Socio-demographic characteristics of FGD participants
| FGD | Participants | Mean age (range) | Typology | District | Number of participants |
| 1 | FSWs | 30.1 (18–54) | Home-based | Bangalore | 11 |
| 2 | FSWs | 29.2 (18–52) | Street-based | Bangalore | 10 |
| 3 | MSM | 27.7 (18–59) | Kothis and double-deckers | Bangalore | 10 |
| 4 | MSM | 27.6 (18–57) | Hijras | Bangalore | 6 |
| 5 | Peer educators (MSM) | 27.4 (20–40) | Staff | Bangalore | 13 |
| 6 | Peer educators (FSWs) | 33.5 (20–52) | Staff | Bangalore | 12 |
| 7 | Peer educators (FSWs) | 33.1 (19–47) | Staff | Bangalore | 14 |
| 8 | FSWs | 30.3 (19–50) | Home-based (rural) | Belgaum | 11 |
| 9 | FSWs | 30.1 (18–51) | Home-based (urban) | Belgaum | 11 |
| 10 | FSWs | 30.2 (18–53) | Street-based | Belgaum | 12 |
| 11 | FSWs | 28.4 (18–47) | Brothel-based | Belgaum | 10 |
| 12 | MSM | 33.0 (18–59) | Kothis and double-deckers | Belgaum | 13 |
| 13 | Peer educators (FSWs) | 30.5 (19–46) | Staff | Belgaum | 15 |
| 14 | FSWs | 27.7 (18–49) | Home-based | Bellary | 12 |
| 15 | FSWs | 29.7 (18–50) | Brothel-based | Bellary | 8 |
| 16 | MSM | 28.1 (18–55) | Kothis and double-deckers | Bellary | 15 |
| 17 | Peer educators (FSWs) | 31.7 (25–40) | Staff | Bellary | 9 |
| 18 | FSWs | 31.2 (18–49) | Home-based | Davangere | 11 |
| 19 | MSM | 29.9 (18–58) | Kothis and double-deckers | Davangere | 9 |
| 20 | Peer educators (FSWs) | 33.9 (25–45) | Staff | Davangere | 9 |
| 21 | FSWs | 33.7 (19–53) | Home-based (rural) | Dharwad | 14 |
| 22 | Peer educators (FSWs) | 32.5 (24–45) | Staff | Dharwad | 14 |
| 23 | FSWs | 33.4 (20–54) | Street-based | Hubli | 15 |
| 24 | MSM | 27.0 (18–56) | Kothis and double-deckers | Hubli | 9 |
| 25 | Peer educators (FSWs) | 32.2 (21–46) | Staff | Hubli | 14 |
| 26 | Peer educators (MSM) | 26.7 (20–34) | Staff | Hubli | 15 |
| Total | 302 |
FGD, focus group discussions; FSWs, female sex workers; MSM, men who have sex with men.