Table 1 Sociodemographic and reproductive health characteristics of female sex workers in Gulu city, Uganda
From: Dual contraceptive use and associated factors among female sex workers in Gulu City, Uganda in 2023
Variable | Category | Frequency (N = 314) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) mean (SD) | 28.8 (6.4) | ||
Age (years) | < 29 | 183 | 58.3 |
> 28 | 131 | 41.7 | |
Education | None/Primary | 153 | 48.7 |
Secondary/tertiary | 161 | 51.3 | |
Residence | Urban | 21 | 6.7 |
Rural | 293 | 93.3 | |
Marital status | Married | 57 | 18.2 |
Single | 257 | 81.8 | |
Religion | Moslem | 23 | 7.4 |
Christian | 286 | 92.6 | |
Number of pregnancies | None | 73 | 23.3 |
1–4 | 211 | 67.2 | |
> 4 | 30 | 9.5 | |
Number of abortions | None | 167 | 53.2 |
1–4 | 123 | 39.2 | |
> 4 | 24 | 7.6 | |
Number of unplanned pregnancy n = 305 | None | 166 | 54.4 |
1–3 | 118 | 38.7 | |
> 3 | 21 | 6.9 | |
Number of conceptions during sex work n = 305 | None | 193 | 63.3 |
1–3 | 100 | 32.8 | |
> 3 | 12 | 3.9 | |
Number of unplanned pregnancies during sex work n = 307 | None | 187 | 60.9 |
1–4 | 108 | 35.2 | |
> 4 | 12 | 3.9 | |
Sex work as major source of income | No | 187 | 59.6 |
Yes | 127 | 40.5 | |
Depression | No | 31 | 9.9 |
Yes | 283 | 90.1 | |
Awareness of HIV status | No | 16 | 5.1 |
Yes | 298 | 94.9 | |
HIV status n = 298 | Negative | 257 | 86.2 |
Positive | 41 | 13.8 | |
Alcohol consumption n = 310 | Always | 52 | 16.8 |
Never | 8 | 2.6 | |
Sometimes | 250 | 80.7 | |
Age at first sexual encounter n = 286 | < 17 | 158 | 55.2 |
> 16 | 128 | 44.8 |