Table 2.
Distribution of community mobilization indicators among Female Sex Workers (FSWs), Andhra Pradesh, India, Behavioral Tracking Survey-I (2010) and II (2012)
| Behavioral Tracking Survey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Community mobilization indicators | 2010 (N = 1986) | 2012 (N = 1973) | p Value |
| Community collectivization | |||
| Collective efficacy:(H) | 89.0 (1768) | 85.0 (1671) | 0.000 |
| Work together to keep each other safe from harm | 65.6 (1303) | 68.4 (1349) | 0.063 |
| Work together to increase condom usage | 87.3 (1733) | 81.3 (1603) | 0.000 |
| Work together to speaking for sex workers rights | 72.0 (1429) | 71.4 (1406) | 0.637 |
| Coming together for improving lives of sex workers | 61.6 (1223) | 72.9 (1437) | 0.000 |
| Collective agency:(H) | 50.7 (1006) | 42.3 (835) | 0.000 |
| Negotiated or stood up against police | 45.0 (895) | 43.8 (864) | 0.447 |
| Negotiated or stood up against madam/broker | 51.0 (1013) | 40.1 (791) | 0.000 |
| Negotiated or stood up against local goon | 17.5 (348) | 39.1 (771) | 0.000 |
| Negotiated or stood up against client/regular partner/other partner | 42.7 (849) | 40.8 (803) | 0.225 |
| Collective action:(H) | 12.7 (253) | 28.5 (563) | 0.000 |
| Come together to demand/help for ration card | 13.0 (258) | 30.2 (595) | 0.000 |
| Come together to demand/help for voter card | 12.4 (247) | 29.3 (577) | 0.000 |
| Come together to demand/help for bank account | 13.3 (264) | 28.4 (560) | 0.000 |
| Come together to demand/help for free education for children | 17.7 (351) | 28.0 (553) | 0.000 |
| Come together to demand/help for health insurance | 20.7 (412) | 28.0 (551) | 0.000 |
| Come together to demand/help for representation govt. forum | 5.2 (103) | 19.9 (392) | 0.000 |
| Come together to demand/help for better health services from the govt. | 15.2 (302) | 30.2 (594) | 0.000 |
| Potential mediators | |||
| Self-efficacy for condom use with clients | 63.4 (1260) | 72.5 (1430) | 0.000 |
| Self-efficacy for condom use with regular partners | 36.2 (716) | 43.3 (852) | 0.000 |
| Outcome indicators | |||
| CCU with occasional clients | 72.3 (1436) | 85.3 (1682) | 0.000 |
| CCU with regular clients | 64.3 (1260) | 76.0 (1478) | 0.000 |
| CCU with regular partners | 15.3 (273) | 18.5 (284) | 0.007 |
| CCU non regular nonpaying partners | 39.0 (187) | 57.0 (182) | 0.000 |
CCU consistent condom use; p Values were obtained by testing the significance of differences in percentages (Z-test) between groups