Table 1 Socio-demographic and sex work characteristics
Characteristic | Durban (N = 400) | Tete (N = 308) | Mombasa (N = 400) | Mysore (N = 458) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RDS-Adjusted | RDS-Adjusted | RDS-Adjusted | RDS-Adjusted | |||||
% | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
Age (years) | ||||||||
 Median | 27 | 29 | 26 | 34 | ||||
  < =20 | 6.4 | 3.6 – 9.7 | 15.6 | 9.0 – 23.8 | 11.6 | 7.5 – 16.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 – 0.8 |
 21-25 | 37.3 | 30.1 – 44.4 | 20.6 | 15.3 – 26.6 | 30.6 | 24.6 – 37.5 | 16.6 | 11.2 – 23.4 |
 26-30 | 31.3 | 24.9 – 38.1 | 27.1 | 20.3 – 34.5 | 29.0 | 23.5 – 34.7 | 33.0 | 20.8 – 42.1 |
 31-35 | 12.8 | 8.7 – 17.3 | 19.8 | 14.6 – 25.6 | 15.7 | 11.0 – 21.1 | 19.5 | 13.7 – 25.2 |
  > =36 | 12.2 | 6.7 – 18.4 | 16.9 | 11.2 – 22.2 | 13.0 | 9.3 – 17.2 | 30.7 | 23.2 – 39.2 |
Nationality | ||||||||
 National | 99.0 | 97.9 – 99.9 | 32.5 | 23.9 – 40.1 | 97.3 | 95.6 – 98.9 | 100.0 | - |
 Foreign | 1.0 | 0.1 – 2.1 | 67.5 | 59.9 – 76.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 – 4.4 | 0.0 | - |
Education | ||||||||
 None or less than primary | 10.5 | 6.3 – 15.0 | 10.2 | 5.7 – 15.2 | 47.6 | 40.8 – 54.2 | 79.0 | 67.4 – 87.7 |
 Primary completed, secondary not completed | 68.7 | 61.4 – 75.7 | 69.3 | 62.3 – 76.0 | 41.1 | 34.8 – 47.3 | 16.7 | 8.1 – 27.8 |
 Secondary completed or higher education | 20.8 | 14.9 – 26.8 | 20.4 | 15.3 – 25.8 | 11.3 | 7.2 – 16.5 | 4.3 | 2.3 – 7.0 |
Years living in current residence | ||||||||
  < 3 years | 39.8 | 32.4 – 47.4 | 55.0 | 47.4 – 62.0 | 56.6 | 49.9 – 63.2 | 11.6 | 7.0 – 17.5 |
  > = 3 years | 60.2 | 52.6 – 67.6 | 45.0 | 38.0 – 52.6 | 43.4 | 36.8 – 50.1 | 88.4 | 82.5 – 93.0 |
Was away from residence | ||||||||
 In the past year | 56.5 | 48.8 – 63.3 | 27.4 | 21.6 – 33.8 | 48.2 | 41.5 – 55.1 | 8.5 | 5.1 – 13.2 |
Present relationship | ||||||||
 Married or cohabiting | 28.7 | 22.2 – 35.4 | 8.2 | 2.9 – 15.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 – 2.3 | 54.1 | 44.0 – 6.3 |
 Single, never married or cohabited | 70.5 | 63.6 – 77.1 | 31.0 | 24.1 – 37.5 | 61.8 | 55.1 – 67.7 | 3.5 | 1.2 – 6.8 |
 Single, previously married or cohabited | 0.8 | 0.2 – 1.6 | 60.8 | 52.9 – 68.8 | 37.1 | 31.1 – 43.7 | 42.4 | 33.4 – 52.6 |
No of commercial sex acts in the past month | ||||||||
 Median | 29 | 30 | 20 | 20 | ||||
  < =15 | 30.6 | 23.3 – 37.9 | 15.0 | 10.6 – 20.2 | 8.8 | 5.7 – 12.2 | 41.9 | 31.8 – 51.7 |
 16-25 | 25.0 | 18.8 – 31.4 | 26.0 | 18.3 – 33.0 | 73.3 | 67.6 – 78.4 | 55.6 | 45.8 – 65.5 |
 26-40 | 20.9 | 15.2 – 27.1 | 32.2 | 24.5 – 40.6 | 17.6 | 13.1 – 22.4 | 2.5 | 0.8 – 4.6 |
  > 40 | 23.5 | 18.0 – 29.2 | 26.7 | 20.2 – 33.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 – 0.8 |  |  |
Non-commercial sex partners in the past month | ||||||||
 Regular partnera | 46.8 | 39.6 – 54.2 | 33.8 | 26.0 – 41.0 | 51.7 | 44.9-58.3 | 96.8 | 94.2 – 98.8 |
 Occasional partnera | 20.2 | 14.7 – 25.9 | 48.7 | 40.9 – 56.5 | 24.0 | 17.7 – 30.7 | 59.6 | 50.0 – 69.4 |
Has other source of income | ||||||||
Yes | 10.5 | 6.5 – 15.0 | 19.2 | 13.9 – 25.1 | 42.6 | 36.3 – 49.0 | 27.8 | 21.2 – 35.1 |