Table 1.
Baseline sociodemographic-related characteristics of study participants, by intervention condition (N = 459)
| Variable | Total | Intervention (n = 229) | Comparison (n = 230) | t-statistic or X2 value | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (Mean±SD) | 27.0+6.2 | 25.3+6.3 | 28.6+5.8 | 5.87 | < .001 |
| Monthly income in INR (Mean±SD) | 8183+7001 | 7692+6729 | 8673+7242 | 1.50 | .13 |
| Highest level of completed education, n (%) | 5.42 | .14 | |||
| 5th grade and below | 73 (15.9) | 41 (17.9) | 32 (13.9) | ||
| 6th to 10th grade | 164 (35.7) | 84 (36.6) | 80 (34.7) | ||
| 11th & 12th grade | 120 (26.1) | 63 (27.5) | 57 (24.7) | ||
| Above 12th grade/College degree | 102 (22.2) | 41 (17.9) | 61 (26.5) | ||
| Employment, n (%) | 21.22 | < .001 | |||
| Unemployed | 73 (15.9) | 30 (13.1) | 43 (18.7) | ||
| Student | 48 (10.4) | 34 (14.8) | 14 (6.0) | ||
| Non-salaried job | 131 (28.5) | 64 (27.9) | 67 (29.1) | ||
| Salaried job | 181 (39.4) | 96 (41.9) | 85 (36.9) | ||
| Sex work | 26 (5.6) | 5 (2.1) | 21 (9.1) | ||
| Sex work, n (%) | 21.97 | < .001 | |||
| No | 402 (87.5) | 184 (80.3) | 218 (94.7) | ||
| Yes | 57 (12.4) | 45 (19.6) | 12 (5.2) | ||
| Marital Status, n (%) | 1.91 | .16 | |||
| Single | 332 (72.3) | 159 (69.4) | 173 (75.2) | ||
| Married | 127 (27.6) | 70 (30.5) | 57 (24.7) | ||
| Self-reported HIV status, n (%) | 1.37 | .24 | |||
| Negative/Unknown | 393 (95.3) | 178 (96.7) | 215 (94.3) | ||
| Positive | 19 (4.6) | 6 (3.2) | 13 (5.7) | ||
| Inconsistent condom use with any type of male partners,a n (%) | 0.42 | .51 | |||
| No | 244 (55.3) | 129 (56.8) | 115 (53.7) | ||
| Yes | 197 (44.7) | 98 (43.2) | 99 (46.3) | ||
| Inconsistent condom use with male nonregular (casual, paying and paid) partners,a n (%) | 0.0002 | .99 | |||
| No | 234 (60.6) | 123 (60.6) | 111 (60.7) | ||
| Yes | 152 (39.4) | 80 (39.4) | 72 (39.3) | ||
| Inconsistent condom use with male regular partners,a n (%) | 0.73 | .39 | |||
| No | 67 (44.7) | 28 (49.1) | 39 (41.9) | ||
| Yes | 83 (55.3) | 29 (50.9) | 54 (58.1) | ||
| Inconsistent condom use with male casual partners,a n (%) | 0.05 | .81 | |||
| No | 224 (60.5) | 121 (61.1) | 103 (59.9) | ||
| Yes | 146 (39.5) | 77 (38.9) | 69 (40.1) | ||
| Inconsistent condom use with male paying partners,a n (%) | 0.05 | .81 | |||
| No | 36 (66.7) | 29 (67.4) | 7 (63.6) | ||
| Yes | 18 (33.3) | 14 (32.6) | 4 (36.4) | ||
| Inconsistent condom use with male paid partners,a n (%) | 0.55 | .45 | |||
| No | 24 (72.7) | 1 (50.0) | 23 (74.2) | ||
| Yes | 9 (27.3) | 1 (50.0) | 8 (25.8) | ||
| Inconsistent condom use with any type of female partners,a n (%) | 0.09 | .75 | |||
| No | 70 (38.5) | 39 (37.5) | 31 (39.7) | ||
| Yes | 112 (61.5) | 65 (62.5) | 47 (60.3) | ||
| Inconsistent condom use with female nonregular (casual, paying or paid) partners,a n (%) | 2.03 | .15 | |||
| No | 39 (72.2) | 24 (80.0) | 15 (62.5) | ||
| Yes | 15 (27.8) | 6 (20.0) | 9 (37.5) | ||
| Inconsistent condom use with female regular partners,a n (%) | 0.00 | .98 | |||
| No | 49 (32.2) | 28 (32.2) | 21 (32.3) | ||
| Yes | 103 (67.8) | 59 (67.8) | 44 (67.7) | ||
| Inconsistent condom use with female casual partners,a n (%) | 0.01 | .91 | |||
| No | 26 (78.8) | 18 (78.3) | 8 (80.0) | ||
| Yes | 7 (21.2) | 5 (21.7) | 2 (20.0) | ||
| Inconsistent condom use with female paying partners,a n (%) | 1.37 | .24 | |||
| No | 10 (62.5) | 2 (100.) | 8 (57.1) | ||
| Yes | 6 (37.5) | 6 (42.9) | |||
| Inconsistent condom use with female paid partners,a n (%) | 1.14 | .28 | |||
| No | 7 (77.8) | 6 (85.7) | 1 (50.0) | ||
| Yes | 2 (22.2) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (50.0) | ||
Note. Among those who had that type of partner(s) and who had anal/vaginal sex in the past month