Discussion
The findings of this survey contributed to the baseline measurements of behaviour and knowledge indicators against which trends could be tracked over time. The results of this wave of the BSS also provided useful and actionable information regarding HIV related risk behaviours and knowledge prevalent at that point of time in Gujarat. Some of these are discussed below.
- In order to calculate the sample sizes required for the survey, the proportion of each sub population group that would report sexual intercourse with a non-regular partner in the past year was estimated. The results of the baseline wave of the BSS showed that there was a difference between the estimate and the actual measurement of the indicator. For example, in the case of diamond industry workers, while the estimated measurement was 25%, the actual measurement was 14.4%. Similarly, the estimated measurement for male slum dwellers was 25% while the actual measurement was 6.1%. In the case of University students living in hostels the estimate of 10% was closer to the actual measurement of 6.5%.
- The reported condom use during last sex was relatively high for all subpopulation groups with female sex worker and female non-regular partners (Range was from 11% to 88%). However, consistent condom use was relatively lower (range was from 7% to 66%).
- Female sex workers had reported lower last time as well as consistent condom use with regular clients (a difference of 12%) than with one time clients (a difference of 20%).
- More clients of sex workers had reported non-regular partners (both non commercial
female and male) than from any other male sub population group.
- Billboards were the most frequently cited source of HIV/AIDS information across all groups, followed by television. Sex workers had also cited outreach workers (51%) as their third most common source of information.
- Awareness on HIV/AIDS was lowest (28%) among the working female slum dwellers
and only 4% of them knew that using condoms prevented HIV infection.
Annex. BSS indicators at a glance, Baseline wave, Gujarat, 1999
| |
FSW |
MC |
MDIW |
MSD |
FSD |
MUS |
| Sample Size (N) |
415 |
414 |
1097 |
1072 |
1000 |
2634 |
| |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| Knowledge of HIV Prevention Methods |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Consistent condom use |
79 |
71 |
52 |
39 |
4 |
75 |
| Mutual monogamy between HIV negative partners |
- |
17 |
35 |
31 |
14 |
75 |
| Abstinence from sex |
2 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0.4 |
3 |
| Respondents who had sex with non regular, non commercial partners in the past 12 months (N1) |
|
117 |
108 |
49 |
0 |
156 |
| Had sex with non regular, non commercial partners in the past 12 months |
|
28 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
| Average number of non regular, non commercial partners in the past 12 months |
|
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| Condom use at last sex with non regular, non commercial partner (% of N1) |
|
16 |
32 |
11 |
- |
58 |
| Consistent condom use with non regular, non commercial partner in the past 12 months (% of N1) |
|
8 |
15 |
7 |
- |
30 |
| C.I of 95% |
|
2-14 |
6-23 |
-2-16 |
|
21-40 |
| Respondents who had commercial sex in the past 12 months (N2) |
|
414 |
81 |
26 |
2 |
26 |
| Had commercial sex in the past 12 months |
|
100 |
7 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
1 |
| Aveage number of commercial partners in the past 12 months |
|
13 |
7 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
1 |
| Condom use at last sex sith commercial partner (% of N2) |
|
88 |
75 |
68 |
- |
71 |
| Consistent condom use with commercial partner in the past 12 months (% of N2) |
|
66 |
56 |
58 |
- |
59 |
| C.I of 95% |
61-70 |
44-68 |
36-80 |
|
35-82 |
| |
FSW |
MC |
MDIW |
MSD |
FSD |
MUS |
| Sample Size (N) |
415 |
414 |
1097 |
1072 |
1000 |
2634 |
| |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| FSWs having sex with regular client in the past one month (N1) |
311 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Have regular clients in past one month (% of N) |
75 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Average number of regular client in the past one month |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Condom use at last sex with regular client (% of N1) |
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Consitent condom use with regular client in the past 12 months (% of N1) |
78 |
|
|
|
|
|
| C.I of 95% |
74-83 |
|
|
|
|
|
| FSWs having sex with one time client in the past one month (N2) |
403 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Have one time clients in past one month (% of N) |
97 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Average number of one time client in the past one month |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Condom use at last sex with one time client (% of N2) |
93 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Consistent condom use with one time client in past 12 months (% of N2) |
73 |
|
|
|
|
|
| C.I of 95% |
69-77 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Respondents who had anal sex with malepartner in the past 12 months (N3) |
|
10 |
7 |
2 |
NA |
6 |
| Had and sex with male partner in the past 12 months |
|
2.4 |
1 |
0.2 |
|
0.2 |
|
Average number of anal sex partners in past 12 months |
|
2 |
1 |
4 |
|
1 |
|
Condom use at last anal sex with male partner (% of N3) |
|
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
Consistent condom use with male partner during anal sex in the past 12 months (% of N3) |
|
20 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
C.I of 95% |
|
5-55 |
|
|
|
|
