N | % | |
Language | ||
Tamil | 461 | 90.4 |
English | 1 | 0.2 |
Telugu | 43 | 8.4 |
Other | 5 | 1.0 |
Education | ||
Illiterate | 4 | 0.8 |
Primary school | 8 | 1.6 |
Middle school | 92 | 18.0 |
High school | 282 | 55.3 |
Bachelor/Master or above | 124 | 24.3 |
Number of children | ||
0 or 1 | 415 | 81.4 |
2 or 3 | 93 | 18.2 |
4 or 5 | 2 | 0.4 |
Status | ||
Unemployed | 488 | 95.7 |
Worker | 18 | 3.5 |
Student | 4 | 0.8 |
Family monthly income | ||
<₹5000 | 182 | 35.7 |
₹5000–15 000 | 270 | 52.9 |
₹15 001–25 000 | 42 | 8.2 |
>₹25 000 | 16 | 3.1 |
Condom use | ||
Never | 483 | 94.7 |
Always | 1 | 0.2 |
Sometimes | 26 | 5.1 |
Prior testing history | ||
HIV total | 386 | 75.7 |
In the past 6 months | 296 | 58.0 |
6 months to 1 year | 9 | 1.8 |
>1 year | 81 | 15.9 |
HBV total | 157 | 30.8 |
In the past 6 months | 109 | 21.4 |
6 months to 1 year | 4 | 0.8 |
>1 year | 44 | 8.6 |
HCV total | 6 | 1.2 |
In the past 6 months | 3 | 0.6 |
6 months to 1 year | 0 | 0 |
>1 year | 3 | 0.6 |
Syphilis total | 283 | 55.5 |
In the past 6 months | 214 | 42.0 |
6 months to 1 year | 6 | 1.2 |
>1 year | 63 | 12.4 |
Trichomonas | 2 | 0.4 |
Anaemia | 397 | 77.8 |
HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus.