Table 2.
Sexual behavior and reproductive health characteristics among entertainment workers
| Characteristics | Total (N = 595) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | % | ||
| Sexually active women based on report of first age sexual activities | 450 | 75.0 | |
| Sexually active women among different types of EWa | |||
| Masseuses in massage parlors, n = 47 | 43 | 92.8 | |
| Beer promotion women, n = 74 | 67 | 91.9 | |
| Karaoke women, n = 308 | 241 | 78.4 | |
| Restaurant workers, n = 99 | 65 | 60.7 | |
| Beer garden women, n = 54 | 27 | 53.1 | |
| Hair cutters in beauty salon, n = 13 | 7 | 53.8 | |
| Total (N = 450)b | |||
| Sweetheart in past 12 months | 272 | 60.4 | |
| Sex with sweetheart in past 3 months (n = 272) | 229 | 84.0 | |
| Always use condom with sweetheart in the past 3 months (n = 220) | 75 | 35.0 | |
| Sex with clients in the past 12 months | 167 | 37.7 | |
| Always use condom with clients in the past month (n = 120) | 103 | 84.0 | |
| Number of male sexual partners in past 12 months (n = 394) | |||
| One partner | 220 | 55.5 | |
| 2–7 partners | 107 | 27.7 | |
| > 7 partners | 67 | 16.8 | |
| Received information about SRH in the past 12 months | 401 | 89.5 | |
| Referred to SRH services in the past 12 months | 135 | 31.5 | |
| Referred to family planning services in the past 12 months | 71 | 18.1 | |
| Contraceptive methods used in the past 12 months | |||
| Nothing | 141 | 29.6 | |
| Condom | 172 | 38.2 | |
| Withdrawal | 56 | 13.6 | |
| Pill | 45 | 10.0 | |
| Others (Injection, calendar, abortion) | 25 | 8.6 | |
| Abortion while working as entertainment workers | 122 | 28.5 | |
| Time since last abortion (n = 196) | |||
| ≤ 6 months | 75 | 38.3 | |
| 7–23 months | 52 | 26.5 | |
| ≥ 24 months | 69 | 35.2 | |
| Places where EWs sought last abortion (n = 196) | |||
| Private clinic | 90 | 47.0 | |
| Self-abortion by medicine from pharmacies | 65 | 30.5 | |
| Public and NGO clinics | 41 | 22.5 | |
a EWs: entertainment workers; b among sexually active entertainment workers only