Assessment of the scale, coverage and outcomes of the Avahan HIV prevention program for female sex workers in Tamil Nadu, India: is there evidence of an effect?

Table 1 District-level Avahan intended coverage and history of intervention in Tamil Nadu

Districts	District population¹ (thousands)	Estimated size of FSW in districts²	Avahan intended coverage³	History / type of intervention coverage*	IBBA sample
听	听	听	听	听	R-I	R-II
Chennai	2,219	17,392	17%	Minority- Transferred to NACO / Chennai AIDS Prevention Control Society in April 2008	410	397
Coimbatore	2,176	2000	100%	Not first but solo	410	400
Dharmapuri	1,473	3000	100%	First and solo	408	406
Dindigul	968	1500	100%	Not first but solo	听	听
Erode	1,309	1500	100%	First and solo	听	听
Krishnagiri^*	-	3500	100%	First and solo	听	听
Madurai	1,303	7000	100%	Not first but solo	402	396
Namakkal	759	1600	100%	Not first but solo	听	听
Salem	1,563	5100	100%	First and solo	402	407
Thanjavur	1,096	1500	100%	Not first but solo	听	听
Theni	553	1750	100%	Not first but solo	听	听
Thiruvallur	1,397	4000	100%	First and solo	听	听
Vellore	1,741	2500	100%	Not first but solo	听	听

Source: 1-Census 2001; 2-District mapping data 3-Avahan CMIS 2009
First and solo: 1) Prior to Avahan (i.e. 2003), there was no intervention for FSW; 2) Currently Avahan is the only intervention in the district.
Not first but major: Prior to Avahan (i.e. 2003), FSW intervention existed in the districts and currently Avahan covers more than 50% of the mapped FSW population in the district
Not first but equal: Prior to Avahan (i.e. 2003), FSW intervention existed in the districts and currently Avahan covers 30 - 50% of the mapped FSW population in the district
Not first and only clinical services: Prior to Avahan (i.e. 2003), FSW intervention existed in the districts and Avahan provides only clinical services in the district
*Separated from Dharmapuri in 2004-05

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