| Background characteristics |
Not using cell phone for solicitation (N=2272) |
Using cell phone for solicitation (N=756) |
P-Value |
| (n) or Mean(SD) |
(n) or Mean(SD) |
|
| Age, Mean (SD) |
30.3 (6.3) |
28.2 (4.4) |
<0.001 |
| Education |
|
|
|
| No formal education |
34.3 (779) |
24.5 (185) |
<0.001 |
| Primary schooling |
17.1 (390) |
25.6 (194) |
<0.001 |
| Secondary or higher schooling |
48.6 (1103) |
49.9 (377) |
0.529 |
| Marital Status |
|
|
|
| Never married |
14.0 (318) |
21.6 (163) |
<0.001 |
| Currently married |
36.6 (831) |
16.9 (128) |
<0.001 |
| Formerly married |
49.4 (1123) |
61.5 (465) |
<0.001 |
| Sex work related characteristics |
|
|
|
| Income only from sex work |
57.2 (1299) |
67.2 (508) |
<0.001 |
| Age at sex work debut, Mean (SD) |
24.3 (5.2) |
23.9 (3.8) |
0.031 |
| Place of solicitation |
|
|
|
| Home-based1 |
10.5 (239) |
33.9 (256) |
<0.001 |
| Street-based2 |
57.8 (1312) |
29.5 (223) |
<0.001 |
| Brothel-based3 |
27.6 (626) |
13.8 (104) |
<0.001 |
| Lodge-based4 |
4.2 (95) |
22.9 (173) |
<0.001 |
SD: Standard deviation
1Home-based sites include client’s home, rented room and own home.
2Street-based sites include on the road sites, railway station/bus stands, market
areas, cinema halls, labor nakas and vehicles.
3Brothel-based sites include brothels and bar/night clubs.
4Lodge-based sites include hotels, lodges and dhabas.
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