Table 1 Sex Worker Characteristics
Variable | Before | Â | After | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Intervention city n = 100 | Control city n = 100 | p-value | Intervention city n = 136 | Control city n = 100 | p-value |
Age in years, median (IQR) | 26 (21–31) | 28 (24–32) | 0.62 | 26 (22–30) | 27 (23–31) | 0.73 |
Duration of sex worker (months) | 37 (19–68) | 40 (24–72) | 0.21 | 36 (18–66) | 38 (23–70) | 0.3 |
Clients per week, median (IQR) | 17 (10–34) | 26 (19–30) | 0.01 | 15 (8–35) | 25 (20–31) | 0.01 |
Number of children, median (IQR) | 1 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 0.03 | 2 (1–2) | 1 (1–3) | 0.02 |
Education, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.89 | Â | Â | 0.2 |
 None | 16 (16.0) | 16 (16.0) |  | 20 (14.7) | 15 (15.0) |  |
 Primary | 50 (50.0) | 55 (55.0) |  | 67 (49.3) | 55 (55.0) |  |
 Secondary | 33 (33.3) | 28 (28.0) |  | 45 (33.1) | 35 (35.0) |  |
 Tertiary | 1 (1.00) | 1 (1.00) |  | 4 (2.9) | 0 |  |
Marital status, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.01 | Â | Â | 0.01 |
 Married | 1 (1.00) | 10 (10.00) |  | 4 (2.9) | 2 (2.0) |  |
 Separated | 41 (41.0) | 48 (48.0) |  | 74 (54.4) | 31 (31.0) |  |
 Widow | 5 (5.00) | 10 (10.0) |  | 1 (0.70) | 6 (6.00) |  |
 Single | 53 (53.0) | 32 (32.0) |  | 57 (42.0) | 61 (61.0) |  |
Typology by venue, n (%) | ||||||
 Street | 68 (33.0) | 90 (45.5) | N/A | 52 (25.0) | 87 (43.0) | N/A |
 Home | 1 (0.50) | 0 (0.00) |  | 2 (1.00) | 1 (0.50) |  |
 Lodge | 87 (42.0) | 76 (38.4) |  | 62 (30.0) | 84 (42.0) |  |
 Bar/club | 51 (24.6) | 31 (15.7) |  | 89 (43.0) | 24 (12.0) |  |
 Escort | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.5) |  | 2 (1.0) | 5 (2.5) |  |