Research Article
Risky Behaviors among HIV-Positive Female Sex Workers in Northern Karnataka, India
Table 1
Sociodemographic distribution of HIV-positive FSWs in Northern Karnataka, 2011.
| Category | Bagalkot (%) | Belgaum (%) | Bijapur (%) | Total (%) |
| Age | | | | | <25 years | 8.6 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 25–34 years | 49.8 | 42.3 | 48.2 | 46.5 | 35+ years | 41.6 | 52.3 | 48.2 | 47.0 | Place of residence | | | | | Mobile | 23.5 | 33.9 | 19.6 | 26.9 | Nonmobile | 76.5 | 66.1 | 80.4 | 73.1 | Religion | | | | | Hindu | 95.7 | 91.2 | 90.2 | 92.9 | Others | 4.3 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 7.1 | Education | | | | | None | 82.3 | 81.6 | 84.8 | 82.5 | 1–7 years | 11.4 | 15.1 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 8+ years | 6.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.8 | Marital status | | | | | Married | 2.4 | 15.1 | 4.5 | 7.8 | Widowed | 6.7 | 36.4 | 25.9 | 22.0 | Devadasi | 82.0 | 24.3 | 44.6 | 52.3 | Others | 9.0 | 24.3 | 25.0 | 18.0 | Engaged in occupation besides sex work | | | | | Yes | 54.7 | 83.9 | 71.0 | 69.2 | No | 45.3 | 16.1 | 29.0 | 30.8 | Changed occupation after diagnosis | | | | | Yes | 17.8 | 15.6 | 36.6 | 20.4 | No | 82.2 | 84.5 | 63.4 | 79.6 | Currently on ART | | | | | Yes | 48.6 | 37.2 | 35.7 | 41.8 | No | 51.4 | 62.8 | 64.3 | 58.3 | Duration of program exposure | | | | | <2 years | 8.7 | 22.7 | 2.7 | 13.1 | 3-4 years | 21.0 | 47.9 | 40.2 | 35.2 | 5+ years | 70.4 | 29.4 | 57.1 | 51.7 |
| Number of respondents | 253 | 238 | 112 | 603 |
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