Behavioural Surveillance Surveys - The Wisdom of Whores

Sections 4, 5, 6 : Sexual history by partner type
These sections correspond to sections 4, 5
and 6 in the adult questionnaire, asking a set
of questions about each type of sexual partner.
Q401 : This question attempt to specify in
a more detailed fashion, the number of partners
a sex worker has on the last day they worked.
These questions are very helpful in describing
a typical sex worker among the target group.
In the analysis, you would say that the average
sex worker in this target group saw XX clients
in a day. This establishes a range of risk for
the particular target group, and over time, also
helps to clarify changes in sex work, possibly
as a result of the influence of risk of HIV.
In some settings, research over time has shown
that the number of clients of sex workers is
decreasing and thus that sex work is becoming
less lucrative than it used to be.
Q402 : The purpose of this question is to
determine the amount of money a respondent
receives for sex with a casual (one-time)
client, yielding an average for the target group.
List the amount the respondent tells you in the
space provided on the questionnaire, and list
it in the local currency. In the report, the
analyst will list the average amount for the
target group and translate that into a universal
currency such as dollars or some other currency
appropriate for the majority of readers.
suggested condom use at that time (403). If the
respondent’s partner did not use a condom,
then you skip 405, and ask why a condom
was not used (405). Other appropriate local
categories may need to be added, or categories
currently listed may need to be deleted.
Usual reasons for lack of condom use may
already be known for the specific target group
in question, or may need to be developed
through individual or group interviewing.
In 405, multiple answers are possible. You first
ask the question without mentioning the
possible categories. As the respondent tells
you the reasons, you circle 1 for YES for each
reason she mentions. Then you ask, “Are there
any other reasons you and your partner did
not use a condom that time, that you haven’t
already mentioned?” Circle 1 for YES for
additional reasons mentioned. Then ask,
“Are there any other additional reasons?”
Once the respondent has finished telling you
all the reasons, then you mark 2 for NO for
each category not mentioned, including
DON’T KNOW and NO RESPONSE.
Q406 : This question is about frequency
of condom use with the last one-time paying
client, and is similar to other frequency of
condom use questions in the adult questionnaire.
Possible answers include every time,
most times, occasionally, and never. DON’T
KNOW and NO RESPONSE are also possible.
Q403, Q404, Q405 : This is one of the key
behavioral questions __ last - time condom use
with the most recent paying one - time client.
If the respondent’s most recent partner did
use a condom (402), then you ask who
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