Table 1 Social demographic characteristics of the respondents
From: Uptake of the hepatitis B vaccine among brothel-based female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda
Variable | Attribute | Frequency (N鈥�=鈥�400) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age category (years) | 18鈥�24 | 89 | 22.3 |
25鈥�35 | 201 | 50.3 | |
35 years and above | 110 | 27.5 | |
Marital status | Divorced/Separated | 235 | 58.8 |
Married/cohabiting | 38 | 9.5 | |
Unmarried | 114 | 28.5 | |
Widow | 13 | 3.3 | |
Religion | Anglican | 109 | 27.3 |
Moslem | 70 | 17.5 | |
No religion | 5 | 1.3 | |
Pentecost/Born-again | 29 | 7.3 | |
Roman Catholic | 182 | 45.5 | |
SDA | 5 | 1.3 | |
Highest level of education completed | No formal education | 110 | 27.5 |
Primary | 183 | 45.8 | |
Secondary | 100 | 25.0 | |
Tertiary | 7 | 1.8 | |
Has some other source of income other than sex work | No | 246 | 61.5 |
Yes | 154 | 38.5 | |
Any other occupation (n鈥�=鈥�154) | Bar attendant | 34 | 22.1 |
Business-woman | 39 | 25.3 | |
Casual labourer | 47 | 30.5 | |
Drug seller | 5 | 3.2 | |
Salon Business | 17 | 11.0 | |
Selling fast foods | 12 | 7.8 | |
Years lived in the area | 0鈥�5 years | 135 | 33.8 |
Five years and above | 265 | 66.3 | |
Years spent in sex work | 0鈥�4 years | 224 | 56.0 |
Four years and above | 176 | 44.0 | |
Ways of getting sex clients* | Online | 3 | 0.8 |
Street-based | 263 | 65.8 | |
Home-based | 128 | 32.0 | |
Phone-based | 126 | 31.5 | |
Bar-based | 22 | 5.5 | |
Perceived social status | Low | 308 | 77.0 |
Middle | 88 | 22.0 | |
High | 4 | 1.0 | |
Currently uses a psychoactive substance | No | 75 | 19.0 |
Yes | 324 | 81.0 | |
Psychoactive substances currently used by the respondent. | Khat | 62 | 19.1 |
Alcohol | 303 | 93.2 | |
Marijuana (Cannabis) | 41 | 12.6 | |
Aviation fuel | 2 | 0.6 | |
E-cigarettes (shisha) | 49 | 15.1 | |
Kuba (Oral tobacco) | 53 | 16.3 | |
Injecting drug user | No | 395 | 98.7 |
Yes | 5 | 1.3 |