Table 1.
Demographic, socioeconomic and interpersonal characteristics (n = 311)
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Age |
|
|
| 15-19 |
101 |
32.5 |
| 20-24 |
144 |
46.3 |
| 25+ |
66 |
21.2 |
| Monthly income in ETB 1 USD = 17.5 ETB |
|
|
| <1000 |
87 |
28.0 |
| 1000-2999 |
168 |
54.0 |
| 3000+ |
56 |
18.0 |
| Education |
|
|
| None |
47 |
15.1 |
| Primary |
203 |
65.3 |
| Secondary or higher |
61 |
19.6 |
| Religion |
|
|
| Orthodox |
282 |
90.7 |
| Muslim |
22 |
7.1 |
| Catholic, Protestant and other |
7 |
2.2 |
| Ethnic group |
|
|
| Oromo |
131 |
42.1 |
| Amhara |
108 |
34.7 |
| Tigraway |
24 |
7.7 |
| Guragie |
22 |
7.1 |
| Welaita |
12 |
3.9 |
| Other |
14 |
4.5 |
| Marital status |
|
|
| Never married |
216 |
69.5 |
| Divorced/separated/widowed |
95 |
30.6 |
| Children |
|
|
| Yes |
103 |
33.1 |
| No |
208 |
66.7 |
| Number of children (among those with children) |
|
|
| 1 |
89 |
86.4 |
| 2+ |
14 |
13.6 |
| Current main occupation |
|
|
| Sex worker |
304 |
97.8 |
| Waitress |
7 |
2.2 |
| Sex work establishment type |
|
|
| Bar |
77 |
24.8 |
| Nightclub |
82 |
26.4 |
| Hotel |
152 |
48.9 |
| |
Mean |
SD |
| Total partners in past week (all types) |
3.0 |
1.8 |
| Number of regular clients in past week |
1.3 |
5.0 |
| Number of new clients in past week |
2.3 |
5.7 |
| Months working in sex work |
22.4 |
20.7 |
| Months living in Adama | 33.5 | 47.8 |