Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of adolescents who participated in the CARP study
| Characteristic | Adolescents of FSWs N (%) |
Adolescents of non-FSWs N (%) |
Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years median (IQR) | 12.0 (10–13) | 13.0 (10–15) | 12 (10–14) |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 58 (39.5) | 51 (34.7) | 109 (37.1) |
| Female | 89 (60.5) | 96 (65.3) | 185 (62.9) |
| Education level | |||
| ≤Primary | 138 (93.9) | 134 (91.2) | 272 (92.5) |
| Secondary | 9 (6.1) | 13 (8.8) | 22 (7.5) |
| Currently in school | |||
| No | 34 (23.1) | 16 (10.9) | 50 (17.0) |
| Yes | 113 (76.9) | 131 (89.1) | 244 (83.0) |
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 71 (48.3) | 75 (51.0) | 146 (49.7) |
| Protestant | 12 (8.2) | 22 (15.0) | 34 (11.5) |
| Other Christian | 50 (34.0) | 41 (27.9) | 91 (31.0) |
| Muslim | 14 (9.5) | 9 (6.1) | 23 (7.8) |
| Sexually active | |||
| No | 142 (96.6) | 136 (92.5) | 278 (94.6) |
| Yes | 5 (3.4) | 11 (7.5) | 16 (5.4) |