Table 4 Association between SRH and demographic characteristics among female sex workers (n = 161)
Variable | Category | SRH N (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Optimal 78 (48.4) | Suboptimal 83 (51.6) | |||
Age | 18–30 | 29 (48.3) | 31 (51.7) | 0.49 |
31–40 | 30 (42.9) | 40 (57.1) | ||
Above 40 | 11(35.5) | 20 (64.5) | ||
Marital Status | Single (never married) | 22 (64.7) | 12 (35.3) | 0.01 |
Married (permanent marriage) | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | ||
Married (temporary marriage) | 10 (45.5) | 12 (54.5) | ||
Divorced | 20 (29.9) | 47 (70.1) | ||
Widowed | 6 (31.6) | 13 (68.4) | ||
Education Level | Illiterate | 2 (15.4) | 11 (84.6) | 0.02 |
Elementary | 16 (34) | 31 (66) | ||
Secondary and high school | 27 (45.8) | 32 (54.2) | ||
Diploma | 16 (55.2) | 13 (44.8) | ||
Associate degree and bachelor degree | 9 (69.2) | 4 (30.8) | ||
Employment | Yes | 16 (50) | 16 (50) | 0.84 |
No | 62 (48.1) | 67 (51.9) | ||