THE CONDOM QUANDARY

Table 5: What kind of penalties did you receive?
5.1.2 Condom access and use
With respect to channels for accessing condoms, 66% (341/517) of respondents said
that they mainly purchased their own condoms, 51.5% (264/517) said they had condoms
distributed to them free of charge by CBOs, 42.2% (218/517) said they received condoms
distributed by government health centers or CDC, 17.8 % (92/517) said their condoms
are provided by clients, and 6.1% (32/517) said they got condoms from the venues they
worked; some answered that they both purchased condoms and received free ones from
CBOs. Because the survey was carried out by community partners that had already
established contact with the respondents through the provision of services -- including
condom distribution -- this stated percentage may be higher than the general trend.
Although the vast majority of respondents (96.2%, 497/517) felt that using condoms while
working was “very important” or “important,” there was a discrepancy between their
knowledge of the importance of condoms and their actual use of them. In terms of condom
use, the overall percentage of using condoms with the most recent clients was 82.8 %
(428/517), with 75.6% (229/303) for women, 93.2% (151/162) for men and 92.3% (48/52) for
transgender. 99
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