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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 13.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2005 Nov;32(11):680–684. doi: 10.1097/01.olq.0000175399.43457.28

TABLE 3.

Number of Sex Workers in Each Group per Individual Risk Factor

Risk Factor Sonagachi Group No (%) NACO-Only Group No (%) P Value
1 Ask clients to use condom 166 (96) 161 (95) 0.80
2 Agree not to use condom 81 (47) 94 (56) 0.11
3 Examine penis before sex 143 (83) 143 (85) 0.66
4 Do not perform oral/anal sex 161 (93) 156 (92) 0.78
5 Have sex during menstruation 47 (27) 52 (31) 0.48
6 Sex work outside brothel 36 (21) 70 (41) <0.0001
7 Dispose of condom in specific basket 91 (53) 50 (30) <0.0001
8 Regular STD check-ups 143 (83) 82 (49) <0.0001
9 Attend clinic/hospital for treatment of STD 167 (97) 127 (75) <0.0001
10 Tested for HIV 103 (60) 45 (27) <0.0001
11 Among those tested, tried to get test result 92 (89) 39 (87) 0.51