Table 1 Socio-demographic variables of study population according to HIV sero-status

29 yrs

30 yrs

P-value > .001

There is not convincing evidence that HIV positive and negative samples differ with respect to mean age

Hindu

82%

65%

P-value > .001

There is not convincing evidence that HIV positive and negative samples differ with respect to religion

Muslim

18%

31%

Christian

0%

4%

Illiterate

52%

25%

P-value < .001

HIV positive and negative samples differ with respect to literacy status

Primary

25%

64%

Secondary

13%

6%

Higher Secondary & College

11%

5%

18 years

16 years

P-value < .001

HIV positive and negative samples differ with respect to mean age of marriage

10 years

13 years

P-value < .001

HIV positive and negative samples differ with respect to mean duration of sexual life

1

96%

99%

P-value could not be calculated because one of the expected counts was less than 5

2

4%

1%

0

6%

6%

P-value > .001

There is not convincing evidence that HIV positive and negative samples differ with respect to parity

1-2

51%

56%

> 2

43%

38%