Top occupations of study participants, % (n).

1<p>Refers to housework for one's own household, not domestic household work for others. Women tended to report this occupation as being an “<i>ama de casa</i>”, or housewife. Men tended to report this occupation as “<i>labores de casa</i>”, or housework.</p>2<p>Includes work as a domestic employee, food and drink service, gardening, sewing, washing clothes, childcare, transportation, etc.</p>3<p>Includes both entrepreneurial or employer-based commerce.</p>4<p>Includes construction, recycling, laborer-for-hire, etc.</p>5<p>Includes medical/nursing positions, as well as being an HIV peer counselor.</p>6<p>Includes artisans, painters, and actors.</p>7<p>Includes industrial mechanic, garment manufacturer, factory worker, etc.</p

Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of study population (n = 211).

<p>Notes: Values in <b>bold</b> indicate a statistically significant difference (p<0.05) between genders or study sites in the row characteristic.</p>a<p>Indigenous groups in La Paz and El Alto were Aymara (n = 20 and  = 15, respectively), followed by Quechua (n = 4 and  = 2, respectively). One person in La Paz and one person in Santa Cruz identified as Guarani. Primary indigenous groups in Cochabamba were Aymara (n = 5) and Quechua (n = 9). Those not identifying as one of the above indigenous groups indicated “<i>mestizo</i>” as their ethnicity. ^bHousehold size excludes participant.</p