Table I.
Socio-demographic characteristics according to high-risk group (n=400)
| Variables | IDU, n (%) | FSW, n (%) | MSM, n (%) | Total, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | ||||
| 15-25 | 30 (15) | 29 (27) | 21 (25) | 80 (20) |
| 26-35 | 85 (40) | 35 (33) | 42 (50) | 162 (41) |
| 36-45 | 58 (28) | 26 (24) | 18 (21) | 102 (26) |
| 46-55 | 24 (11) | 10 (9) | 1 (1) | 35 (9) |
| >55 | 12 (5.7) | 7 (7) | 2 (2) | 17 (5) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 209 (100) | 0 | 84 (100) | 293 (73) |
| Female | 0 | 107 (100) | 0 | 107 (27) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Never married | 58 (28) | 26 (24) | 25 (30) | 109 (27) |
| Married | 130 (62) | 72 (68) | 54 (64) | 256 (64) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 21 (10) | 9 (8) | 5 (6.0) | 35 (9) |
| Literacy status | ||||
| Illiterate | 52 (25) | 42 (20) | 6 (7) | 100 (25) |
| Literate and 5th standard | 64 (31) | 24 (22) | 24 (29) | 112 (28) |
| 6th-10th standard | 45 (21) | 20 (19) | 21 (25) | 86 (22) |
| 11th to graduation | 41 (20) | 21 (20) | 28 (33) | 90 (23) |
| Post-graduation | 7 (3) | 0 | 5 (6) | 12 (3.0) |
| Travel history | ||||
| Travelled outside district in the past two years | 190 (91) | 86 (80) | 83 (99) | 359 (89) |
| CD4 count in recent infections (cells/µl) | ||||
| 200-500 | 30 (15.5) | 13 (14.I) | 8 (9.9) | 51 (13.9) |
| >500 | 7 (43.8) | 5 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 13 (38.2) |
FSW, female sex worker; MSM, men who have sex with men; IDU, injecting drug user