Table 3

Exposure to Samvedana Plus intervention among FSWs from intervention arm

Endline data
(n=288)
Programme data
(n=425)
Nn (%)n (%)
Ever received individual counselling on various issues/aspects within IP relationship162 (56.3)362 (85.2)
Frequency of ever received individual counselling on various issues/aspects within the IP relationship
 None126 (43.8)
 One to two times25 (08.7)
 Three to four times47 (16.3)
 Five or more times90 (31.3)
Received individual counselling on various issues/aspects within the IP relationship in the past 6 months147 (51.2)318 (74.8)
Frequency of individual counselling on various issues/aspects within the IP relationship in the past 6 months
 None141 (49.0)
 One to two times57 (19.8)
 Three to four times42 (14.6)
 Five or more times48 (16.7)
Ever received couple counselling on various issues/aspects within the IP relationship35 (12.2)113 (26.6)
Frequency of ever received couple counselling on various issues/aspects within the IP relationship
 None253 (87.8)
 One time7 (2.4)
 Two or more times28 (9.7)
Have any of your IPs ever received individual counselling on issues/aspects within the IP relationship*38 (13.2)328 (77.2)
Ever attended training on leadership during the last 2 years37 (12.8)78 (18.4)
Ever attended group reflection sessions on issues/aspects within the IP relationship198 (68.8)346 (81.4)
Frequency of ever attended group reflection sessions on issues/aspects within the IP relationship
 None92 (31.9)
 One to three sessions58 (20.1)
 Four to six sessions75 (26.0)
 Seven or more sessions63 (21.9)
Ever attended any folk media show on the issues/aspects of intimate relationship117 (40.6)
Ever attended any campaign, rally or mass event on the issues/aspects of intimate relationship62 (21.5)
  • *Endline data are based on responses from sex workers, whereas the monitoring data are based on male outreach worker reporting who provided the services to the IPs of the female sex workers.

  • †These activities were conducted at the village level where all the villagers participated; data are not disaggregated by experience of sex work.

  • FSW, female sex worker; IP, intimate partner.