Selected characteristics of female sex workers recruited via time location sampling in Mongolia (n=761)
| Characteristics | Crude % (n/N) | Weighted % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic | ||
| Age | ||
| Mean/median (IQR) | 31/30 (24, 38) | |
| Age groups | ||
| 15–24 | 27.5 (209/761) | 28.2 (24.6 to 32.1) |
| 25–34 | 38.4 (292/761) | 39.2 (35.2 to 43.3) |
| 35–44 | 25.8 (196/761) | 24.5 (21.1 to 28.2) |
| ≥45 | 8.4 (64/761) | 8.2 (6.2 to 10.7) |
| Education | ||
| Primary | 8.0 (61/759) | 7.9 (5.9 to 10.5) |
| Incomplete secondary | 28.6 (217/759) | 29.9 (26.3 to 33.7) |
| Complete secondary | 51.6 (392/759) | 50.8 (46.8 to 54.9) |
| >Complete secondary | 11.7 (89/759) | 11.4 (9.0 to 14.4) |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 11.4 (87/760) | 11.3 (8.9 to 14.1) |
| With regular partner | 21.8 (166/760) | 20.5 (17.5 to 24.0) |
| No regular partner | 29.1 (221/760) | 30.7 (27.0 to 34.7) |
| Separated/widowed/divorced | 37.6 (286/760) | 37.6 (33.7 to 41.6) |
| Sexual and behavioural | ||
| Age at first sex | ||
| Mean/median (range) | 18/18 (8, 27) | |
| ≤15 | 6.9 (52/753) | 8.0 (6.0 to 10.6) |
| 16–20 | 79.2 (596/753) | 78.9 (75.4 to 82.1) |
| ≥21 | 13.9 (105/753) | 13.1 (10.6 to 16.0) |
| Number of sexual partners last week | ||
| Mean/median (range) | 4/3 (0, 31) | |
| ≤3 | 58.6 (422/720) | 59.8 (55.6 to 63.8) |
| 4 or more | 41.4 (298/720) | 40.2 (36.2 to 44.4) |
| Number of clients last day | ||
| Mean/median (range) | 2/1 (0, 6) | |
| Condom use at last sex with: | ||
| Client | 81.2 (612/754) | 80.5 (77.1 to 83.4) |
| Non-regular non-paying sex partner | 47.9 (146/305) | 48.8 (42.3 to 55.4) |
| Regular sex partner | 19.4 (47/242) | 21.5 (15.6 to 28.9) |
| Always condom use with (past 12 months): | ||
| Client | 49.1 (372/758) | 48.7 (44.7 to 52.8) |
| Non-regular non-paying partner | 25.4 (80/315) | 27.2 (21.8 to 33.4) |
| Regular sex partner | 6.8 (17/251) | 7.1 (4.1 to 11.8) |
| Client occupations (past 12 months) | ||
| Government employee | 29.2 (222/761) | 28.6 (25.0 to 32.5) |
| Military service people | 17.1 (130/761) | 16.4 (13.5 to 19.7) |
| Businessman | 34.7 (264/761) | 35.8 (32.1 to 39.8) |
| Foreigner | 8.9 (68/761) | 8.6 (6.7 to 11.1) |
| Merchant | 45.5 (346/761) | 44.7 (40.7 to 48.7) |
| Student | 22.7 (173/761) | 21.8 (18.6 to 25.3) |
| Blue collar worker | 57.4 (437/761) | 56.5 (52.4 to 60.4) |
| Other | 30.6 (233/761) | 29.3 (26.1 to 32.6) |
| Had genital discharge | 36.1 (275/761) | 38.5 (34.6 to 42.5) |
| Had ulcers/sores | 7.0 (53/761) | 7.5 (5.5 to 10.1) |
| Ever used drugs | 1.3 (10/758) | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.0) |
| HIV knowledge, testing and prevention coverage | ||
| Responded correctly to all HIV knowledge questions* | 41.3 (268/649) | 42.9 (38.9 to 46.9) |
| Tested for HIV | 59.3 (429/724) | 59.2 (55.0 to 63.2) |
| Tested and received test results | 93.4 (398/426) | 93.5 (90.3 to 95.7) |
| Participated in HIV prevention programmes | 50.3 (362/719) | 50.1 (46.1 to 54.2) |
| Does not know where to get HIV test | 13.4 (97/724) | 13.5 (10.8 to 16.7) |
| Received free condoms | 67.5 (513/760) | 66.6 (62.6 to 70.4) |
*Questions are: 1. Have you heard about HIV? 2. Does having one faithful sex partner can reduce the transmission risk of HIV infection? 3. Can using a condom properly in all sexual intercourse prevent HIV infection? 4. Can a healthy looking person be infected with HIV? 5. Do mosquito bites transmit HIV infection? 6. Does handshaking and sharing food with an HIV-infected person lead to transmission of HIV infection?