Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristic of FSW in Gondar Northwest Ethiopia, 2014
| Variables | Frequency | percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age group | ||
| 15-19 | 59 | 12.9 |
| 20-24 | 164 | 33.6 |
| 25-29 | 164 | 33.6 |
| 30-34 | 58 | 11.9 |
| ≥ 35 | 43 | 8.8 |
| Type of working establishments | ||
| Hotel | 107 | 21.9 |
| Bar | 138 | 28.3 |
| Night club | 22 | 4.5 |
| Red light | 77 | 15.8 |
| Local drinking house | 144 | 29.5 |
| Place of growth | ||
| Rural | 247 | 50.6 |
| Urban | 241 | 49.4 |
| Educational status | ||
| Unable to read & write | 115 | 23.6 |
| Able to read and write | 116 | 23.8 |
| Primary education | 139 | 28.5 |
| Secondary or above | 118 | 24.2 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 274 | 56.1 |
| Married | 27 | 5.5 |
| Divorced | 137 | 28.1 |
| Widowed | 34 | 7.0 |
| Separated | 16 | 3.3 |
| Given birth | ||
| Yes | 202 | 41.4 |
| No | 286 | 58.6 |
| Family size of FSW | ||
| ≤5 | 476 | 97.5 |
| >5 | 12 | 2.5 |
| Family occupation before engaged in sex work | ||
| Farmer | 229 | 46.9 |
| Daily Laborer | 95 | 19.5 |
| Civil servant | 55 | 11.3 |
| Merchant | 74 | 15.2 |
| Driver | 20 | 4.1 |
| Others | 15 | 3.1 |
| Monthly income of FSW(ETB) | ||
| ≤1500 | 140 | 28.7 |
| 1501-2500 | 110 | 22.5 |
| 2501-4000 | 127 | 26 |
| ≥4001 | 111 | 22.7 |