Table 2 Distribution of client characteristics as reported by the FSWs.
From: High risk of HIV in non-brothel based female sex workers in India
Variable | Variable categories | Number (%) (N = 17529) |
|---|---|---|
Type of client* | New | 12047 (68.7%) |
Regular | 5459 (31.1%) | |
Do not remember | 23 (0.2%) | |
Age of client | Young | 8639 (49.3%) |
Middle-aged | 8468 (48.3%) | |
Old | 272 (1.6%) | |
Cannot say | 150 (0.8%) | |
Marital status of client | Single | 4785 (27.3%) |
Married | 9358 (53.4%) | |
Do not know | 3386 (19.3%) | |
Economic status of client | Poor | 3265 (18.6%) |
Average | 9649 (55.0%) | |
Wealthy | 2535 (14.5%) | |
Cannot say | 2080 (11.9%) | |
Truck driving as profession of the client | Yes | 1461 (8.3%) |
No | 13217 (75.4%) | |
Cannot say | 2851 (16.3%) | |
Client highly intoxicated with alcohol/ drugs | Yes | 1015 (5.8%) |
No | 16447 (93.8%) | |
Do not remember | 67 (0.4%) |