Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of street dwellers in Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 842)
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 503 | 59.7 |
Female | 339 | 40.3 |
Age in years | ||
15–18 years | 246 | 29.3 |
19–25 | 407 | 48.3 |
≥ 26 years | 189 | 22.4 |
Marital status | ||
Single/never married | 521 | 61.9 |
Married | 233 | 27.7 |
Divorced/separated | 73 | 8.7 |
Widowed | 15 | 1.8 |
Educational status | ||
Illiterate | 187 | 22.2 |
Elementary | 542 | 64.4 |
High school | 102 | 12.1 |
College and above | 11 | 1.3 |
Schooling status | ||
In school | 97 | 11.5 |
Out of school | 745 | 88.5 |
With whom currently living | ||
Alone | 257 | 30.5 |
Peers | 382 | 45.4 |
Boyfriend/girl friend | 135 | 16.0 |
Parents | 50 | 5.9 |
Relatives | 18 | 2.1 |
Place of current residence | ||
Hawassa | 281 | 33.4 |
Soddo | 165 | 19.6 |
Dilla | 138 | 16.4 |
Arba Minch | 117 | 13.9 |
Mizan Aman | 108 | 12.8 |
Yergalem | 20 | 2.4 |
Durame | 13 | 1.5 |
Place of residence prior to starting street life | ||
Major urban town | 313 | 37.2 |
Small town | 369 | 43.8 |
Rural area | 160 | 19.0 |
Type of street | ||
Street “on” | 274 | 32.5 |
Street “off” | 568 | 67.5 |
Duration of stay on the Street | ||
< 5 years | 621 | 73.8 |
5–10 years | 168 | 20.0 |
> 10 years | 36 | 4.3 |
Could not estimate | 17 | 2.0 |
Daily income in birr | ||
5–20 | 136 | 16.2 |
21–50 | 518 | 61.5 |
> 51 | 654 | 77.7 |