Table 5.
Association of socio-demographic characteristics with visiting commercial sex workers (n = 447)
| Characteristics | Category | No (%) | M-H χ2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 18–24 | 56 (82.3) | 0.23 |
| 25–29 | 158 (81.9) | ||
| 30–34 | 96 (78.7) | ||
| 35–39 | 34 (89.5) | ||
| 40 and older | 19 (73.1) | ||
| Educational level | Illiterate | 133 (89.9) | 29.45* |
| Literate | 117 (86.0) | ||
| Class IV | 55 (72.3) | ||
| Class VIII | 41 (78.8) | ||
| Above class VIII | 17 (48.5) | ||
| Frequency of visiting hometown in the past year | Nil | 21 (77.8) | 36.84* |
| 1–2 times | 197 (97.5) | ||
| 3–4 times | 100 (64.5) | ||
| >4 times | 35 (67.3) | ||
| Income (Rs per week) | 0–299 | 56 (71.8) | 1.43 |
| 300–399 | 121(84.6) | ||
| 400–499 | 110 (82.7) | ||
| 500 and above | 76 (81.7) | ||
| Presently living with | Wife | 19 (35.2) | 149.89* |
| Relatives | 45 (51.4) | ||
| Friend | 207 (97.6) | ||
| Alone | 92 (98.9) | ||
| Marital status | Never Married | 160 (75.4) | 4.5* |
| Currently married | 99 (90.0) | ||
| Others | 104 (83.2) | ||
| Duration of stay in Kolkata (years) | 0–3 | 168 (87.5) | 12.45* |
| 4–6 | 152 (79.2) | ||
| >6 | 43 (68.2) | ||
| Self-perception of AIDS knowledge | A lot | 7 (87.5) | 0.01 |
| Something | 34 (85.0) | ||
| A little | 155 (79.1) | ||
| Nothing | 167 (82.3) |
*
P value < .01