Female sex workers | Male sex workers | |||
Bantha | Khotki | Khusra | ||
Number of participants | 540 | 278 | 368 | 269 |
Rawalpindi | 431 | 195 | 364 | 253 |
Abbottabad | 109 | 83 | 4 | 16 |
Sexual debut | ||||
Mean (SD) age at first sex (years) | 16.6 (3.6) | 14.1 (2.9) | 13.4 (2.2) | 13.3 (2.4) |
<12 | 10 (1.9%) | 41 (15%) | 69 (19%) | 51 (19%) |
12/15 | 198 (37.6%) | 165 (60%) | 239 (65%) | 181 (67%) |
16/17 | 139 (26.4%) | 49 (18%) | 52 (14%) | 31 (11%) |
18+ | 180 (34.2%) | 21 (8%) | 8 (2%) | 8 (3%) |
First sex was forced | 27 (5%) | 36 (13%) | 36 (10%) | 50 (18%) |
Mean (SD) age difference with first sex partner (years) | 6.9 (5) | 9.2 (8.5) | 9.3 (8) | 11.9 (10) |
Sexual risk | ||||
Mean (SD) number of years in sex work | 13.9 (6.7) | 6.7 (4.4) | 8.5 (5.3) | 12.5 (6.3) |
Mean (SD) number of clients in past week | 5.5 (3.6) | 3.2 (2.3) | 4.8 (2.9) | 7.0 (6.4) |
Mean (SD) number of new clients in past week | 1.7 (1.4) | 1.8 (2) | 2.0 (3) | 4.0 (3) |
0 = 46 (8%) | 0 = 56 (20%) | 0 = 46 (13%) | 0 = 34 (13%) | |
1 = 251 (47%) | 1 = 78 (28%) | 1 = 40 (11%) | 1 = 36 (13%) | |
2+ = 241 (45%) | 2+ = 142 (51%) | 2+ = 282 (77%) | 2+ = 201 (74%) | |
Mean (SD) number of non-paying partners in past year (excluding gyria) | Not asked | 1.6 (3.5) | 0.8 (1.6) | 0.6 (1.2) |
Risk reduction | ||||
Used condom in last vaginal sex with client | 205/536 (38%) | NA | NA | NA |
In last month always used condom during vaginal sex with client | 63/526 (12%) | NA | NA | NA |
Used condom in last anal sex with client | 99/162 (61%) | 65/278 (23%) | 114/368 (31%) | 68/272 (25%) |
In last month always used condom during anal sex with client | NA | 29/278 (10%) | 28/368 (8%) | 11/272 (4%) |
Used condom in last oral sex with client | 59/109 (54%) | 4/64 (6%) | 25/168 (15%) | 16/103 (16%) |
Used condom in last sex with husband/gyria | 240/517 (46%) | 0/6 | 34/125 (27%) | 7/108 (7%) |
In last month always used condom during sex with husband/gyria | 78/515 (15%) | 0/5 | 10/124 (8%) | 7/108 (7%) |
Condom with non-paying partner | 45/92 (49%) | 24/128 (19%) | 21/139 (15%) | 9/70 (13%) |
Drug use | ||||
Injected drugs in past year | 18/534 (3%) | 9/265 (3%) | 3/364 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
Had IDU sex partner(s) (past year) | 194/540 (36%) | 50/259 (19%) | 85/363 (23%) | 67/265 (25%) |
Had husband/gyria who is IDU (past year) | 140/504 (28%) | 0/273 (0%) | 2/366 (0.5%) | 5/261 (2%) |
140/540 (26%) | ||||
Uses other types of (non-injectable) drugs | Not asked | 60/265 (23%) | 142/364 (39%) | 119/267 (45%) |
Drank alcohol in past month | 190/525 (36%) | 115/265 (43%) | 171/364 (47%) | 147/267 (55%) |
IDU, injecting drug user; NA, not applicable.