Table 2. Socio-demographic characteristics by type of SRH-related experiences (n = 731).
| Characteristics | Abortion in last one year (n = 113)% | Currently Pregnant (n = 66)% | Delivery in last one year (n = 61)% | STIs in last one year (n = 304)% | Any SRH experiences (n = 448)% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Socio-demographic characteristics | |||||
| Age group (in years) | |||||
| 15–24 | 37.2 | 37.9 | 39.3 | 28.6 | 31.2 |
| 25–34 | 43.4 | 54.5 | 47.5 | 46.4 | 46.7 |
| 35–49 | 19.5 | 7.6 | 13.1 | 25.0 | 22.1 |
| p value | ns | *p = 0.002 | *p = 0.043 | ns | *p = 0.024 |
| Completed years of schooling | |||||
| 0–5 years | 84.1 | 86.4 | 83.6 | 84.5 | 84.6 |
| 6 to more years | 15.9 | 13.6 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 15.4 |
| p value | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
| Place of residence | |||||
| Open space@ | 22.1 | 25.8 | 36.1 | 24.3 | 25.0 |
| Slum | 30.1 | 28.8 | 26.2 | 29.3 | 28.8 |
| Residential area | 46.0 | 39.4 | 34.4 | 45.7 | 44.6 |
| Rehabilitation centre of NGOs | 1.8 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| p value | ns | ∞p = 0.005 | ∞p = 0.031 | ∞ns | ∞ns |
| Monthly income (in BDT£) | |||||
| ≤10000 | 43.4 | 51.5 | 65.6 | 53.9 | 52.7 |
| >10000 | 56.6 | 48.5 | 34.4 | 46.1 | 47.3 |
| p value | *p = 0.029 | ns | *p = 0.037 | ns | ns |
| b. Sex trade related characteristics | |||||
| Duration of involvement in sex work (in years) | |||||
| 0–2 | 32.7 | 33.3 | 31.1 | 29.9 | 32.0 |
| 3–7 | 48.7 | 48.5 | 50.8 | 37.8 | 49.6 |
| ≥8 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 32.2 | 18.4 |
| p value | *p = 0.002 | *p = 0.029 | *p = 0.023 | ns | *p = 0.003 |
| Number of sex act per day | |||||
| 1–3 times | 24.8 | 37.9 | 26.2 | 28.3 | 27.9 |
| 4–5 times | 35.4 | 30.3 | 39.3 | 37.8 | 36.6 |
| > = 6 times | 39.8 | 31.8 | 34.4 | 33.9 | 35.5 |
| p value | ns | ns | ns | ns | ns |
| c. Reproductive characteristics | |||||
| Number of childbirth in lifetime (Para) | |||||
| 0 | 16.8 | 24.2 | 0 | 16.1 | 15.6 |
| 1 | 30.1 | 30.3 | 29.5 | 26.3 | 28.8 |
| 2 | 30.1 | 30.3 | 36.1 | 27.0 | 28.1 |
| 3 or more | 23.0 | 15.2 | 34.4 | 30.6 | 27.5 |
| p value | ns | *p = 0.054 | p = 0.000∞ | ns | ns |
| Number of abortion in lifetime | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 72.7 | 68.9 | 49.0 | 48.0 |
| 1 | 69.0 | 19.7 | 16.4 | 29.3 | 33.7 |
| 2 or more | 31.0 | 7.6 | 14.8 | 21.7 | 18.3 |
| p value | ns∞ | *p = 0.006 | *p = 0.043 | *p = 0.006 | *p = 0.000 |
@Open space refers street/Park/Foot over bridge/Stadium/Open space of Theater
£1 BDT = 79 US$
*p<0.05 for Pearson chi-square test
∞p<0.05for Fisher’s exact test, ns = not significant
Note: The significant level was measured among all 731 FSWs by selected SRH experiences.