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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of female sex workers participating in in-depth interviews, Durban, South Africa (n = 24)

From: Opportunities and considerations for the design of decentralized delivery of antiretroviral therapy for female sex workers living with HIV in South Africa

Characteristic

n (%)

Age

 18–25

4 (16.7%)

 26–30

5 (20.8%)

 31–35

9 (37.5%)

 36–40

4 (16.7%)

 41–50

2 (8.3%)

ART-naïve

 No

20 (83.3%)

 Yes

4 (16.7%)

Currently on ART

 No

12 (50.0%)

 Yes

12 (50.0%)

Venue Type

 Indoora

9 (37.5%)

 Outdoor b

15 (62.5%)

Primary time of work

 Daytime

15 (62.5%)

 Nighttime

6 (25.0%)

 Both

3 (12.5%)

Distance from sex work venue to drop in centerc

 Near

18 (75.0%)

 Far

6 (25.0%)

  1. Abbreviations: ART Antiretroviral therapy
  2. aIndoor venues: hotels, home-based brothels, strip clubs with accommodations
  3. bOutdoor venues: corners/streets/street corners, taxi rank, truck stops
  4. cFar venues: defined as needing to take more than one taxi or bus to get to the THC drop-in center