Table 1 Demographic characteristics for female sex workers, crude and weighted results, Crane Survey, Kampala, Uganda, 2012
Characteristic | n (N = 1,497) | Sample Proportion (%) | Population Proportion % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, in years (median, IQR) | 28 (23–32) |  | 27 (23–32) |
  15–24 | 480 | 32.1 | 32.7 (29.4–35.9) |
  25–34 | 759 | 50.7 | 50.0 (26.9–53.1) |
  35–49 | 258 | 17.2 | 17.3 (14.9–19.7) |
Religion | |||
  Protestant | 433 | 29.2 | 29.4 (25.9–32.9) |
  Catholic | 543 | 36.6 | 34.3 (30.7–37.9) |
  Muslim | 412 | 27.8 | 29.1 (25.7–32.5) |
  Other | 83 | 5.6 | 6.0 (4.1–7.8) |
  None | 13 | 0.9 | 1.2 (0.4–2.0) |
Years of schooling (median, IQR) | 6 (0–10) |  | 6 (0–9) |
  None | 539 | 36.3 | 37.6 (34.6–40.6) |
  1–7 | 458 | 30.8 | 30.6 (27.9–33.4) |
  8–13 | 357 | 24.0 | 23.3 (20.6–25.9) |
  ≥ 14 | 133 | 8.9 | 8.5 (6.7–10.2) |
Current marital status | |||
  Never married | 747 | 50.2 | 49.5 (46.5–52.4) |
  Married | 91 | 6.1 | 5.9 (4.6–7.3) |
  Divorced | 272 | 18.3 | 19.0 (16.6–21.4) |
  Separated | 302 | 20.3 | 20.2 (17.8–22.7) |
  Widow | 75 | 5.0 | 5.3 (3.9–6.7) |
Age at initiation of sex work | |||
  < 25 | 692 | 46.6 | 45.3 (42.1–48.5) |
  ≥ 25 | 792 | 53.4 | 54.7 (51.5–57.9) |
Years in sex work (median, IQR) | 2 (1–5) |  | 2 (1–4) |
  < 1 | 302 | 20.3 | 22.2 (19.5–24.9) |
  1–2 | 483 | 32.5 | 35.6 (32.6–38.7) |
  3–5 | 439 | 29.5 | 26.5 (24.0–29.1) |
  ≥ 6 | 263 | 17.7 | 15.6 (13.5–17.8) |
Sex work as main source of income | |||
  Yes | 1401 | 94.2 | 94.4 (93.0–95.9) |
  No | 86 | 5.8 | 5.6 (4.1–7.0) |