Table 2 Socio-demographic and sex work characteristics of HR-MSM and TGs in Round 1 and Round 2 of IBBA
| Â | Â | HR-MSM | Transgender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Sub-groups | Round 1 | Round 2 | Wald-Pearson p-value | Round 1 | Round 2 | Wald-Pearson p-value |
(%; n = 1621) | (%; n = 1620) | (%; n = 404) | (%; n = 403) | ||||
Self-identity | Kothi | 54.3 | 80.1 | <0.01 | Â | Â | Â |
Panthi | 11.9 | 1.3 | Â | Â | Â | ||
Double decker | 31.2 | 14.5 | Â | Â | Â | ||
Bisexual | 2.7 | 4.0 | Â | Â | Â | ||
Aqua aravani | Â | Â | 37.4 | 58.5 | 0.00 | ||
Nirvana aravani | Â | Â | Â | 62.6 | 41.5 | ||
Current age (years) | < 25 | 39.44 | 27.1 | <0.05 | 33.6 | 26.9 | Â |
25-29 | 24.9 | 30.4 | 29.5 | 30.9 | 0.18 | ||
30-34 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 24.1 | |||
35-39 | 9.1 | 12.8 | Â | 11.3 | |||
40+ | 12.4 | 13.8 | 11.2% | 6.9 | |||
Mean | 29 | 29.2 | Â | 28.8 | 28.7 | Â | |
Literacy | Cannot read or write | 21.9 | 8.3 | <0.01 | 34.9 | 11.2 | 0.00 |
Marital status | Currently married | 23.8 | 24.7 | 0.05 | 20.1 | 21.3 | Â |
Ever married | .79 | .68 | 4.8 | 1.5 | Â | ||
Never married | 74.8 | 74.6 | 75.2 | 77.1 | 0.14 | ||
Main income | Unemployed/student | 8.2 | 3.8 | <0.01 | 30.6 | 2.6 | 0.00 |
Self-employed/business | 17.9 | 29.3 | 10.0 | 9.7 | |||
Laborer | 32.5 | 38.7 | 15.7 | 12.5 | |||
Service (govt./pvt.) | 32.4 | 17.2 | 5.1 | 9.5 | |||
Sex work | 4.4 | 5.3 | 20.2 | 41.0 | |||
Others (transport workers) | 4.3 | 5.6 | 18.4 | 24.7 | |||
Residency | Lives in same city as survey | 65.6 | 98.7 | <0.01 | 94.7 | 99.6 | 0.00 |
Age at first sex (years) | < 15 | 21.6 | 37.5 | <0.01 | 52.6 | 48.1 | 0.41 |
15+ | 78.4 | 62.5 | 47.4 | 51.9 | |||
Sex work outside residence district | Yes | 45.3 | 18.9 | <0.01 | 39.3 | 40.5 | 0.83 |