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Table 2 Sexual behavior and reproductive health characteristics among entertainment workers

From: Characteristics, risk behaviors and factors associated with abortion among female entertainment workers in Cambodia

Characteristics

Total (N = 595)

Frequency

%

Sexually active women based on report of first age sexual activities

450

75.0

Sexually active women among different types of EWa

  
 

Masseuses in massage parlors, n = 47

43

92.8

 

Beer promotion women, n = 74

67

91.9

 

Karaoke women, n = 308

241

78.4

 

Restaurant workers, n = 99

65

60.7

 

Beer garden women, n = 54

27

53.1

 

Hair cutters in beauty salon, n = 13

7

53.8

  

Total (N = 450)b

Sweetheart in past 12 months

272

60.4

Sex with sweetheart in past 3 months (n = 272)

229

84.0

Always use condom with sweetheart in the past 3 months (n = 220)

75

35.0

Sex with clients in the past 12 months

167

37.7

Always use condom with clients in the past month (n = 120)

103

84.0

Number of male sexual partners in past 12 months (n = 394)

  
 

One partner

220

55.5

 

2–7 partners

107

27.7

 

> 7 partners

67

16.8

Received information about SRH in the past 12 months

401

89.5

Referred to SRH services in the past 12 months

135

31.5

Referred to family planning services in the past 12 months

71

18.1

Contraceptive methods used in the past 12 months

  
 

Nothing

141

29.6

 

Condom

172

38.2

 

Withdrawal

56

13.6

 

Pill

45

10.0

 

Others (Injection, calendar, abortion)

25

8.6

Abortion while working as entertainment workers

122

28.5

Time since last abortion (n = 196)

  
 

≤ 6 months

75

38.3

 

7–23 months

52

26.5

 

≥ 24 months

69

35.2

Places where EWs sought last abortion (n = 196)

  
 

Private clinic

90

47.0

 

Self-abortion by medicine from pharmacies

65

30.5

 

Public and NGO clinics

41

22.5

  1. a EWs: entertainment workers; b among sexually active entertainment workers only