Self-help group

Non-self-help group

P value (based on chi-squire test and Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney Test)

Odds Ratio

95% CI

Knowledge on HIV/AIDS and its mode of transmission

94.7

74.6

0.005

5.572**

(1.870 - 16.000)

Knowledge on modes of prevention of HIV/AIDS

94.7

90.9

0.562

$

Contacted by outreach worker to provide STI/HIV/AIDS information

94.7

92.3

1.000

$

Received condom from NGO/TI

100.0

93.4

0.154

$

Accessed drop in center

97.4

78.2

0.003

6.534*

(2.148 - 19.879)

Received counseling from a TI on STI, HIV, condom use and safe sex practices

94.7

85.7

0.142

$

Accessed NGO Clinic/TI-doctor for routine medical checkup and counselling for STIs

79.0

72.6

0.451

$

Heard about Joint Health Camp (JHC)

26.3

10.4

0.003

4.710***

(2.122 - 10.458)

Have you accessed any services from JHC in last 12 months

95.8

89.3

0.322

$

Mean number of times visited health camp in the last 12 months (SD)

3.3 (2.3)

2.8 (1.8)

0.490

$

Have you turned away clients when they refused to use condom during sex

88.9

66.8

0.006

3.762*

(1.269 - 11.152)

Negotiated or stood up against police/broker/local goonda/client

39.47

20.28

0.006

2.264*

(1.083 - 4.734)

Have you heard of ART

55.3

20.0

0.000

4.548***

(2.181 - 9.482)