Table 1.
Summary statistics of variables used
| Description of variables | Frequency [n=5498] | Percentage of n |
|---|---|---|
| System reach | 4,992 | 90.8 |
| Exposure to interventions | 5,169 | 94.0 |
| Typology of sex workers | ||
| Street based FSWs (SBS) | 3,221 | 58.6 |
| Home based FSWs (HBS) | 1,095 | 19.9 |
| Brothel based FSWs (BBS) | 1,182 | 21.5 |
| Educational status | ||
| Non-literate | 1,893 | 34.4 |
| Up to primary | 1,817 | 33.0 |
| Above primary | 1,788 | 32.5 |
| Duration into sex work | ||
| New entrants [FSWs in sex work less than equal to 2 years] | 1,104 | 20.1 |
| FSWs who have ever been tested for HIV infection | 4,475 | 81.4 |
| Living arrangementsa | ||
| FSWs living alone | 667 | 12.1 |
| FSWs living with family or any other relative | 3,568 | 64.9 |
| FSWs living with other co-sex workers or pimps | 1,252 | 22.8 |
| FSWs member of any organization | 3,917 | 71.2 |
| Highly mobile FSWs [Had moved more than 4 places in the last two years] | 2,499 | 45.5 |
| Young FSWs [FSWs less than equal to 25 years] | 1,321 | 24.0 |
| Had any STI symptom in the last six months | 3,922 | 71.3 |
| Serving high volume of clients in the last week worked [More than 10 clients in the last week worked] | 3,445 | 62.7 |
a
11 respondents did not answer about their living arrangement.