Table 2 Knowledge and exercise of human rights among female sex workers and high-risk men who have sex with men in Andhra Pradesh, India, 2014
Indicators | FSWs | HR-MSM | P value1 |
|---|---|---|---|
Aware of human rights | N = 2400 | N = 1200 |  |
 Yes | 83.3 (2000) | 92.5 (1110) | <0.0001 |
 No | 16.7 (400) | 7.5 (90) | <0.0001 |
Among those aware of human rights: | N = 2000 | N = 1110 |  |
 Knowledge of specific rights:a | |||
  Right to access health services | 54.3 (1086) | 57.4 (637) | 0.0948 |
  Right to education | 39.8 (795) | 47.2 (523) | <0.0001 |
  Right to dignity and equality | 34.9 (697) | 54.8 (608) | 0.9572 |
  Right to property | 26.6 (532) | 40.4 (448) | <0.0001 |
  Right to freedom from stigma and discrimination | 20.4 (408) | 15.8 (175) | 0.0012 |
 Knowledge of rightsb | |||
  Less knowledgeable | 62.0 (1488) | 30.7 (369) | <0.0001 |
  More knowledgeable | 38.0 (912) | 69.3 (831) | <0.0001 |
 Able to claim rights | |||
  Yes | 73.2 (1463) | 82.9 (921) | <0.0001 |
  No | 26.8 (537) | 17.1 (190) | <0.0001 |
Collective efficacy | N = 2000 | N = 1001 |  |
 Confident that sex workers can organize to speak for their rights | |||
  Not confident | 35.8 (716) | NA |  |
  Very confident | 64.2 (1284) | NA |  |
 Confident that MSM can organize and fight against Section 377c | |||
  Not confident | NA | 56.0 (561) |  |
  Very confident | NA | 44.0 (440) |  |