Sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics of migrant FSWs according to geographical origin
| Variables | Total | Colombia | Ecuador | Caribbean | Latin America | Sub-Saharan Africa | Eastern Europe | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | |
| 734 (100) | 397 (54) | 158 (22) | 70 (10) | 25 (3) | 24 (3) | 18 (2) | 42 (6) | |
| TOP = termination of pregnancy; HC = hormonal contraception. IUD = intrauterine device; TL = tubal ligation. | ||||||||
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| <20 | 83 (11) | 45 (11) | 20 (13) | 6 (9) | 1 (4) | 2 (8) | 4 (22) | 5 (12) |
| 21–25 | 214 (29) | 106 (27) | 49 (31) | 23 (33) | 9 (36) | 10 (42) | 9 (50) | 8 (19) |
| 26–30 | 180 (25) | 102 (26) | 41 (26) | 12 (17) | 6 (24) | 5 (21) | 4 (22) | 10 (24) |
| 31–35 | 180 (25) | 100 (25) | 38 (24) | 19 (27) | 4 (16) | 6 (25) | 1 (6) | 12 (28) |
| >36 | 76 (10) | 43 (11) | 10 (6) | 10 (14) | 5 (20) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 7 (17) |
| No of children | ||||||||
| 0 | 339 (46) | 177 (45) | 60 (38) | 35 (50) | 12 (48) | 18 (75) | 16 (89) | 21 (50) |
| 1 | 215 (29) | 119 (30) | 50 (32) | 18 (26) | 8 (32) | 5 (21) | 2 (11) | 13 (31) |
| >1 | 180 (25) | 101 (25) | 48 (30) | 17 (24) | 5 (20) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 8 (19) |
| No of TOPs | ||||||||
| 0 | 312 (42) | 194 (49) | 61 (39) | 23 (33) | 9 (36) | 4 (17) | 6 (33) | 15 (36) |
| 1 | 182 (25) | 98 (25) | 45 (28) | 20 (28) | 5 (20) | 3 (12) | 3 (17) | 8 (19) |
| >1 | 92 (13) | 33 (8) | 23 (15) | 16 (23) | 5 (20) | 4 (17) | 2 (11) | 9 (21) |
| Unknown | 148 (20) | 72 (18) | 29 (18) | 11 (16) | 6 (24) | 13 (54) | 7 (39) | 10 (24) |
| Contraceptive method | ||||||||
| Condoms only | 439 (60) | 214 (54) | 97 (61) | 51 (73) | 17 (68) | 19 (79) | 15 (83) | 26 (62) |
| HC only | 15 (2) | 11 (3) | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (6) | 0 |
| Condoms + HC | 199 (27) | 114 (29) | 41 (26) | 17 (24) | 6 (24) | 5 (21) | 2 (11) | 14 (33) |
| Condoms + IUD/TL | 69 (9) | 48 (12) | 15 (10) | 2 (3) | 2 (8) | 0 | 0 | 2 (5) |
| IUD/TL | 12 (2) | 10 (2) | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median years sex work | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 |
| Smoking | ||||||||
| Yes | 156 (21) | 82 (21) | 32 (20) | 11 (16) | 5 (20) | 2 (8) | 8 (44) | 16 (38) |
| No | 317 (43) | 181 (45) | 78 (49) | 32 (46) | 8 (32) | 5 (21) | 1 (6) | 12 (29) |
| Unknown | 261 (36) | 134 (34) | 48 (31) | 27 (38) | 12 (48) | 17 (71) | 9 (50) | 14 (33) |
| Consultation | ||||||||
| Acute symptoms | 435 (59) | 232 (58) | 99 (63) | 46 (66) | 15 (60) | 14 (58) | 9 (50) | 20 (48) |
| Routine control | 270 (37) | 150 (38) | 51 (32) | 22 (31) | 9 (36) | 7 (29) | 9 (50) | 22 (52) |
| HIV test/condom break | 29 (4) | 15 (4) | 8 (5) | 2 (3) | 1 (4) | 3 (13) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |