Total (mean/%)

SHG (mean/%)

Non-SHG (mean/%)

P value (chi-squire test/Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney Test)

N

492

38

454

Age of respondent

Mean age in years (SD)

30.0 (6.0)

32.0 (5.5)

29.8 (6.99)

0.031

<25 years

15.7

7.9

16.7

>=25 years

84.3

92.1

83.3

Sub-typology

Brothel

11.43

13.16

11.28

0.000

Bar

52.45

15.79

55.53

Street

14.29

42.11

11.95

Home

21.84

28.95

21.24

Education of respondent

Illiterate

44.5

47.4

44.3

0.889

Primary

17.9

13.2

18.3

Secondary

14.8

15.8

14.8

Upper-secondary & more

22.8

23.7

22.7

Marital status

Never married

11.2

2.6

11.9

0.204

Currently married

67.1

71.1

66.7

Widowed/Divorced/Separated

21.8

26.3

21.4

Source of income other than sex

63.8

31.6

66.5

0.000

Age at first sexual intercourse

< 20 years

83.7

89.5

83.3

0.319

>=20 years

16.3

10.5

16.7

Age at first sex work

< 20 years

19.1

10.5

19.8

0.161

>=20 years

80.9

89.5

80.2

Mean no. of occasional client in last seven days(SD)

5.3 (5.3)

5.9 (9.5)

5.2 (4.9)

0.390

Mean no. of sex with occasional client in last seven days (SD)

5.4 (4.5)

6.1 (9.5)

5.3 (3.9)

0.277

Mean no. of regular client in last seven days (SD)

5.6 (5.4)

5.0 (3.1)

5.7 (5.6)

0.890

Mean no. of sex with regular client in last seven days (SD)

5.9 (4.9)

5.3 (3.4)

6.0 (5.1)

0.603

Ever had physical violence

8.5

5.3

8.8

0.452

Condom use with occasional clients

97.8

100.0

97.6

0.332

Condom use with regular clients

96.1

100.0

95.8

0.198

Exposure to program

97.4

100.0

97.1

0.290