|
Median age
|
25 (21–32)
|
27 (22–35)
|
<0.001
|
25 (21–32)
|
|
Sexual identity
|
|
Panthi
|
3228 (51.0)
|
640 (24.3)
|
<0.001
|
3868 (45.0)
|
|
Kothi
|
1188 (9.1)
|
1576 (30.7)
|
2764 (14.0)
|
|
Double Deckers (DD)
|
1771 (16.1)
|
980 (24.7)
|
2751 (18.0)
|
|
Gay
|
131 (1.5)
|
63 (2.9)
|
194 (1.8)
|
|
MSM
|
535 (6.0)
|
180 (5.8)
|
715 (5.9)
|
|
Bisexual
|
1146 (16.3)
|
350 (11.6)
|
1496 (15.3)
|
|
Marital Status
|
|
Never married
|
4693 (62.0)
|
2032 (53.4)
|
0.044
|
6725 (60.1)
|
|
Currently married/living with partner
|
3003 (33.8)
|
1547 (40.6)
|
4550 (35.3)
|
|
Widowed/divorced/other
|
303 (4.2)
|
210 (6.0)
|
513 (4.6)
|
|
Education
|
|
Primary school or less
|
1866 (21.5)
|
746 (18.6)
|
0.085
|
2612 (20.9)
|
|
Secondary school
|
3420 (45.0)
|
1707 (46.5)
|
5127 (45.3)
|
|
High school and above
|
2713 (33.5)
|
1336 (34.9)
|
4049 (33.8)
|
|
Employment
|
|
Monthly/weekly wages
|
3861 (49.2)
|
1932 (55.0)
|
0.001
|
5793 (50.5)
|
|
Daily/seasonal wages
|
2769 (29.4)
|
1398 (30.9)
|
4167 (29.7)
|
|
Unemployed
|
304 (4.2)
|
154 (3.3)
|
458 (4.0)
|
|
Other (student or retired)
|
1065 (17.2)
|
305 (10.8)
|
1370 (15.8)
|
|
Depressiond
|
768 (8.8)
|
805 (18.2)
|
<0.001
|
1573 (10.9)
|
|
HIV infection
|
637 (6.0)
|
490 (10.6)
|
<0.001
|
1127 (7.0)
|
|
Recent HIV-related risk behaviors
|
|
Unprotected anal sex in prior 6 months
|
|
No
|
2493 (31.5)
|
947 (23.7)
|
<0.001
|
3440 (29.8)
|
|
Yes
|
4266 (49.2)
|
2276 (54.3)
|
6542 (50.4)
|
|
No anal sex in prior 6 months
|
1239 (19.2)
|
565 (22.0)
|
1804 (19.8)
|
|
Median number of male sexual partners in prior 6 months
|
2 (1–3)
|
2 (1–5)
|
<0.001
|
2 (1–3)
|
|
Median number of female sexual partners in prior 6 months
|
1 (0–2)
|
0 (0–1)
|
0.006
|
1 (0–2)
|
|
Alcohol use and dependencec
|
|
None/mild
|
5050 (67.0)
|
2028 (60.7)
|
0.001
|
7078 (65.6)
|
|
Harmful/hazardous
|
1617 (18.9)
|
805 (20.4)
|
2422 (19.2)
|
|
Alcohol dependence
|
1332 (14.1)
|
956 (18.9)
|
2288 (15.2)
|
|
Injection drug use in prior 6 months
|
99 (0.8)
|
41 (0.9)
|
0.291
|
140 (0.8)
|
|
Non-injection drug use in prior 6 months
|
1941 (16.1)
|
709 (13.5)
|
0.574
|
2650 (15.5)
|
|
Sex work in prior 6 months
|
1438 (12.7)
|
1612 (28.5)
|
<0.001
|
3050 (16.3)
|
|
Lifetime HIV-related risk behaviors and experiences
|
|
Median number of lifetime male sexual partners
|
6 (3–20)
|
16 (6–54)
|
<0.001
|
8 (3–24)
|
|
Median number of lifetime female sexual partners
|
3 (1–7)
|
1 (0–4)
|
0.134
|
2 (1–6)
|
|
History of sex work
|
1726 (15.2)
|
1820 (32.5)
|
<0.001
|
3546 (19.1)
|
|
Early sexual debut (before age 15)
|
1612 (20.4)
|
1368 (31.7)
|
<0.001
|
2980 (25.6)
|
|
History of injection drug use
|
108 (1.1)
|
43 (0.9)
|
0.040
|
151 (1.0)
|
|
Ever experienced intimate partner violence
|
389 (3.1)
|
1512 (33.8)
|
<0.001
|
1901 (10.0)
|
