Table 1.
Baseline pre-COVID-19 background characteristics of participants completing COVID-19 survey (N = 193)
| n | %* | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (median, interquartile range) | 22 (20–23) | |
| Completed secondary or higher | 75 | 38.9 |
| Current marital status | ||
| Legally married, not living with her partner | 2 | 1.0 |
| Not married, and living with her partner | 3 | 1.6 |
| Not married and not living with her partner | 136 | 70.5 |
| Has no partner | 52 | 26.9 |
| Living in urban area, informal settlement | 151 | 78.2 |
| Socioeconomic status, have the following at home: | ||
| Electricity inside | 137 | 71.0 |
| Refrigerator | 49 | 25.4 |
| Television | 92 | 47.7 |
| Mobile phone | 168 | 87.1 |
| Indoor toilet | 18 | 9.3 |
| Currently living with | ||
| Alone | 42 | 21.8 |
| Own children | 48 | 24.9 |
| Relatives | 68 | 35.2 |
| Partner(s) | 3 | 1.6 |
| Roommate(s) and other paying residents | 57 | 29.5 |
| Household economic situation | ||
| Not enough money | 85 | 44.0 |
| Money for food but short on many things | 87 | 45.1 |
| Have enough money for most important things | 20 | 10.4 |
| Have some extra money | 1 | 0.5 |
| Received money for work other than sex work in the past month | 79 | 40.9 |
| Type of work conducted in past month other than sex work (n = 79) | ||
| Informal sales (e.g. fruit, vegetables, flowers) | 13 | 16.5 |
| Domestic work/housekeeper | 11 | 13.9 |
| Other income-generating sources | 47 | 59.5 |
| Catering | 8 | 10.1 |
| Shopkeeper | 2 | 2.5 |
*Unless indicated otherwise