Table 1.
ISHKonnect quantitative and qualitative participant characteristics
| Demographics | Survey (n = 449) n (%)a |
Focus groups (n = 24) n (%)a |
Hijra interviews (n = 4) n (%)a |
Healthcare provider interviews (n = 10) n (%)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (M [SD]) | 29.46 (8.28) | 28.21 (6.25) | 25.50 (5.97) | 33.40 (8.38) |
| Hijra/transgender | 7 (1.59) | 0 (0) | 4 (100) | 0 (0) |
| Lives in Greater Mumbai/Thane | ||||
| Yes | 335 (74.61) | 24 (100) | 4 (100) | 10 (100) |
| No | 114 (25.39) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Earn Rs. 25,001 or more/year | ||||
| Yes | 185 (44.26) | 11 (45.83) | 0 (0) | 4 (40) |
| No | 233 (55.74) | 10 (41.67) | 1 (25) | 3 (30) |
| Completed college | ||||
| Yes | 384 (87.07) | 22 (91.67) | 3 (75) | 5 (50) |
| No | 57 (12.93) | 2 (8.33) | 1 (25) | 5 (50) |
| Employment status | ||||
| Not employed | 47 (10.66) | – | – | – |
| Employed full-time | 267 (60.54) | – | – | – |
| Employed part time | 31 (7.03) | – | – | – |
| Student—not employed | 63 (14.29) | – | – | – |
| Student—employed full or part time | 33 (7.48) | – | – | – |
| In a long-term relationship | ||||
| With a male | 175 (39.77) | – | – | – |
| With a female | 83 (18.99) | – | – | – |
| HIV | ||||
| Positive | 10 (2.25) | – | – | – |
| Negative | 336 (75.68) | – | – | – |
| Status unknown | 98 (22.07) | – | – | – |
| Outness | ||||
| Not open at all | 110 (24.72) | 2 (8.33) | 0 (0) | – |
| Open to a few to about half of people they know | 249 (55.96) | 14 (58.33) | 1 (25) | – |
| Open to all or most people they know | 86 (19.33) | 8 (33.33) | 3 (75) | – |
| Location meeting partners in past 3 months | ||||
| Online only | 212 (61.27) | – | – | – |
| Mixed online and offline | 105 (30.35) | – | – | – |
| Offline only | 29 (8.38) | – | – | – |
| Victimization | ||||
| Ever | 252 (56.50) | – | – | – |
| Within the past 12 months | 165 (37.08) | – | – | – |
| Over 12 months ago/never | 280 (62.92) | – | – | – |
a
Percentages calculated with missing data removed