From: Correlates of pregnancy among Female Sex Workers (FSWs) in semi urban Blantyre, Malawi
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|
Age in years (n = 200) | ||
18–< 24 | 91 | 45.5 |
24–< 29 | 34 | 17 |
29–< 34 | 32 | 16 |
34- < 39 | 17 | 8.5 |
39- < 44 | 15 | 7.5 |
44- < 49 | 11 | 5.5 |
Relationship status(n = 200) | ||
Had steady partner | 98 | 49 |
Had no steady partner | 63 | 31.5 |
Dissolved (widowed and divorced) | 39 | 19.5 |
Educational status (n = 200) | ||
Level attained | ||
Primary (1–8) | 146 | 73 |
Secondary (9–12) | 47 | 23.5 |
Higher education | 7 | 3.5 |
Religion n = (200) | ||
Christianity | 133 | 66.5 |
Islam | 67 | 33.5 |
Place of work (n = 186) | ||
Night club | 98 | 52.7 |
Bar | 61 | 32.8 |
Homes (in-house) | 16 | 8.6 |
Hotel | 11 | 5.9 |
Additional work (n = 190) | ||
Yes | 64 | 33.7 |
No | 126 | 66.3 |
Type of additional work (n = 60) | ||
Business | 48 | 80 |
Waiter | 7 | 11.7 |
Housemaid | 5 | 8.3 |
Monthly income in USD (n = 60) | ||
< =50 | 60 | 100 |
Birth place (n = 153) | ||
Rural | 103 | 67.3 |
Urban | 50 | 32.7 |
Arrived from out of the study site (n = 200) | ||
No | 109 | 54.5 |
Yes | 91 | 45.5 |
Reason of leaving birth place (n = 91) | ||
Searching for better life | 80 | 88 |
Family collapse | 10 | 11 |
Fear of early marriage or instability | 01 | 1.0 |