Table 1 Socio-demographics, social rights, human rights violations, and health care indicators among FSW. Brazil, 2016
Variables | n | Percentage (%) | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographics | |||
Age group | |||
18–29 | 2110 | 49.7 | 47.6–51.8 |
30–39 | 1118 | 26.3 | 24.6–28.1 |
40–49 | 650 | 15.3 | 13.9–16.8 |
50+ | 367 | 8.6 | 7.6–9.8 |
Educational level | |||
Incomplete elementary school | 626 | 14.9 | 13.5–16.4 |
Incomplete high school | 1386 | 32.9 | 31.1–34.8 |
Complete high school | 1096 | 26.0 | 24.3–27.8 |
Incomplete college or more | 1104 | 26.2 | 24.5–28.0 |
Belonging to FSW NGO | |||
Yes | 326 | 7.8 | 6.8–8.9 |
No | 3859 | 92.2 | 91.1–93.2 |
Human Rights violations | |||
Required to give a percentage of their earnings to owner of the establishment | |||
Yes | 524 | 12.5 | 11.1–13.9 |
No | 3681 | 87.5 | 86.1–88.9 |
Required to give a percentage of their earnings to a pimp | |||
Yes | 175 | 4.2 | 3.4–5.0 |
No | 4026 | 95.8 | 95.0–96.6 |
Started sex work under 18 years old | |||
Yes | 1628 | 38.7 | 36.7–40.7 |
No | 2580 | 61.3 | 59.3–63.3 |
The workplace required periodic HIV testing | |||
Yes | 265 | 6.3 | 5.4–7.4 |
No | 3934 | 93.7 | 92.6–94.6 |
Health service utilization | |||
Regular source of care | |||
Does not have one | 1193 | 29.0 | 27.2–30.9 |
Primary health care | 2588 | 62.9 | 60.9–64.9 |
Public specialized health care | 101 | 2.5 | 1.9–3.2 |
Private health care | 230 | 5.6 | 4.8–6.5 |
Had Pap smear exam in | |||
Less than 1 year ago | 1315 | 31.5 | 29.7–33.3 |
1 to less 2 years ago | 837 | 20.0 | 18.5–21.6 |
2 to less than 3 years ago | 454 | 10.9 | 9.6–12.3 |
3 years or more ago | 772 | 18.5 | 17.0–20.1 |
Never | 802 | 19.2 | 17.7–20.8 |
Had HIV testing in | |||
Less than 1 year ago | 1642 | 39.3 | 37.4–41.2 |
1 year or more ago | 1592 | 38.1 | 36.2–40.0 |
Never | 946 | 22.6 | 21.0–24.3 |
Awareness of PEPa | |||
Yes | 1299 | 31.1 | 29.3–33.3 |
No | 2880 | 68.9 | 67.0–70.7 |
Risk exposure in the past 6 months with PEP indicationb | |||
Yes | 2079 | 49.6 | 47.6–51.5 |
No | 2116 | 50.4 | 48.5–52.4 |
PEP use among FSW exposed to risk | |||
Yes | 172 | 8.3 | 6.8–10.0 |
No | 1907 | 91.7 | 90.0–93.2 |