Sociodemographic characteristics of the index clients with sexually transmitted infections by counselling and non-counselling group
| Characteristics | Counselling group, n=675 (%) | Non-counselling group, n=664 (%) | Total, n=1339 (%) | p Value |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 371 (55.0) | 370 (55.7) | 741 (55.3) | 0.78 |
| Male | 304 (45.0) | 294 (44.3) | 598 (44.7) | |
| Age, years | ||||
| 18–25 | 223 (33.0) | 227 (34.2) | 450 (33.6) | 0.91 |
| 26–52 | 208 (30.8) | 201 (30.3) | 409 (30.6) | |
| 30–52 | 244 (36.2) | 236 (35.5) | 480 (35.8) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Unmarried/separate | 180 (26.7) | 173 (26.1) | 353 (26.4) | 0.80 |
| Currently married | 495 (73.3) | 491 (73.9) | 986 (73.6) | |
| Education | ||||
| No education | 124 (18.4) | 112 (16.9) | 236 (17.6) | 0.45 |
| Up to secondary | 388 (57.5) | 404 (60.8) | 792 (59.1) | |
| Secondary and above | 163 (24.1) | 148 (22.3) | 311 (23.2) | |
| Religion | ||||
| Muslim | 634 (93.9) | 631 (95.0) | 1265 (94.5) | 0.38 |
| Others | 41 (6.1) | 33 (5.0) | 74 (5.5) | |
| Income (Taka)* | ||||
| ≤5000 | 233 (34.5) | 218 (32.8) | 451 (33.7) | 0.73 |
| 5001–10000 | 240 (35.6) | 249 (37.5) | 489 (36.5) | |
| 10001 and above | 202 (29.9) | 197 (29.7) | 399 (29.8) | |
| Type of clinics | ||||
| Public clinics | 319 (47.3) | 309 (46.5) | 628 (46.9) | 0.79 |
| NGO clinics | 356 (52.7) | 355 (53.5) | 711 (53.1) | |
| Card accepted | ||||
| Yes | 569 (84.3) | 521 (78.5) | 1090 (81.4) | 0.006 |
| No | 106 (15.7) | 143 (21.5) | 249 (18.6) | |
↵* 1 US$=68 Taka at the time of interview.
NGO, non-governmental organization.