Table 1 Characteristics of NBB and BB FSWs aged 15–24 years
Variables | BB % (n = 746) | NBB % (n = 1050) | X2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Highest educational level achieved | ||||
Never attended school | 3.8 | 1.2 | 155.1 | <0.001 |
Quaranic education | 0.7 | 0.6 | ||
Some primary | 5.6 | 3.0 | ||
Completed primary | 13.0 | 5.8 | ||
Some secondary | 41.4 | 29.3 | ||
Completed secondary | 33.1 | 44.1 | ||
Tertiary | 2.4 | 16.0 | ||
Main reason for going into sex work | ||||
Financial gain | 76.0 | 82.2 | 36.5 | <0.001 |
Unemployment | 8.7 | 7.0 | ||
Pleasure | 3.4 | 5.2 | ||
Marital frustration | 4.5 | 2.1 | ||
Divorced/separated | 2.1 | 0.6 | ||
Widowed | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
Incest/abused | 1.4 | 0.5 | ||
Others | 1.8 | 0.3 | ||
Don’t know | 0.3 | 0.4 | ||
No response | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
Clients and duration of sex work | BB M (SD) | NBB M (SD) | t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
How many customers/clients did you have last day worked | 9.6 (19.8) | 6.0 (18.8) | 3.86 | <0.001 |
Last 7 days how many customers/clients do you have | 36.2 (26.1) | 16.4 (24.6) | 16.29 | <0.001 |
Duration of sex work in months | 20.0 (16.6) | 21.2 (15.4) | 1.55 | 0.12 |