Unadjusted percent and adjusted odds ratio and corresponding 95% confidence interval predicting the odds of risky sex among female sex workers with their socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics as predictor variables in Karnataka, India, 2007

1<p><b>Risky sex:</b> Had unprotected sex with any partner and either had anal sex or consumed alcohol before sex or had concurrent sexual partnerships.</p>2<p>AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI: Confidence Interval.</p>$<p>Unweighted numbers.</p

Socio-demographic and sex work related characteristics of female sex workers, Karnataka, India, 2007.

*<p>SD: Standard Deviation.</p>$<p>Unweighted numbers.</p>1<p>A traditional form of sex work where females are married to God in childhood and at puberty they start selling sex.</p

Percent of female sex workers reporting unprotected sex, concurrent sexual relationships, anal sex and consumption of alcohol prior to sex in Karnataka, India, 2007.

<p><b>Note:</b> The P-values were arrived at using Pearson’s Chi-square test and indicates the strength of association between background characteristics and HIV-related sexual risk factors.</p>$<p>Unweighted numbers.</p

Comparison of PPTCT and general population surveys (GPS) in select districts of Karnataka, 2006–09.

<p>N, total number of individuals tested.</p><p>p-value for HIV prevalence comparison.</p>*<p>Only for Bagalkot, Jamkhandi and Mudhol sub-district areas.</p

Comparison of NFHS-3 and PPTCT data in three high-prevalence South Indian states, 2005–06.

<p>N, total number of individuals tested.</p><p>p-value for HIV prevalence comparison.</p

HIV prevalence trends using HSS-ANC and PPTCT data sets.

<p>Prevalence of HIV among pregnant women from the HSS-ANC (green lines) and PPTCT data sets (red lines). Diamonds are prevalence (95% CI). P indicates p-value for trend.</p

HIV prevalence among ANC women tested in PPTCT centers at district (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu) and sub-district levels (Karnataka), 2009.

<p>HIV Prevalence ranges are indicated by color. Lines indicate boundaries at district (graph on right) and sub-district (graph on left) levels.</p

Comparison of HSS-ANC and PPTCT data sets in three high-prevalence South Indian states, 2008.

<p>Comparison of HSS-ANC and PPTCT data sets in three high-prevalence South Indian states, 2008.</p

Crude (RR) and adjusted relative risk ratios (ARR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) from weighted negative binomial regression models examining association between general and sexually transmitted infections-related physician utilizations (past 1 year) and sexual violence among men who have sex with men and transgenders (MSM-T), by total sample and stratified by sex work status, Karnataka, South India (2008).

*<p>P-value reported for adjusted analyses only; models adjusted for age, sexual identity, marital status, district, number of unknown partners, presence of a main sexual partner and HIV status.</p

Crude (OR) and Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) from weighted logistic regression models examining correlates of sexual violence among men who have sex with men and transgenders (MSM-T), stratified by sex work status, Karnataka, South India (2008)^*.

*<p>All percentages are weighted percentages;</p>**<p>P-value reported for adjusted analyses only.</p>***<p>Kothis: those who primarily practice receptive anal sex; Hijras: transgenders who often self-identify as female; Panthis: those who primarily practice insertive anal sex; Double-deckers: those who practice both insertive/receptive anal sex.</p