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Table 1 Characteristics of women age 14–24 years who sell sex in Mombasa, Kenya (2015)

From: Low program access despite high burden of sexual, structural, and reproductive health vulnerabilities among young women who sell sex in Mombasa, Kenya

Characteristics

N = 408

Median (IQR)

% (95% CI)

Current age (years)

 Median age (IQR)

20 (18–22)

 Age-group

  14–18

117

28.7 (24.3–33.1)

  19–24

291

71.3 (66.9–75.7)

Characteristics of sexual partnerships outside of sex work

 Ever married

27

6.6 (4.2–9.0)

 Had at least one non-paying sexual partner in past month

244

59.8 (55.0–64.6)

  Median number of non-paying sexual partners in past month (IQR)a

2 (1–4)

Characteristics of sex work

 Age of first sex, years

15 (14–17)

 Age of first paid sexb, years

18 (16–20)

 Duration in sex work, years

2 (1–3)

 Had at least one paying sexual clients in past month

328

 

80.4 (76.5–84.2)

  Median number of paying sexual partners in past month (IQR)c

7 (4–15)

Reproductive History

 Ever pregnant

234

57.4 (52.6–62.2)

 Currently has > = 1 childd

188

46.1 (41.2–50.9)

  1. CI confidence interval, IQR inter-quartile range
  2. aAmong participants who had at least one non-paying sexual partner in the past month (N = 244)
  3. bPaid sex is defined as the first time when a participant self-identified as a sex worker
  4. cAmong participants who had at least one paying sexual partners in the past month (N = 328)
  5. dAnswer was > = 1 to the question: “how many children have you given birth to who are alive, but may or may not live with you”