Table 1 Demographic, socioeconomic and interpersonal characteristics (n = 311)
| Â | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â |
15-19 | 101 | 32.5 |
20-24 | 144 | 46.3 |
25+ | 66 | 21.2 |
Monthly income in ETB 1 USD = 17.5 ETB |  |  |
<1000 | 87 | 28.0 |
1000-2999 | 168 | 54.0 |
3000+ | 56 | 18.0 |
Education | Â | Â |
None | 47 | 15.1 |
Primary | 203 | 65.3 |
Secondary or higher | 61 | 19.6 |
Religion | Â | Â |
Orthodox | 282 | 90.7 |
Muslim | 22 | 7.1 |
Catholic, Protestant and other | 7 | 2.2 |
Ethnic group | Â | Â |
Oromo | 131 | 42.1 |
Amhara | 108 | 34.7 |
Tigraway | 24 | 7.7 |
Guragie | 22 | 7.1 |
Welaita | 12 | 3.9 |
Other | 14 | 4.5 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Never married | 216 | 69.5 |
Divorced/separated/widowed | 95 | 30.6 |
Children | Â | Â |
Yes | 103 | 33.1 |
No | 208 | 66.7 |
Number of children (among those with children) | Â | Â |
1 | 89 | 86.4 |
2+ | 14 | 13.6 |
Current main occupation | Â | Â |
Sex worker | 304 | 97.8 |
Waitress | 7 | 2.2 |
Sex work establishment type | Â | Â |
Bar | 77 | 24.8 |
Nightclub | 82 | 26.4 |
Hotel | 152 | 48.9 |
| Â | Mean | SD |
Total partners in past week (all types) | 3.0 | 1.8 |
Number of regular clients in past week | 1.3 | 5.0 |
Number of new clients in past week | 2.3 | 5.7 |
Months working in sex work | 22.4 | 20.7 |
Months living in Adama | 33.5 | 47.8 |