Table 3 Planning status of pregnancy by selected characteristics of female sex workers
| Characteristics (N = 819) |
Unplanned N = 533 n (%) |
Ambivalent N = 196 n (%) |
Planned N = 90 n (%) |
P value Chi2 (x2 test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | P= 0.024* | |||
| 15-19 yrs | 21 (3.9) | 15 (7.6) | 6 (6.7) | |
| 20-29 yrs | 291 (54.6) | 115 (58.7) | 59 (65.5) | |
| > 30 yrs | 221 (44.5) | 66 (33.7) | 25 (27.8) | |
| Marital status | P= 0.230 | |||
| Never married | 145 (27.2) | 50 (25.5) | 26 (28.9) | |
| Married or in union | 65 (12.2) | 34 (17.4) | 17 (18.9) | |
| Divorce/separated /widow | 323 60.6) | 112 (57.1) | 47 (52.2) | |
| Wealth quintile | P= 0.016* | |||
| Lowest | 128 (24.0) | 32 (16.3) | 19 (20.0) | |
| Second | 129 (24.2) | 38 (19.4) | 21 (23.3) | |
| Middle | 88 (16.5) | 38 (19.4) | 9 (10.0) | |
| Fourth | 125 (23.5) | 49 (25.0) | 22 (24.5) | |
| Highest | 63 (11.8) | 39 (19.9) | 20 (22.2) | |
| HIV status | P= 0.618 | |||
| Positive | 160 (30.0) | 62 (31.6) | 21 (23.3) | |
| Negative | 364 (68.3) | 132 (67.4) | 67 (74.5) | |
| Not sure/unverified by records | 9 (1.7) | 2 (1.0) | 2 (2.2) | |
| Years in sex work | P= 0.004* | |||
| < 2 years | 141 (26.4) | 73 (37.2) | 35 (38.9) | |
| 3–5 years | 204 (38.3) | 74 (37.8) | 35 (38.9) | |
| > 6 years | 188 (35.3) | 49 (25.0) | 20 (22.2) | |
| Main workplace | P = 0.218 | |||
| Street based | 174 (32.7) | 65 (33.2) | 31 (34.4) | |
| Entertainment place | 151 (28.3) | 45 (23.0) | 30 (33.3) | |
| Residence/homed based | 25 (4.7) | 9 (4.6) | 7 (7.8) | |
| Phone based | 183 (34.3) | 77 (39.3) | 22 (24.4) | |
| Partner for last pregnancy | P= 0.000* | |||
| Emotional partner | 242 (45.4) | 160 (81.6) | 78 (86.7) | |
| Non emotional (Paying client/others) | 291 (54.6) | 36 (18.4) | 12 (13.3) | |
| Number of living Children | P = 0.206 | |||
| No child | 249 (46.7) | 91 (46.4) | 40 (44.4) | |
| 1–3 children | 222 (41.7) | 90 (45.9) | 45 (50.0) | |
| ≥ 4 children | 62 (11.6) | 15 (7.65) | 15 (5.6) | |
| Ever been raped in last two years | P= 0.000* | |||
| -No | 398 (74.7) | 171 (87.2) | 78 (86.7) | |
| -Yes | 135 (25.3) | 25 (12.8) | 12 (13.3) | |
| Reported having person/s to provide social support | P= 0.000* | |||
| Friend | 134 (25.1) | 67 (34.2) | 33 (36.7) | |
| Family member | 99 (18.6) | 53 (27.0) | 28 (31.1) | |
| Health worker | 121 (22.7) | 37 (18.9) | 14 (15.5) | |
| No support | 179 (33.6) | 39 (19.9) | 15 (16.7) | |
| Alcohol use | P= 0.025* | |||
| Non-Hazardous drinking | 214 (40.2) | 97 (49.5) | 46 (51.1) | |
| Hazardous drinking | 319 (59.8) | 99 (50.5) | 44 (48.9) | |
| Substance use | P= 0.002* | |||
| No | 291 (54.6) | 132 (67.3) | 61 (67.8) | |
| Yes | 242 (45.4) | 64 (32.7) | 29 (32.2) | |