Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of street women in Dire Dawa (n = 555)
Variables | Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of women (years) | ||||
15–24 | 166 | 29.9 | ||
25–34 | 261 | 47.0 | ||
35–49 | 128 | 23.1 | ||
Religion | Â | Â | ||
Orthodox | 82 | 14.8 | ||
Muslim | 456 | 82.2 | ||
Others*** | 17 | 3 | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Oromo | 467 | 84.1 | ||
Amhara | 64 | 11.5 | ||
Somale | 17 | 3.1 | ||
Others** | 7 | 1.3 | ||
Education status of women | Â | Â | ||
Cannot read and write | 380 | 68.5 | ||
Read and write only | 79 | 14.2 | ||
Elementary (Grade 1–8th) | 91 | 16.4 | ||
High school (Grade 9–12th) | 5 | 0.9 | ||
Residence before street life | ||||
Urban | 225 | 40.5 | ||
Rural | 330 | 59.5 | ||
Sexual partners | ||||
Yes | 352 | 63.4 | ||
No | 203 | 36.6 | ||
Sleeping at night? | Â | Â | ||
On-street | 460 | 82.9 | ||
Off-street | 95 | 17.1 | ||
Duration of street life (years) | ||||
0.5–5 | 345 | 62.2 | ||
6–10 | 140 | 25.2 | ||
11–15 | 39 | 7.0 | ||
16–20 | 19 | 3.4 | ||
 > 20 | 12 | 2.2 | ||
Daily income | Â | Â | ||
 <  = 30 birr | 334 | 60.2 | ||
 > 30 birr | 221 | 39.8 | ||
Family size | ||||
1 | 111 | 20.0 | ||
2–3 | 163 | 29.4 | ||
 > 3 | 281 | 50.6 | ||
Have a dependent family member? | ||||
Yes | 347 | 62.5 | ||
No | 208 | 37.5 | ||
Disability | ||||
Yes | 83 | 15.0 | ||
No | 472 | 85.0 | ||
Types of disability (N = 83) | ||||
Blindness | 10 | 12.0 | ||
Problem on hand or leg | 29 | 34.9 | ||
Non-specified internal problem | 23 | 27.7 | ||
Mental health problem | 3 | 3.6 | ||
Difficulty hearing | 11 | 13.3 | ||
Others*** | 7 | 8.4 | ||
Knows the place where the health service is found? | ||||
Yes | 540 | 97.3 | ||
No | 15 | 2.7 | ||
The time it will take to arrive at the nearby health facility on foot (N = 540) | ||||
<  = 30 min | 492 | 91.1 | ||
> 30 min | 48 | 8.9 | ||