| Characteristics of participants | Female sex workers | Male sex workers | Khotki† | Khusra‡ |
| Bantha* | ||||
| Number of participants | 540 | 278 | 368 | 269 |
| Rawalpindi | 431 | 195 | 364 | 253 |
| Abbottabad | 109 | 83 | 4 | 16 |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
| Age groups (years) | ||||
| 18/19 | 20 (4%) | 128 (46%) | 121 (33%) | 37 (14%) |
| 20–24 | 75 (14%) | 100 (36%) | 137 (37%) | 68 (25%) |
| 25–29 | 124 (23%) | 24 (9%) | 60 (16%) | 67 (25%) |
| 30–34 | 127 (24%) | 18 (7%) | 30 (8%) | 43 (16%) |
| 35+ | 191 (36%) | 8 (3%) | 20 (5%) | 54 (20%) |
| Mean (median) age (years) | 30.6 (30) | 21.6 (20) | 23.1 (21.5) | 27.4 (26) |
| Currently married | 490 (91%) | 39 (14%) | 69 (19%) | 28 (10%) |
| No formal education | 345 (64%) | 81 (29%) | 150 (41%) | 131 (49%) |
| Has children | 462 (98%) | 31 (11%) | 57 (16%) | 25 (9%) |
| Has employment outside sex trade | 301 (59%) | 217 (83%) | 221 (61%) | 50 (19%) |
| Lives with family | 478 (91%) | 254 (92%) | 254 (69%) | 27 (10%) |
| Lives in daira | NA | 1 (0.4%) | 47 (12.8%) | 219 (81.4%) |
| Lives elsewhere | 47 (9%) | 21 (7.6%) | 67 (18.2%) | 23 (8.6%) |
| Environmental characteristics | ||||
| Ever been in jail | 22 (4%) | |||
| Violence from neighbour in past year | 123 (24%) | 12 (4%) | 44 (12%) | 25 (9%) |
| Sexually violated by neighbour in past year | 72 (14%) | 20 (7%) | 31 (8%) | 51 (19%) |
| Violence from client in past year | 196 (38%) | 61 (22%) | 163 (44%) | 91 (34%) |
| Sexually violated by client in past year | 108 (21%) | 30 (11%) | 103 (28%) | 73 (27%) |
| Violence from police in past year | 23 (5%) | 43 (16%) | 67 (18%) | 86 (32%) |
| Sexually violated by police in past year | 42 (8%) | 43 (16%) | 44 (12%) | 73 (27%) |
| Violence from husband in past year | 317 (66%) | NA | NA | NA |
| Sexually violated by husband in past year | 157 (34%) | NA | NA | NA |
| Provided free sex to police in past year | 187 (35%) | 65 (24%) | 127 (35%) | 106 (39%) |
| Sexual health | ||||
| Uses modern method of contraception | 334 (64%) | Not asked | Not asked | Not asked |
| Lifetime history of abortion | 288 (60%) | NA | NA | NA |
| Reported any symptom of possible STI in past month | 317 (63%) | 58(21%) | 68 (19%) | 79 (29%) |
| Genital discharge in past year | 349 (67%) | 15 (5%) | 31 (8%) | 37 (14%) |
| Burning pain on urination in past year | 240 (46%) | 85 (31%) | 109 (30%) | 90 (33%) |
| Genital ulcers in past year | 100 (19%) | 6 (2%) | 43 (12%) | 27 (10%) |
| Anal problem in past year | 33 (6%) | 20 (7%) | 60 (16%) | 55 (20%) |
| Sought care from allopathic provider for STI-like symptoms in past year | 173 (32%) | 70 (25%) | 102 (28%) | 103 (38%) |
| Ever had an HIV test | 12 (6%) | 2 (1%) | 18 (5%) | 39 (14%) |
| Ever had an HCV test | 33 (6%) | 7 (3%) | 9 (3%) | 11 (4%) |
| Knowledge of HIV | ||||
| Ever heard of HIV | 182 (35%) | 96 (35%) | 133 (36%) | 108 (40%) |
| Aware of risk of injecting | Variable corrupted | 94 (34%) | 125 (34%) | 99 (36%) |
| Aware of risk of unprotected sex | Variable corrupted | 94 (34%) | 132 (36%) | 103 (38%) |
NA, not applicable.
*Bantha, biological males with a male gender identity.
†Khotki, biological males who dress publicly as men but have feminised traits.
‡Khusra, transgender biological males who dress mostly as women.