Sociodemographic and sex work characteristics of FSW at baseline and follow-up surveys
| Characteristic | Baseline % (n=2312) | Follow-up % (n=2400) | p Value (Wald–Pearson test) | |
| Current age (years) | <25 | 19.0 | 17.2 | 0.04 |
| 25–29 | 25.0 | 21.2 | ||
| 30–34 | 19.5 | 19.4 | ||
| 35–39 | 20.6 | 22.4 | ||
| 40+ | 15.9 | 19.7 | ||
| Literacy | Illiterate | 67.2 | 67.1 | 0.96 |
| Marital status | Never married | 12.9 | 9.9 | <0.001 |
| Cohabiting | 3.0 | 2.8 | ||
| Currently married | 33.0 | 46.2 | ||
| Widowed/divorced/separated/deserted | 44.4 | 35.5 | ||
| Devadasi | 6.7 | 5.6 | ||
| Additional income | Yes | 62.5 | 58.4 | 0.13 |
| Residency | Local dweller | 76.3 | 88.9 | <0.001 |
| Sex work in the city <2 years | Yes | 21.7 | 21.1 | 0.7 |
| Sex work outside district in past 6 months | Yes | 13.7 | 11.6 | 0.2 |
| Age at first sex (years) | <15 | 61.4 | 60.5 | 0.7 |
| 15+ | 38.6 | 39.5 | ||
| Age started sex work (years) | <20 | 26.0 | 22.4 | 0.03 |
| 20–24 | 28.0 | 26.0 | ||
| 25–29 | 23.7 | 25.2 | ||
| 30+ | 22.3 | 26.4 | ||
| Duration of sex work (years) | 0–1 | 20.9 | 19.0 | 0.7 |
| 2–4 | 30.5 | 30.9 | ||
| 4–9 | 22.5 | 22.4 | ||
| 10+ | 26.2 | 27.8 | ||
| Usual place of solicitation | Home | 34.5 | 34.8 | 0.9 |
| Brothel/lodge/dabha | 11.1 | 9.8 | ||
| Public places | 54.4 | 55.4 | ||
| Usual place of entertaining clients | Home | 53.9 | 53.3 | 0.9 |
| Brothel/lodge/dabha | 35.1 | 34.9 | ||
| Public places | 11.0 | 11.8 | ||
| Charge for sex (Indian rupees) | ≤100 | 59.2 | 39.5 | <0.001 |
| >100 | 40.8 | 60.5 | ||
| Mean | 168 | 248 | ||
| Commercial clients per week | 1–4 | 28.1 | 17.2 | <0.001 |
| 5–9 | 31.0 | 28.6 | ||
| 10+ | 40.9 | 54.2 | ||
| Mean | 10.3 | 12.5 | ||
| Proportion of clients who are new | >50% | 60.6 | 67.1 | 0.02 |
| Earnings per week from sex work (Indian rupees) | <500 | 35.7 | 13.9 | <0.001 |
| 501–1500 | 33.8 | 34.3 | ||
| 1501+ | 30.5 | 51.9 | ||
| Mean | 1632 | 2915 | ||
| Regular partner | Yes | 64.6 | 55.1 | <0.001 |
FSW, female sex worker.