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Table 2 Selected characteristics of female sex workers in Burkina Faso and Togo

From: Development and reliability of metrics to characterize types and sources of stigma among men who have sex with men and female sex workers in Togo and Burkina Faso

City

Ouagadougou

Bobo-Dioulasso

Lomé

Kara

Median age

23

30

28

23

Completed primary school or higher

46.1% (159/345)

27.7% (97/350)

70.9% (251/354)

86.1% (284/330)

Employed (other than sex work)

33.1% (115/347)

7.1% (25/350)

53.4% (189/354)

47.0% (155/330)

Married or cohabitating

9.5% (33/349)

12.3% (43/350)

7.3% (26/354)

5.8% (19/330)

Has at least one biological child

69.3% (242/349)

83.4% (292/350)

78.5% (278/354)

51.2% (169/330)

Told family about sex work

16.3% (57/349)

22.3% (78/350)

19.5% (69/354)

21.5% (71/330)

Family found out about sex work

31.0% (102/329)

32.9% (109/331)

19.4% (65/335)

48.8% (157/322)

Told health worker about sex work

16.1% (55/342)

22.8% (79/347)

45.0% (159/353)

26.1% (86/330)

Health worker found out about sex work

12.9% (44/342)

6.3% (22/347)

15.0% (53/353)

6.1% (20/330)

Ever had suicidal thoughts

20.1% (70/349)

22.9% (80/350)

21.2% (75/354)

17.9% (59/330)

Participated in female sex worker organization

13.9% (48/346)

24.6% (86/350)

24.4% (86/353)

3.3% (11/330)

Had condomless vaginal sex in the past 12 months

37.9% (130/343)

43.3% (151/349)

25.5% (87/341)

46.2% (151/327)

Ever tested for HIV more than once

60.2% (209/347)

68.3% (239/350)

58.6% (205/350)

56.1% (185/330)