Table 1 Profiles respondents of In-depth interviews
Number | Age | Identity | Status in social hierarchy | Age of first contact with Hijras | Age of first sexual encounter | Level of education | Source of income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 45 | Zanana | Guru | 14 | 12 | Primary | Chelas |
2 | 27 | Khusra | Chela | 15 | 20 | High School | Dance and Alms |
3 | 33 | Zanana | Independent | 14 | 9 | Uneducated | CSW,Tailor,Dance |
4 | 16 | Zanana | Chela | 15 | 14 | Below Primary | CSW |
5 | 42 | Narban | Guru | 10 | 10 | Uneducated | CSW,Dance, Beggary |
6 | 52 | Khusra | Guru | Does Not Remember 1 | Virgin | Home educated 2 | Alms and Charity |
7 | 21 | Zanana | Chela | 15 | 15.5 | Secondary | CSW |
8 | 68 | Zanana | Guru | Does not remember | Does not remember | uneducated | Alms and charity |