Table 3 Demographic characteristics, HIV risk and infection, disclosure, and stigma by legal status of sex work.
From: The role of sex work laws and stigmas in increasing HIV risks among sex workers
Total | Legal status of sex work | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Partially legal | Not specified | Criminalized | |||||||
Median Age (IQR) | 27 (22–34) | 27 (23–35) | 25 (21–30) | 27 (23–34) | |||||
Median years in sex work (IQR) | 4 (2–8) | 5 (2–9) | 4 (2–8) | 4 (2–8) | |||||
n/N | % | n/N | Column % | n/N | Column % | n/N | Column % | X2 p value | |
Age | <0.001 | ||||||||
18–24 | 2689/7236 | 37.2 | 648/1897 | 34.2 | 625/1265 | 49.4 | 1416/4074 | 34.8 | |
25–30 | 2050/7236 | 28.3 | 530/1897 | 27.9 | 342/1265 | 27.0 | 1178/4074 | 28.9 | |
31+ | 2497/7236 | 34.5 | 719/1897 | 37.9 | 298/1265 | 23.6 | 1480/4074 | 36.3 | |
Education level | <0.001 | ||||||||
None | 1387/7229 | 19.2 | 787/1898 | 41.5 | 338/1247 | 27.1 | 262/4084 | 6.4 | |
Some primary | 1625/7229 | 22.5 | 495/1898 | 26.1 | 329/1247 | 26.4 | 801/4084 | 19.6 | |
Primary completed/some secondary | 3339/7229 | 46.2 | 519/1898 | 27.3 | 495/1247 | 39.7 | 2325/4084 | 56.9 | |
Completed secondary or post-secondary | 878/7229 | 12.2 | 97/1898 | 5.1 | 85/1247 | 6.8 | 696/4084 | 17.0 | |
Marital status | <0.001 | ||||||||
Currently married | 166/7242 | 2.3 | 48/1906 | 2.5 | 67/1264 | 5.3 | 51/4072 | 1.3 | |
Not currently married | 7076/7242 | 97.7 | 1858/1906 | 97.5 | 1197/1264 | 94.7 | 4021/4072 | 98.8 | |
Years in sex work | <0.001 | ||||||||
<5 | 3781/7001 | 54.0 | 8971834 | 48.9 | 665/1202 | 55.3 | 2219/3965 | 56.0 | |
5 or more | 3220/7001 | 45.0 | 937/1834 | 51.1 | 537/1202 | 44.7 | 1746/3965 | 44.0 | |
HIV status | <0.001 | ||||||||
Living with HIV | 2070/7230 | 28.6 | 219/1894 | 11.6 | 248/1265 | 19.6 | 1603/4071 | 39.4 | |
Not living with HIV | 5160/7230 | 71.4 | 1675/1984 | 88.4 | 1017/1265 | 80.4 | 2468/4071 | 60.6 | |
Knowledge of living with HIV | <0.001 | ||||||||
Yes | 1207/6022 | 20.0 | 68/1410 | 4.8 | 108/720 | 15.0 | 1031/3892 | 26.5 | |
No | 4815/6022 | 80.0 | 1342/1410 | 95.2 | 612/720 | 85.0 | 2861/3892 | 73.5 | |
Disclosure of sex work to family | <0.001 | ||||||||
Yes | 1627/7250 | 22.5 | 409/1902 | 21.5 | 188/1265 | 14.9 | 1030/4083 | 25.2 | |
No | 5623/7250 | 77.6 | 1493/1902 | 78.5 | 1077/1265 | 85.1 | 3053/4083 | 74.8 | |
Disclosure of sex work to healthcare provider | <0.001 | ||||||||
Yes | 1401/3636 | 22.0 | 710/1827 | 38.9 | 255/1262 | 20.2 | 436/3274 | 13.3 | |
No | 4962/6363 | 78.0 | 1117/1827 | 61.1 | 1007/1262 | 79.8 | 2838/3274 | 86.7 | |
Stigma | |||||||||
Family exclusion | 914/7176 | 12.7 | 204/1897 | 10.8 | 186/1208 | 15.4 | 524/4071 | 12.9 | 0.001 |
Family gossip | 1450/7203 | 20.1 | 452/1887 | 24.0 | 281/1253 | 22.4 | 717/4063 | 17.7 | <0.001 |
Friend rejection | 962/7130 | 13.5 | 216/1792 | 12.1 | 173/1260 | 13.7 | 573/4078 | 14.1 | 0.109 |
Afraid of seeking health services | 968/7248 | 13.4 | 337/1902 | 17.7 | 171/1262 | 13.6 | 460/4084 | 11.3 | <0.001 |
Avoided seeking health services | 673/6572 | 10.2 | 322/1901 | 16.9 | 125/1264 | 9.9 | 226/3407 | 6.6 | <0.001 |
Mistreated in health center | 190/7170 | 2.7 | 67/1821 | 3.7 | 15/1264 | 1.2 | 108/4085 | 2.6 | <0.001 |
Health care provider gossip | 317/7169 | 4.4 | 115/1823 | 6.3 | 35/1264 | 2.8 | 167/4082 | 4.1 | <0.001 |
Denied health services | 94/7244 | 1.3 | 33/1894 | 1.7 | 13/1265 | 1.0 | 48/4085 | 1.2 | 0.127 |
Police refused protection | 1036/7096 | 14.6 | 225/1754 | 12.8 | 139/1261 | 11.0 | 672/4081 | 16.5 | <0.001 |
Scared in public places | 982/6275 | 15.7 | 479/1904 | 25.2 | 158/696 | 22.7 | 345/3675 | 9.4 | <0.001 |
Verbally harassed | 3140/6576 | 47.8 | 818/1904 | 43.0 | 494/1265 | 39.1 | 1828/3407 | 53.7 | <0.001 |
Blackmailed | 2198/7249 | 30.3 | 516/1905 | 27.1 | 256/1262 | 20.3 | 1426/4082 | 34.9 | <0.001 |
Physical violence* | 2359/7240 | 32.6 | 607/1905 | 31.9 | 459/1256 | 36.5 | 1293/4079 | 31.7 | 0.004 |
Forced to have sex* | 2207/7234 | 30.5 | 597/1905 | 31.3 | 343/1263 | 27.2 | 1267/4066 | 31.2 | 0.017 |
