Table 1 Social and demographic characteristics of the sample and prevalence of having had sex with a woman in prostitution or a transactional relationship or sex
n | N | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age: 18-24 | 858 | 1645 | 52.1 | |
25-34 | 508 | 1645 | 30.9 | |
35-49 | 279 | 1645 | 17.0 | |
Education: no more than primary | 310 | 1636 | 18.9 | |
Secondary | 670 | 1636 | 41.0 | |
Matric or higher | 656 | 1636 | 40.1 | |
Race: African | 1401 | 1645 | 85.2 | |
Coloured | 70 | 1645 | 4.3 | |
Indian | 148 | 1645 | 9.0 | |
White | 26 | 1645 | 1.6 | |
Monthly income: none | 742 | 1524 | 48.7 | |
R 1-500 | 266 | 1524 | 17.5 | |
R 500 - 2000 | 320 | 1524 | 21.0 | |
R 2001- 5000 | 115 | 1524 | 7.5 | |
R 5000 + | 81 | 1524 | 5.3 | |
Marital status: married | 358 | 1553 | 23.1 | |
cohabiting | 176 | 1553 | 11.3 | |
divorced/widowed | 55 | 1553 | 3.5 | |
single | 964 | 1553 | 62.1 | |
Prevalence of engagement with transactional relationships and sex with a woman in prostitution | 95% CI | |||
Ever had sex with a woman in prostitution | 296 | 1615 | 18.3 | 16.2, 20.7 |
Transactional relationship or sex with any partner | 1084 | 1645 | 65.9 | 63.1, 68.6 |
Transactional relationship with a main partner | 953 | 1643 | 58.0 | 55.2, 60.7 |
Transactional relationship with a khwapheni | 678 | 1626 | 41.7 | 38.8, 44.7 |
Transactional sex with a once off partner | 711 | 1621 | 43.9 | 40.7, 47.0 |