Characteristics of MSWs and HSWs
| Characteristics | Quetta | Karachi | Lahore | Peshawar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSW (n=359) % (95% CI) | HSW (n=338) % (95% CI) | MSW (n=360) % (95% CI) | HSW (n=359) % (95% CI) | MSW (n=360) % (95% CI) | HSW (n=366) % (95% CI) | MSW (n=352) % (95% CI) | HSW (n=352) % (95% CI) | |
| In-migrant | 20.6 (16.4 to 24.8) | 29.6 (24.7 to 34.5) | 21.1 (16.9 to 25.3) | 35.7 (30.7 to 40.7) | 18.6 (14.6 to 22.6) | 16.9 (13.1 to 20.7) | 3.7 (1.7 to 5.7) | 20.2 (16.0 to 24.4) |
| Language (mother tongue) | ||||||||
| Urdu | 13.4 (9.9 to 16.9) | 13.3 (9.7 to 16.9) | 35.6 (30.7 to 40.6) | 40.4 (35.3 to 45.5) | 10.0 (6.9 to 13.1) | 9.0 (6.1 to 11.9) | 13.6 (10.0 to 17.2) | 8.2 (5.3 to 11.1) |
| Punjabi | 21.2 (17.0 to 25.4) | 19.8 (15.6 to 24.1) | 27.8 (23.2 to 32.4) | 36.2 (31.2 to 41.2) | 88.3 (85.0 to 91.6) | 88.8 (85.6 to 92.0) | 3.7 (1.7 to 5.7) | 1.4 (0.2 to 2.6) |
| Sindhi | 20.7 (16.5 to 24.9) | 14.2 (10.5 to 17.9) | 9.2 (6.2 to 12.2) | 12.0 (8.6 to 15.4) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 (0.3 to 0.9) | 0.9 (0.1 to 1.9) |
| Pashto | 22.6 (18.3 to 26.9) | 21.0 (16.7 to 25.3) | 9.2 (6.2 to 12.2) | 5.3 (3.0 to 7.6) | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.4) | 1.4 (0.2 to 2.6) | 79.5 (75.3 to 83.7) | 75.3 (70.8 to 79.8) |
| Baluchi | 5.0 (2.8 to 7.3) | 13.3 (9.7 to 16.9) | 1.9 (0.5 to 3.3) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 (0.3 to 0.9) | 0.0 |
| Other | 17.1 (13.2 to 21.0) | 18.4 (14.3 to 22.5) | 16.4 (12.6 to 20.2) | 6.2 (3.7 to 8.7) | 1.1 (0.0 to 2.2) | 0.8 (0.1 to 1.7) | 2.6 (0.9 to 4.3) | 14.2 (10.6 to 17.9) |
| Client solicitation | ||||||||
| Guru | 0.3 (0.3 to 0.9) | 40.9 (35.7 to 46.1) | 0.0 | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.4) | 0.0 | 12.9 (9.5 to 16.3) | 4.0 (2.0 to 6.1) | 3.2 (1.4 to 5.0) |
| Mobile phone | 52.0 (46.8 to 57.2) | 37.6 (32.4 to 42.8) | 27.0 (22.4 to 31.6) | 40.9 (35.8 to 46.0) | 36.7 (31.7 to 41.7) | 53.2 (48.1 to 58.3) | 54.8 (49.6 to 60.0) | 83.0 (79.1 to 86.9) |
| Roaming | 43.6 (38.5 to 48.7) | 14.3 (10.6 to 18.0) | 69.4 (64.6 to 74.2) | 52.6 (47.4 to 57.8) | 53.9 (48.8 to 59.1) | 25.8 (21.3 to 30.3) | 23.9 (19.4 to 28.4) | 9.2 (6.2 to 12.2) |
| Existing/old clients | 4.2 (2.1 to 6.3) | 7.2 (4.4 to 10.0) | 3.1 (1.3 to 4.9) | 5.6 (3.2 to 8.0) | 9.2 (6.2 to 12.2) | 8.2 (5.4 to 11.0) | 17.3 (13.4 to 21.3) | 4.6 (2.4 to 6.8) |
| Other | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.4) | 0.3 (0.3 to 0.9) | 0.3 (0.3 to 0.9) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Clients per month | ||||||||
| <30 | 9.8 (6.7 to 12.9) | 10.4 (7.2 to 13.7) | 42.8 (37.7 to 47.9) | 49.0 (43.8 to 54.2) | 74.2 (69.7 to 78.7) | 66.9 (62.1 to 71.7) | 6.5 (3.9 to 9.1) | 16.2 (13.4 to 20.1) |
| 30–59 | 51.4 (46.2 to 56.6) | 19.9 (15.6 to 24.2) | 50.8 (45.6 to 56.0) | 40.9 (35.8 to 46.0) | 21.1 (16.9 to 25.3) | 20.8 (16.6 to 25.0) | 38.1 (33.0 to 43.2) | 12.5 (9.1 to 16.0) |
| 60–89 | 32.7 (27.9 to 37.6) | 24.9 (20.1 to 29.5) | 4.2 (2.1 to 6.3) | 5.0 (2.8 to 7.3) | 1.9 (0.5 to 3.3) | 3.6 (1.7 to 5.5) | 45.5 (40.3 to 50.7) | 47.2 (42.0 to 52.4) |
| 90+ | 6.1 (3.6 to 8.6) | 44.8 (39.5 to 50.1) | 2.2 (0.7 to 3.7) | 5.0 (2.8 to 7.3) | 2.8 (1.1 to 4.5) | 8.7 (5.8 to 11.6) | 9.9 (6.8 to 13.0) | 24.1 (19.6 to 28.6) |
| Mean # clients last month (SD) | 54 (20) | 84 (57) | 31 (19) | 29 (15) | 22 (12) | 22 (16) | 56 (18) | 66 (26) |
| Condom use with clients | ||||||||
| Always | 31.4 (26.6 to 36.2) | 40.5 (35.3 to 45.7) | 9.2 (6.2 to 12.2) | 24.1 (19.7 to 28.5) | 17.5 (13.6 to 21.4) | 24.2 (19.8 to 28.6) | 18.5 (14.4 to 22.6) | 24.3 (19.9 to 28.8) |
| Never | 36.4 (31.4 to 41.4) | 25.2 (20.6 to 29.8) | 24.9 (20.4 to 29.4) | 17.3 (13.4 to 21.2) | 32.5 (27.7 to 37.3) | 40.7 (35.7 to 45.7) | 48.0 (42.8 to 53.2) | 50.1 (44.9 to 55.3) |
| Knowledge of SDP | 8.1 (5.3 to 10.9) | 30.1 (25.2 to 35.0) | 20.9 (16.7 to 25.1) | 53.5 (48.3 to 58.7) | 0.8 (0.1 to 1.7) | 15.7 (12.0 to 19.4) | 0.0 | 2.3 (0.7 to 3.9) |
HSW, hijra sex workers; MSW, male sex workers; SDP, service delivery programme.