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. 2014 Feb 6;9(2):e88047. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088047

Table 1. Key Epidemic and Behavioral Parameters.

Brazil Kenya Thailand Ukraine
Parameter Estimate Range Source(s) Estimate Range Source(s) Estimate Range Source(s) Estimate Range Source(s)
Female sex worker population size 0.9% 0.58–1.42% [70] 4.3% >100,000 or <6% [47] 0.6% 150,000 [33], [71] 0.4% 65–95,000 [34], [49]
Baseline adult HIV prevalence (2011) 0.4% 0.6–0.7% [53], [72] 6.0% 5.8–6.5% [46], [47], [73] 1.0% 1.0–3.0% [48], [52] 1.1 1.2–2.0% [42], [49]
Baseline prevalence of HIV among FSW (2011) 4.9% 2.6–12.9% [39], [72] 33.8% 3.4–66.8% [31], [32], [74], [75] 5.0% 3.0–30.0% [35], [36], [48] 13.2% 0–39% [34], [49], [76]
Prevalence of ulcerative STI among FSW (2011) 17.0% 14.3–17.6% [77], 20.0% 1.8–34.1% [75], [79], [80] 10.0% 1.0–12.4% [35], [81], [82] 13.0% 0–18.2% [76]
Consistent condom use among FSW 75% 52.2–77.8% [39], [70] 60% 29–91% [45], [79], [83][85] 80% 78.9–96.0% [86] 70% 66–86% [42], [87]
Number of clients per year 205 40–140 [77] 90 50–180 [83], [84], [88], [89] 200 200–300 [71] 260 50–728 [38], [76], [87]
Proportion of FSW married/in stable relationships 20% 14.3–40.9% [77], [78], [90] 45% 25.9–67.0% [75], [83], [91] 35% 35.1% [92] 4% 4–22% [38], [87]
Duration in sex work (years) 8 5–10 [93], [94] 5 2–6 [95] 5 1–10 [81], [82] 10 0.5–15 [38]
Intervention impacts (values for all country case studies)
Impact of Empowerment Intervention on condom non-use −51.0% [16], [17]
Reduction in transmission on ART 0.13 [55]
CD4 count at ARV initiation* ≤350 cells/mm3 [54]

Note: FSW: Female sex worker; *Criterion used for this analysis based on guidance at time of modeling analysis.