| |
All India |
N |
S |
E |
W |
C |
NE |
| Sample Size (N) |
4811 |
800 |
802 |
820 |
800 |
800 |
789 |
| |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| Respondents who had commercial sex in the past 12 months (N3) |
1612 |
387 |
168 |
208 |
144 |
391 |
314 |
| Had commercial sex in the past 12 months (% of N1) |
36.2 |
50 |
24 |
28 |
22 |
49 |
42 |
| Median number of commercial partners in the past 12 months |
3 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| Condom use at last sex with commercial partner (% of N3) |
67 |
75 |
76 |
45 |
67 |
85 |
45 |
| Consistent condom use with commercial partner in the past 12 months (% of N3) |
43 |
46 |
59 |
27 |
52 |
58 |
18 |
|
C.I. of 95% |
40.5- |
41.0- |
51.4- |
20.9- |
43.9- |
53.1- |
14.3- |
| |
45.4 |
50.9 |
66.3 |
32.9 |
60.2 |
62.9 |
22.9 |
| Incidence of genital discharge/ulcer in the past 12 months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Suffered from genital discharge ulcers in the past 12 months (% of N) |
5 |
3 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
3 |
13.6 |
N - North zone, S - South zone, E - East zone, W - West zone, C - Central zone, NE - North-East zone
Annex 3: BSS indicators at a glance, Baseline wave, HHP, 2000
| Zonal analysis — Female sex workers |
|
|
All India |
N |
S |
E |
W |
C |
NE |
|
Sample Size (N) |
1504 |
248 |
251 |
251 |
252 |
250 |
252 |
|
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
Knowledge that consistent condom use prevents HIV infection |
82 |
81 |
94 |
80 |
95 |
77 |
60 |
|
Median number of partners in the past one week |
12 |
9 |
27 |
12 |
18 |
11 |
8 |
|
FSWs having sex with a paying partner in the past one week (N2) |
1481 |
245 |
244 |
250 |
246 |
248 |
248 |
|
Had sex with paying partner in past one week (% of N) |
98.4 |
98.7 |
97.2 |
99.6 |
97.6 |
99.2 |
98.4 |
|
Condom use at last sex with paying partner (% of N2) |
76 |
71 |
96 |
62 |
94 |
54 |
77 |
|
Consistent condom use with paying partner in the past 12 months (% of N2) |
52 |
35 |
84 |
37 |
85 |
31 |
41 |
|
C.I of 95% |
49.5- |
29.1- |
79.4- |
31.2- |
80.5- |
25.3- |
35.0 |
|
|
54.6 |
41.1 |
88.6 |
43.2 |
89.4 |
36.8 |
47.2 |
|
FSWs who had sex with a non paying partner in the past one week (N3) |
506 |
126 |
38 |
91 |
60 |
135 |
56 |
|
Had sex with a non-paying partner in the last week |
33.6 |
50.8 |
15.1 |
36.2 |
23.8 |
54 |
22.2 |
|
Condom use at last sex with a non paying partner (% of N2) |
34 |
31 |
53 |
26 |
75 |
16 |
32 |
|
Consistent condom use with a non paying partner in the past 12 months (% of N2) |
19 |
6 |
36 |
14 |
70 |
6 |
20 |
|
C.I. of 95% |
15.5- |
1.9- |
21.5- |
7.1- |
58.4- |
1.9- |
9.2- |
|
|
22.3 |
9.9 |
52.1 |
21.4 |
81.6 |
9.9 |
30.1 |
| |
All India |
N |
S |
E |
W |
C |
NE |
| Sample Size (N) |
1504 |
248 |
251 |
251 |
252 |
250 |
252 |
| |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| Incidence of genital discharge/ulcer in the past 12 months |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Suffered from genital discharge or ulcers in the past 12 months (% of N) |
13 |
6 |
11 |
18 |
13 |
9 |
23 |
N - North zone, S - South zone, E - East zone, W - West zone, C - Central zone, NE - North-East zone
Some definitions
- Regular partner: Spouse or cohabiting partner
- Commercial sexual partner: Partner with whom respondent had sex in exchange for money
or payment in kind.
- Non regular partner: Non spousal/cohabiting, non commercial partner
- For all male groups, the above are considered to be female partners; for female groups, they are considered to be male. Indicators related to anal sex by male respondent groups with male partners have also been measured.
- For the purposes of this survey, sex is defined as either vaginal or anal sex.
- Consistent condom use is defined as condom used every time.
