Background characteristics | FSWs (N = 2400) | HR-MSM (N = 1200) | P value1 |
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Age | |||
  < 30 years | 43.3 (1040) | 62.3 (748) | <0.0001 |
  ≥ 30 years | 56.7 (1360) | 37.7 (452) | <0.0001 |
 Mean (SD) | 30.9 (5.8) | 28.7 (5.8) |  |
Education | |||
 No formal education | 56.3 (1350) | 13.8 (165) | <0.0001 |
 Some formal education | 43.8 (1050) | 86.3 (1035) | <0.0001 |
Marital status | |||
 Never married | 5.0 (119) | 60.3 (723) | <0.0001 |
 Currently married | 66.5 (1596) | 32.5 (390) | <0.0001 |
 Widowed/deserted/separated/ divorced | 28.5 (685) | 7.3 (87) | <0.0001 |
Usual place of practicing sex work | |||
 Rural | 46.7 (1121) | 45.3 (543) | 0.4267 |
 Urban/semi-urban | 53.3 (1279) | 54.7 (657) | 0.4267 |
Current living status | |||
 Living with spouse/ family members | 77.2 (1854) | 70.8 (849) | <0.0001 |
 Living with others | 10.5 (251) | 8.1 (97) | <0.0001 |
 Living alone | 11.4 (274) | 21.2 (254) | <0.0001 |