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 |