Table 3 Behavioral characteristics of respondents in Mekelle city, Northern Ethiopia, 2014
From: Prevalence and predictors of sexual violence among commercial sex workers in Northern Ethiopia
Variable | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
Smoking | ||
Yes | 110 | 44 |
No | 139 | 56 |
Alcohol use | ||
Yes | 170 | 68 |
No | 80 | 32 |
Chat chewing | ||
Yes | 114 | 45.60 |
No | 136 | 54.40 |
Drug use | ||
Yes | 81 | 32.00 |
No | 169 | 67.60 |
Reason for drug use | ||
Stress relief | 53 | 65.4 |
Peer pressure | 13 | 16 |
Othera | 15 | 18.6 |
Duration of employment as CSW | ||
1–4 years | 197 | 78.80 |
5–9 years | 45 | 18.00 |
10 or more years | 8 | 3.20 |
Reason for engaging in sex work | ||
Shortage of money | 109 | 43.60 |
Death of family member | 20 | 8.00 |
Parental divorce | 34 | 13.60 |
Conflict with family members | 18 | 7.20 |
Personal divorce | 23 | 9.20 |
Early marriage | 46 | 18.40 |
Primary client type | ||
Merchants | 27 | 10.8 |
Civil servants | 114 | 45.6 |
Soldiers | 27 | 10.8 |
Drivers | 30 | 12.0 |
Student | 52 | 20.8 |
Condom use during sexual intercourse | ||
Yes | 220 | 88.00 |
No | 30 | 12.00 |
Consistency of condom use | ||
Always | 158 | 71.8 |
Most of the time | 62 | 24.8 |