Table 1 Socio-demographic, economic and behavioral characteristics of FSWs, Mettema Yohannis, 2010, Ethiopia
Characteristics | Number (percent) |
|---|---|
Age | |
15-19 | 148 (31.22) |
20-29 | 297 (62.66) |
30-39 | 29 (6.12) |
Ethnicity | |
Amhara | 404 (85.23) |
Tigrie | 54 (11.39) |
Others | 16 (3.38) |
Religion | |
Orthodox | 454 (95.78) |
Muslim | 18 (3.80) |
Protestant & Catholic | 2 (0.42) |
Earlier marital status | |
Never married | 209 (44.09) |
Divorced | 254 (53.59) |
Widowed/separated | 11 (2.32) |
Educational level | |
Illiterate | 193 (40.72) |
Primary education | 117 (24.68) |
Secondary education and above | 164 (34.60) |
Former place of residence | |
Urban | 328 (69.2) |
Rural | 139 (29.3) |
Foreign (Sudan) | 7 (1.5) |
Work place of the FSWs | |
Working in one’s own home (hut) | 32 (6.75) |
Work in rental home (hut) | 268 (56.54) |
Work in Bar/Hotel | 156 (32.91) |
Mobile FSW | 18 (3.80) |
Problem drinking | |
None | 359 (75.74) |
Present | 115 (24.26) |
Familiarized person | |
None | 262 (55.27) |
Present | 212 (44.73) |
Total | 474 (100) |