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Table 1 Currently in an intimate partnership versus not currently in an intimate partnership

From: Benefits and constraints of intimate partnerships for HIV positive sex workers in Kibera, Kenya

 

Currently in relationship

Currently not in relationship

 

n=15

n=12

Age

30.4

26.17

Years in Nairobi

14.6

16.75

Income (Kenyan Shillings)

1960

2690

Children in household

3.1

4.7

Marital status

  

Single never married

9

7

Divorced separated

3

2

Widowed

3

3

Education

  

None

2

1

Primary

6

5

Secondary/A-level

6

6

College/ mid-level

1

0

Years in sex work

6.34

6.11

Number of clients in average week

6.6

7.33

Number who tell clients that they are HIV+

6

5

Number who have told partner they are HIV+

12

6

Number who have told partner they are a FSW

7

3

Number ever emotionally hurt by partner

9

10

Number ever physically hurt by partner

5

7

Number ever sexually hurt by partner

3

6