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. 2020 Dec;22(2):199–212.

Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Median (interquartile range)
Age (years) 27 (24 to 32)
Years in sex work 4 (2 to 7)
Annual income from sex work (shillings) 312,000 (156,000 to 520,000)
% (n)
Education level
Primary or less 58.6% (291)
Secondary 35.8% (178)
Tertiary 5.4% (27)
Not reported 0.2% (1)
Marital status
Single or never married 52.5% (261)
Ever married or with partner 46.9% (233)
Not reported 0.6% (3)
Frequency needing health services in last 12 months
Never 10.1% (50)
Once 7.0% (35)
A few times 51.9% (258)
Often 30.4% (151)
Not reported 0.6% (3)
HIV status
Positive 23.1% (115)
Negative 72.2% (359)
Does not know 0.2% (1)
Never tested 1.2% (6)
Not reported 3.2% (16)
Location
Nairobi 36.8% (183)
Kitui 15.3% (76)
Busia 25.6% (127)
Homa Bay 22.3% (111)