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Table 1 Demographic profile of study participants (female sex workers)

From: Understanding issues around use of oral pre exposure prophylaxis among female sex workers in India

 

Brothel-based sex workers (n = 20)

Street-based sex workers (n = 19)

Characteristics

Age range (mean age)

22–50 (35.2)

25–63 (36.8)

Education

  

 Illiterate

42% (08/19)

22% (04/18)

 Up to primary

21% (04/19)

28% (05/18)

 Up to 10th

37% (07/19)

50% (09/18)

 Missing

01

01

Occupation

  

 Sex work only

13 (65%)

11 (58%)

 Sex work and working with NGO

04 (20%)

06 (32%)

 Sex work and housewife

02 (10%)

01 (5%)

 Sex work and other work

01 (5%)

01 (5%)

Marital status

  

 Unmarried

02 (10%)

03 (16%)

 Married

08 (40%)

09 (47%)

 Separated/ divorced

04 (20%)

02 (11%)

 Widowed

04 (20%)

03 (16%)

 Live-in

02 (10%)

01 (5%)

Type of family

  

 Nuclear

10 (50%)

08 (42%)

 Joint

03 (15%)

03 (16%)

 Living alone

07 (35%)

08 (42%)