Demographic characteristics
|
Age (years; mean (SD)) | 22.8 (4.4) |
Range | 18–38 |
Median | 22 |
Years of education, mean (SD) | 11.3 years (1.6) |
Range | 9–15 years |
Median | 11 |
Country of origin (%) |
Moldavia | 46.4 |
Ukraine | 25 |
Russia | 12.5 |
Asian Republics of FSU | 12.5 |
Brazil | 1.8 |
Israel | 1.8 |
Marital status (%) |
Married | 25 |
Never married | 13 |
Divorced or widowed | 30 |
Single with a steady partner | 32 |
Number of children (%) |
No children | 66 |
One child | 27 |
Two or three children | 7 |
Sex work experience and conditions
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Age at first sex work (mean (SD)) | 20.9 (4.2) |
Range | 16–35 |
Median | 20 |
Years of work in prostitution (mean (SD)) | 2.1 (1.9) |
Range | One month to 10 years |
Median | 1 year |
Number of work hours per day (mean (SD)) | 11.7 (3.9) |
Range | 4–18 |
Median | 11.5 |
Number of clients per day (mean (SD)) | 11.6 (6.1) |
Range | 4–25 |
Median | 10 |
Number of days of work per week (mean (SD)) | 6.37 (1.0) |
Range | 3.5–7 |
Median | 7.0 |
Working 7 days a week (%) | 68.5 |
Months since last visit to GP (mean (SD)) | 10.2 (18.4) |
Range | One month to 6 years |
Months since last visit to gynaecologist (mean (SD)) | 3.7 (7.0) |
Range | One month to 4 years |
Months since last HIV test* | 5.2 (11.4) |
Range | Never to 6 years |