Table 2. Sample YWSS venue observation matrix.
| Sex Work venues/ Typologies | YWSS numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geographic Location | Bars/Nightclubs | Markets/Streets | Truck stops/ Highway | |
| Central Business District (CBD) | A bar Local Nightclubs (20 YWSS)–Very busy Saturday from 10pm. One club where most YWSS go. Sports club (30 young girls)—a popular and upmarket night club. |
Many YWSS (18 to mid-20s) observed standing in pairs by upmarket retail stores in the CBD. Sex workers of all ages soliciting in the street. | No haulage truck stops in CBD. 5km from CBD there is 1 truck stop, BBQ grills, bottle store and butchery. | Over 50 young women selling sex observed |
| Farm | Area has 1 bar and large supermarket/ butchery. Popular with sex workers of all ages. Quiet during the week and conducive for those wanting anonymity. Short time sex is common, cost $1-$5. Short time done in the bush surrounding the venue. |
No truck stop on the farm | 2 sex workers 1 key informant—bar tender said when the place is busy almost 50 young women would be there |
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| High Density Suburb | 4 bars and 1 nightclub at a shopping centre. Some YWSS not obviously working as such, standing outside bars. Most were young. Clients here are varied, taxi drivers, vendors, policeman, soldiers, young men. YWSS move between bars. |
Street SW mainly young. Stand in dark areas away from view. Short time sex in street costs $1-$3. Night costs $8—and $10. Clients are passers-by and men already known to the street based young women selling sex. |
High density transport hub—taxis, minbuses, long distance buses. Market vendors and young girls pretending to be boarding buses but actually soliciting clients |
About 30 young women selling sex Informal interviews held in the car |
| Shopping Centre in town’s outskirts |
Recreation parks and night clubs 8 kilometres from the CBD, surrounded by rural area, 5 bars and 2 nightclubs serve the rural community and gold panners. The nightclubs are popular with young sex workers and open all night. |
Trucks also park at the outskirt entertainment areas and attract YWSS. | About 5 informal key informant interviews |