what the figures say...

A survey conducted by Raksha Nepal among 200 women working in dance bars, cabin restaurants and massage parlours produced the following results:

- 57.5% respondents were dispalced to Kthmandu due to the armed conflict
- 91.5% respondents were in the age group of 15 to 28 years
- 66.5% respondents had some 'transitional' job before entering into forced prostitution
- Average income of respondents was Rs. 4605.50 (around 45 euros) working for 10 hours a day
- 87.5% respondents had never disclosed information about their jobs to their families
- clients were in the age group of 31 to 50, and army/police officials were frequent clients
- 81% respondents stated that they were forced into sex by employers
- 50% respondents say they never used contraceptives
- 60.5% respondents have little or no knowledge about HIV/AIDS
- 98.5% respondents were against legalisation of prostitution