28 (8.9) |
|
| Unmarried |
17 (15.9) |
105 (33.2) |
|
|
Educational status |
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
52 (48.6) |
139 (44.0) |
0.666 |
| Upto 10th standard |
48 (44.9) |
151 (47.8) |
|
| > 10th standard |
7 (6.5) |
26 (8.2) |
|
|
Consumed alcohol (past month) |
|
|
|
| Everyday |
34 (31.8) |
40 (12.6) |
<0.001 |
| At least once a week |
48 (44.9) |
121 (38.3) |
|
| Never/< once a week |
25 (23.4) |
155 (49.1) |
|
|
Have sexual partners who have used or shared injecting drugs (ever) * |
|
|
|
| No |
42 (39.3) |
239 (75.6) |
<0.001 |
| Yes |
63 (58.9) |
70 (22.1) |
|
|
Age at first sex* |
|
|
|
| <=15 years |
49 (45.8) |
131 (41.5) |
0.447 |
| > 16 years |
58 (54.2) |
184 (58.2) |
|
|
Place of sex work# |
|
|
|
| Hotel/brothel |
77 (72) |
177 (56) |
0.014 |
| Public place |
6 (5.6) |
24 (7.6) |
|
| Home |
24 (22.4) |
115 (36.4) |
|
|
Duration of sex work* |
|
|
|
| < 2 years |
12 (11.2) |
59 (18.7) |
0.019 |
| 2–4 years |
39 (36.4) |
144 (45.7) |
|
| 5–9 years |
37 (34.6) |
72 (22.9) |
|
| > = 10 years |
19 (17.8) |
40 (12.7) |
|
|
Mean duration (years) |
5.91 |
4.83 |
|
|
Client volume per week* |
|
|
|
| 0–4 |
31 (29.0) |
156 (49.4) |
0.001 |
| 5–9 |
49 (45.8) |
108 (34.2) |
|
| > = 10 |
27 (25.2) |
51 (16.1) |
|
|
Mean no. clients/week |
7.72 |
5.72 |
|
|
Condom use with occasional clients* |
|
|
|
| Sometimes/never |
56 (52.3) |
221 (70.0) |
0.002 |
| Most of the time |
24 (22.4) |
49 (15.5) |
|
| Every time |
27 (25.2) |
42 (13.3) |
|
|
Condom use with regular clients* |
|
|
|
| Sometimes/never |
73 (68.2) |
248 (78.5) |
0.034 |
| Most of the time |
19 (17.8) |
39 (12.3) |
|
| Every time |
15 (14.0) |
23 (7.3) |
|
|
Condom use with main regular partners |
|
|
|
| Sometimes/never |
98 (91.6) |
283 (89.6) |
0.815 |
| Most of the time |
5 (4.7) |
17 (5.4) |
|
| Every time |
4 (3.7) |
16 (5.0) |
|
|
Ever heard of HIV* |
|
|
|
| No |
6 (5.6) |
46 (14.6) |
0.014 |
| Yes |
101 (94.4) |
269 (85.1) |
|
|
CT |
|
|
|
| Negative |
76 (70.0) |
253 (80.1) |
0.052 |
| Positive |
31 (30.0) |
63 (19.9) |
|
|
NG |
|
|
|
| Negative |
100 (93.4) |
305 (96.5) |
0.175 |
| Positive |
7 (6.54) |
11 (3.5) |
|
|
Active syphilis |
|
|
|
| No |
78 (72.9) |
280 (88.6) |
|
| Yes | 29 (27.1) | 36 (11.4) | <0.001 |
N.B: ‘#’Hotel/brothel = bar, night club, brothel, dhaba, hotel and lodge.
Public place = public place, vehicle, others.
Home = home (client/FSWs) and rented room.
‘*’Data with missing cases.