Table 1.
Characteristics of HIV-infected FSWs and HIV-infected male clients in India
| N (%)a | ||
|---|---|---|
| Female sex workers (n = 211) |
Male clients (n = 205) |
|
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Age | ||
| Mean (SD) | 31 (5) | 33 (6) |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 164 (78) | 157 (77) |
| Muslim | 25 (12) | 19 (9) |
| Other | 22 (10) | 29 (14) |
| Currently married | 20 (9) | 76 (37) |
| Ever had children | 83 (39) | 100 (49) |
| Any formal schooling | 46 (22) | 182 (89) |
| Caste | ||
| Scheduled caste | 29 (14) | 57 (28) |
| Scheduled tribe | 24 (11) | 24 (12) |
| Other backward caste | 103 (49) | 53 (26) |
| None | 55 (26) | 71 (34) |
| Monthly income (rupees/month) | ||
| Median (range) | 3000 (300–10000) | 4500 (1500– 20000) |
| Last CD4 countb | ||
| Mean (SD) | 384 (273) | 294 (161) |
| Currently on antiretroviral medications | 15 (7) | 97 (47) |
| Mental health scorec | ||
| Mean (SD) | 35 (6.8) | 47 (5.9) |
| Physical health scorec | ||
| Mean (SD) | 40 (5) | 37 (3.4) |
| Alcohol use | ||
| Any alcohol use in last 30 daysd | 80 (38) | 127 (62) |
| Heavy alcohol usee | 67 (32) | 90 (44) |
| Alcohol dependencef | 23 (11) | 59 (29) |
| Drank before transactional sex encounters in last year | ||
| Always/Usually | 36 (17) | 81 (40) |
| Sometimes/Rarely | 52 (25) | 56 (27) |
| Never | 122 (58) | 67 (33) |
| Sexual behavior | ||
| No sexual encounters, past 3 months | 3 (1.4%) | 6 (2.9%) |
| Did not always use condoms in transactional sex encounters in last year | 189 (90) | 53 (26) |
| Number of unprotected transactional sex encounters in last 3 months | ||
| Median (range) | 0 (0–258) | 0 (0–8) |
| Mean | 14.9 | 0.14 |
a
Except where means and medians are given, as noted
b
Of 171 female and 190 male participants who knew their CD4 count
c
Represent the MCS and PCS, respectively, from the SF-12 v2. Score range is 0–100; 50 is the mean score for both, with 0–49 below average and 51–100 above average
d
The number who said they had had any alcohol in the last 30 days
e
Participants were asked how much they drank in each of the last 7 days. Hazardous drinking is defined as >3 drinks in a day or >7 drinks/week for women and >4 drinks in a day or >14 drinks/week for men
f
Based on the CIDI-SF, which asks about drinking and behaviors over the last year