Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics for women survivors of trafficking.
Age (years) | n (%) |
   18-20 | 21(17.5) |
   21-25 | 59 (49.2) |
   26-30 | 14 (11.7) |
   31-45 | 26 (21.7) |
Marital status before trafficking | Â |
   Single | 82 (68.3) |
   Married/Co-habiting | 14 (11.6) |
   Separated/Divorced/widowed | 24 (19.9) |
Education | Â |
   Primary education or less | 14 (11.6) |
   Lower secondary (compulsory 9 years) | 75 (62.5) |
   Upper secondary or more | 31 (25.7) |
Employment prior to trafficking | Â |
   Unemployed | 82 (68.2) |
   Unqualified work | 25 (20.8) |
   Student/vocational training | 7 (5.8) |
   Qualified work | 6 (5) |
Family contact post-trafficking | Â |
   One/both parents alive remain in contact | 91 (75.6) |
   One/both parents alive none in contact | 24 (19.8) |
   Both deceased | 5 (4.1) |
Current Residency | Â |
   Rural | 81 (67.5) |
   Urban | 39 (32.5) |
Country trafficked to | Â |
   Turkey | 47(39.7) |
   Russia | 33 (27.5) |
   EU countries | 14 (11.6) |
   Other (e.g. Kosovo, Albania) | 26 (21.2) |
Employment post-trafficking | Â |
   Unemployed | 44 (36.6) |
   Unqualified work | 37 (30.8) |
   Student/vocational training | 25 (20.8) |
   Qualified work | 14 (11.6) |
Confidant prior to trafficking | Â |
   Yes | 51 (42.5) |
   No | 69 (57.5) |
Confidant post-trafficking | Â |
   Yes | 39 (32.5) |
   No | 71 (67.5) |
Time period in trafficking situation (months) | Â |
   1-3 months | 11 (9.2) |
   4-6 months | 28 (23.3) |
   7-12 months | 48 (40.0) |
   13-24 months | 30 (25.0) |
   More than 24 months | 3 (2.5) |