Regional estimates of duration of risk behaviour for MCFSW by the method of calculation
| Region | Duration of risk behaviour for MCFSW | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| First method of calculation: based on time from beginning of risk behaviour until death or cessation | Second method of calculation: based on percentage of MCFSW who started paying for sex in the last year | Third method of calculation: based on the median/mean time clients spent paying for sex up to the moment of the study* | |
| Africa | NA | 4.6 (1)† | 5.5 (2) |
| Asia/ Oceania | NA | NA | 32.4 (3)† |
| Europe | NA | NA | NA |
| America | NA | NA | 16.2 (3)† |
(1) In parenthesis, number of datasets used for calculation.
*Considering the median equals mean (primarily the median and, in its absence, the mean).
†Best estimate for the population.
NA, not available.