Table 1.
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 |
Except where means and medians are given, as noted
Of 171 female and 190 male participants who knew their CD4 count
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
The number who said they had had any alcohol in the last 30 days
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
Based on the CIDI-SF, which asks about drinking and behaviors over the last year