Risk behavior

Kothi

Double-decker

Panthi

Hijra/TG

p value

Sexual acts per week (Mean, SD)

6.7 (5.1)

7.0 (5.0)

7.3 (4.5)

6.7 (4.5)

0.7

Years of sex work (Mean, SD)

8.8 (6.6)

9.2 (6.9)

9.3 (6.4)

9.2 (6.7)

0.1

Age at initiation of sex work (years) (Mean, SD)

23.0 (5.7)

23.0 (5.7)

22.8 (5.5)

23.0 (5.8)

0.9

Irregular partners (%)

1125 (39.5)

1458 (51.2)

62 (2.2)

204 (7.2)

0.005

Alcohol use (%)

1211 (50.6)

1510 (46.7)

88 (52.9)

221 (4543)

<0.001

Illiteracy (%)

641 (26.6)

686 (21.2)

29 (17.3)

153 (31.6.)

<0.001

Never employed (%)

724 (39.6)

305 (9.5)

8 (4.7)

105 (21.6)

<0.001

Married (%)

1300 (53.4)

1861 (57.6)

70 (41.7)

293 (60.2)

<0.001