Table 6.
Risk behaviours and related experience of fear of arrest in the past six months
| FEW (n=200) | MSM (n=199) | PWUD (n=199) | TGW (n=200) | Total (n=798) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carried needles and syringes (%) | 1 (0.5) | 8 (4.0) | 38 (19.1) | 7 (3.5) | 54 (6.8) |
| Fear of arrest for carrying N&S (%) | 1 (100.0) | 6 (75.0) | 25 (65.8) | 4 (57.1) | 36 (66.7) |
| Carried condoms (%) | 55 (27.5) | 154 (79.9) | 103 (51.8) | 154 (77.0) | 471 (59.0) |
| Fear of arrest for carrying condoms (%)* | 12 (21.8) | 11 (6.9) | 16 (15.5) | 16 (10.4) | 55 (11.7) |
| Sold sex (%) | 108 (54.0) | 112 (56.3) | 35 (17.6) | 105 (52.5) | 360 (45.1) |
| Fear of arrest for selling sex (%)* | 47 (43.5) | 30 (26.8) | 15 (42.9) | 28 (26.7) | 120 (33.3) |
| Used drugs (%) | 23 (11.5) | 41 (20.6) | 199 (100.0) | 11 (5.5) | 274 (31.0) |
| Fear of arrest for being a drug user (%)* | 13 (56.5) | 32 (78.1) | 163 (81.9) | 6 (54.6) | 214 (78.1) |
| Being a MSM (%) | – | 199 (100.0) | 5 (2.5) | – | 204 (25.6) |
| Fear of arrest for being a MSM (%) | – | 60 (30.2) | 1 (20.0) | – | 61 (29.9) |
| Being a TGW (%) | – | – | 0 (0.0) | 200 (100.0) | 200 (100.0) |
| Fear of arrest for being a TGW (%) | – | – | 0.0 | 52 (26.0) | 52 (26.0) |
| Relocated due to fear of interaction with police** (%) | 16 (8.0) | 8 (4.0) | 30 (15.1) | 2 (1.0) | 56 (7.0) |
| Hidden from outreach workers due to fear of identification by police in past six months (%) | 6 (3.0) | 12 (6.0) | 7 (3.5) | 12 (6.0) | 37 (4.6) |
*
Statistically significant to p<0.05; –Not applicable (this group was not surveyed for respective questions).