Table 1

HIV/STI prevalence among female sex workers (FSWs) in round 1 integrated biological and behavioural assessment and FSW size estimates versus HIV prevalence among urban ANC women

ANC HIV prevalence*HIVSyphilisGonorrhoeaChlamydiaAny STIHSV-2FSW population size estimatePercentage of FSW in female population†Percentage HIV+ FSW in female population‡
Andhra Pradesh
 Chitoor0.948.010.32.53.114.480.878563.430.27
 East Godavari2.2526.315.01.23.218.987.472382.180.57
 Guntur2.6321.38.61.31.711.185.4103722.810.60
 Hyderabad1.5014.317.46.46.524.179.874960.710.10
 Karim Nagar1.8121.16.41.63.010.274.224701.290.27
 Prakasam2.8211.15.20.23.47.664.630872.320.26
 Visakhapatnam1.1914.27.01.43.611.258.642340.940.13
 Warangal1.5610.810.21.92.912.555.734931.990.21
Karnataka
 Bangalore Urban§1.4412.712.63.66.519.468.6243011.480.19
 Belgaum¶3.2533.98.04.76.514.483.99566**0.91††0.31
 Bellary0.6915.75.22.74.111.070.838522.050.32
 Mysore‡‡2.0026.124.95.410.833.664.419500.690.18
 Shimoga0.699.74.01.35.610.659.615870.970.09
Maharashtra
 Kolhapur2.1333.027.04.35.230.483.310190.350.12
 Mumbai§§1.1620.310.46.66.920.370.9325751.050.21
 Parbhani0.6316.111.51.92.013.252.221351.850.30
 Pune§§2.3338.035.56.26.944.187.172230.630.24
 Thane§§1.5012.96.92.98.916.743.2172541.110.14
 Yevatmal1.3137.351.04.68.557.5100.09690.800.30
Tamil Nadu
 Chennai0.252.211.30.31.812.634.6173921.410.03
 Coimbatore0.576.311.92.22.414.558.915930.190.01
 Dharmapuri0.6912.410.70.54.314.072.148023.790.47
 Madurai0.504.311.10.00.911.952.270001.690.07
 Salem2.5012.57.51.73.710.862.951301.320.16
  • * Mean of yearly prevalence from 2004 to 2007.

  • (FSW estimate/urban female 15–49)×100, Census 2001.

  • Percentage of HIV-positive FSW in the total adult (15–49) female population.

  • § FSW STI prevalence weighted for Bangalore Urban: weight=75% for Bangalore U-SB and 25% for Bangalore U-BB.

  • ANC prevalence (mean of rural+urban).

  • ** Size estimate in both urban and rural areas because Belgaum is a CORRIDOR district (FSW intervention in both rural and urban areas).

  • †† (FSW estimate/rural+urban female 15–49)×100, Census 2001 (CORRIDOR district).

  • ‡‡ FSW HIV/STI prevalence of Mysore IBBA round 1.

  • §§ FSW HIV/STI prevalence weighted by the number of respondents in each FSW category.