Table 2

Degree of collective efficacy for achieving certain goals and collective efficacy for addressing specific problems by background characteristics of female sex workers in Mumbai and Thane, India, 2010–2011

Background characteristicsTotal sampleCollective efficacy for achieving certain goalsCollective efficacy for addressing specific problems
Low (%)Medium (%)High (%)p Value*High (%)Low (%)p Value*
Current age (years)0.3920.198
 18–29123027.746.226.173.926.1
 30+87630.145.824.171.328.7
Education0.2650.005
 No formal education148727.847.025.274.625.4
 Formal education61931.043.625.468.731.3
Marital status<0.0010.001
 Never married38431.544.324.271.029.0
 Currently married80834.738.526.969.130.9
 Formerly married91422.353.424.376.823.2
Duration of sex work (years)0.2550.842
 ≤240628.649.921.573.826.2
 3–589829.844.925.372.327.7
 ≥680227.745.327.172.927.1
Typology<0.001<0.001
 Brothel based75327.851.221.079.021.0
 Bar based70321.250.128.770.629.4
 Street/home based65037.935.626.468.032.0
District<0.0010.547
 Mumbai106434.138.327.772.227.8
 Thane104223.353.922.873.426.6
Collective efficacy for achieving goals<0.001
 Low60558.541.5
 Medium96972.727.3
 High53289.310.7
Collective efficacy for addressing specific problems<0.001
 High153323.145.931.0
 Low57341.546.29.9
  • * Differences in percentages between the categories were tested for statistical significance using the χ2 test.

  • Typology refers to the usual place of solicitation for clients.