The 2008 BBS found that FSW’s in Malé began engaging in sex work between the ages of 15 and 37 (median age of first commercial sex was 19), had sold sex for a median of 5 years and had a median of 4 clients per week. FSW in Addu began engaging in sex work between ages of 12 and to 26 (median age of first commercial sex was 17), had sold sex for 13 years, and had a median of 2 clients per week.
