Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for the Demographic and Socio-Economic Characteristics of the Respondents, 2019–2020
| Variables | Categories | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Study site | Adama | 676 (11.1) |
| Addis Ababa | 1101 (18.1) | |
| Arba Minch | 251 (4.1) | |
| Bahir Dar | 372 (6.1) | |
| Combolcha/Dessie | 251 (4.1) | |
| Dilla | 251 (4.1) | |
| Diredawa | 434 (7.1) | |
| Gamebella | 468 (7.7) | |
| Gonder | 250 (4.1) | |
| Harar | 242 (4) | |
| Hawassa | 522 (8.6) | |
| Jimma | 254 (4.2) | |
| Logia/Semera | 251 (4.1) | |
| Mizan | 255 (4.2) | |
| Nekemite | 257 (4.2) | |
| Shashemane | 250 (4.1) | |
| Current age category | 15–19 | 615 (10.1) |
| 20–24 | 1980 (32.5) | |
| 25–29 | 1815 (29.8) | |
| 30–34 | 856 (14.1) | |
| 35–59 | 819 (13.5) | |
| Marital status | Married/Cohabitation | 231 (3.8) |
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 2,908 (47.8) | |
| Never married | 2,946 (48.4) | |
| Highest grade attended | Non-formal Education | 1,054 (17.3) |
| Primary 1st cycle (grade 1–4) | 848 (13.9) | |
| Primary 2nd cycle (grade 5–8) | 2,712 (44.6) | |
| Secondary school and above | 1,471 (24.2) | |
| Main source of income | Other than sex work | 391 (6.4) |
| Sex work | 5,694 (93.6) | |
| Average monthly income from selling sex in Ethiopian Birr (ETB) | <2,500 | 1,778 (29.2) |
| 2,500–4,999 | 2,066 (34.0) | |
| 5,000–,7499 | 1,175 (19.3) | |
| 7,500+ | 1,066 (17.5) | |
| HIV comprehensive knowledge | Not sufficient | 4,449 (73.1) |
| Sufficient | 1,636 (26.9) | |
| History of miscarriage pregnancy | No | 5,471 (89.9) |
| Yes | 614 (10.1) |