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Table 2 Distribution of sample female sex workers' self-reported illness in the past 12 months prior to the study (in 2006)

From: Utilisation of sexual health services by female sex workers in Nepal

Types of general health problems experienced

N (N = 380) (%)

STIs symptoms

117 (30.8)

Fever

107 (28.2)

Back-ache

93 (24.5)

Headache

63 (16.6)

General cold

52 (13.7)

Diarrhoea

3 (0.8)

Others

9 (2.3)

  1. Percentage total exceeds 100 due to multiple responses