Table 1A.
Sociodemographic characteristics of female sex workers in Togo in 2021 (N = 447).
| Characteristic |
Total (n = 447) |
Lomé
(n = 300) |
Kara (n = 147) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
| Age (years) | |||
| Median [IQR]* | 30 (24–38) | 30 (24–39) | 29 (23–36) |
| <30 | 22148.5 | 14749.0 | 7450.3 |
| ≥30 | 22651.5 | 15351.0 | 7349.7 |
| Level of education | |||
| None | 8819.7 | 7625.4 | 128.2 |
| Primary | 14131.5 | 10033.3 | 4127.9 |
| Secondary | 19443.4 | 10836.0 | 8658.5 |
| University | 245.4 | 165.3 | 85.4 |
| Marital status | |||
| Living with a husband/a partner | 4610.3 | 3010.0 | 1610.9 |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 11625.9 | 7926.3 | 3725.2 |
| Single | 28563.8 | 19163.7 | 9463.9 |
| Nationality | |||
| Togolese | 30267.5 | 16254.0 | 14095.2 |
| Nigerian | 8418.8 | 7926.3 | 53.4 |
| Ghanaian | 419.2 | 4113.7 | 00.0 |
| Other** | 204.5 | 186.0 | 21.4 |
| Other income generating activities | |||
| Yes | 26258.6 | 17859.3 | 8457.1 |
| No | 18541.4 | 12240.7 | 6342.9 |
*
IQR, Interquartile Range.
**
Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Bénin, Burkina Faso.