Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of mothers of adolescents who participated in the CARP study
| Characteristic | FSWs N (%) |
Non-FSWs N (%) |
Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (IQR) in years | 29 (27–32) | 32 (28–37) | 30 (27–35) |
| Education level | |||
| ≤Primary | 102 (69.4) | 107 (72.8) | 209 (71.1) |
| Secondary | 45 (30.6) | 40 (27.2) | 85 (28.9) |
| Live in a rented housing | |||
| No | 5 (3.4) | 27 (18.4) | 32 (10.9) |
| Yes | 142 (96.6) | 120 (81.6) | 262 (89.1) |
| Marital status | |||
| Never married | 33 (22.5) | 3 (2.0) | 36 (12.3) |
| Married/cohabiting | 8 (5.4) | 47 (32.0) | 55 (18.7) |
| Divorced | 81 (55.1) | 69 (46.9) | 150 (51.0) |
| Widowed | 25 (17.0) | 28 (19.1) | 53 (18.0) |
| Highest household income earner | |||
| Mother | 136 (92.5) | 105 (71.4) | 241(82.0) |
| A household member | 11 (7.5) | 42 (28.6) | 53 (18.0) |
| Mother’s monthly income (Shillings) | |||
| Q1: ≤100,000 | 66 (44.9) | 56 (38.1) | 122 (41.5) |
| Q2: >100,000-≤150,000 | 27 (18.4) | 32 (21.8) | 59 (20.1) |
| Q3: >150,000-≤210,000 | 18 (12.2) | 23 (15.7) | 41 (14.0) |
| Q4: >2100,000 | 36 (24.5) | 36 (24.5) | 72 (24.5) |
| Have another adult in the household | |||
| No | 110 (74.8) | 90 (61.2) | 200 (68.0) |
| Yes | 37 (25.2) | 57 (38.8) | 94 (32.0) |
| Was drinking alcohol during the last six month | |||
| No | 35 (23.8) | 129 (87.8) | 164 (55.8) |
| Yes | 112 (76.2) | 18 (12.2) | 130 (44.2) |
| Ever got drunk during the last six months | |||
| No | 40 (27.2) | 140 (95.2) | 180 (61.2) |
| Yes | 107 (72.8) | 7 (4.8) | 114 (38.8) |
| Use street drug | |||
| No | 97 (66.4) | 145 (98.6) | 242 (82.6) |
| Yes | 49 (33.6) | 2 (1.4) | 51 (17.4) |
| Left children to sleep alone without an adult | |||
| No | 13 (8.8) | 118 (80.3) | 131 (44.6) |
| Sometimes | 58 (39.5) | 22 (15.0) | 80 (27.2) |
| Always | 76 (51.7) | 7 (4.8) | 83 (28.2) |
| HIV status | |||
| Negative | 88 (59.9) | 108 (73.5) | 196 (66.7) |
| Positive | 55 (40.1) | 39 (26.5) | 98 (33.3) |