Table 4.

Impact of COVID-19 on sex work

Domain	Example quote
No change (in sex work)	“It hasn't because I'm young and healthy”
Reduced number of clients	“Sex work has been extremely slow and strip clubs where I normally work to find clients is closed.” “Have to cut down on partners because of stay-at-home order.” “One ‘regular’ has chosen to wait until the end of COVID-19 to meet up.”
Stopped sex work	“Not engaging in sex work due to COVID-19.” “My fear of COVID has scared me out of relapse. If I go back out there to do sex work during this, I will probably die. Worry about the girls still out there.”
Implement precaution measures	“I've had to come up with creative ways to stay safe (made sexy face masks).” “No kissing.” “Scared to see clients who don’t want me to wear PPE.”
Online sex work	“Doing sex work online via video instead of in person.”