Table 2 Descriptive Statistics for categorical Socio demographic characteristics of street beggar women in Sidama region, Ethiopia 2023
Variable | Frequency | Percent (%) | Use modern contraception | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 15–24 | 114 | 23 | 41 (8.3) | 73 (14.7) |
 25–34 | 224 | 45.1 | 119 (24.0) | 105 (21.0) |
 35–49 | 158 | 31.9 | 33 (6.7) | 125 (25.3) |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Orthodox | 158 | 31.9 | 63 (12.7) | 95 (19.1) |
 Protestant | 230 | 46.4 | 95 (19.1) | 135 (27.2) |
 Muslim | 58 | 11.7 | 18 (3.6) | 40 (8.0) |
 Others | 50 | 10.5 | 17 (3.5) | 33 (6.6) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Single | 89 | 17.9 | 15 (3.0) | 74 (15.0) |
 Married | 174 | 35.1 | 127 (25.6) | 47 (9.2) |
 Divorced | 123 | 24.8 | 34 (6.8) | 89 (18.0) |
 Widowed | 110 | 22.2 | 17 (3.5) | 93 (18.7) |
Educational status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Non Educated | 273 | 55.0 | 71 (14.3) | 202 (40.7) |
 Educated | 223 | 45.0 | 122 (24.6) | 101 (20.4) |
Do you have sexual partner | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 194 | 39.1 | 127 (25.6) | 67 (13.5) |
 No | 302 | 60.9 | 66 (13.3) | 236 (47.60) |
Do you have dependent family | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 358 | 77.6 | 163 (32.9) | 222 (44.7) |
 No | 111 | 22.4 | 30 (6.0) | 81 (16.3) |
Family size | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Alone | 78 | 15.7 | 17 (3.4) | 61 (12.3) |
 2–3 | 201 | 40.5 | 77 (15.5) | 124 (25.0) |
> 3 | 217 | 43.8 | 99 (20.0) | 118 (23.8) |
Residence before street life | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Rural | 305 | 61.5 | 109 (22.0) | 197 (39.7) |
 Urban | 191 | 38.5 | 84 (17.0) | 107 (21.3) |
Do you have disability | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 84 | 16.9 | 12 (2.4) | 72 (14.5) |
 No | 412 | 83.1 | 181 (36.5) | 231 (46.6) |
Types of disability you have | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Problem on hand and leg | 41 | 51.2 | 6 (7.1) | 35 (41.6) |
 Blindness | 18 | 23.8 | 2 (2.4) | 23 (27.4) |
 Difficulty of Hearing | 13 | 17.8 | 1 (1.2) | 12 (14.2) |
 Mental health problem | 5 | 7.2 | 3 (3.6) | 2 (2.4) |
Do you have chronic illness | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 161 | 32.5 | 50 (10.1) | 111 (22.4) |
 No | 335 | 67.5 | 143 (28.8) | 192 (38.7) |
Type of chronic illness | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 HIV | 52 | 32.3 | 13 (8.0) | 39 (24.3) |
 Cardiac illness | 24 | 14.9 | 8 (5.0) | 16 (9.9) |
 Diabetes mellitus | 27 | 16.7 | 10 (6.2) | 17 (10.5) |
 TB | 26 | 16.2 | 7 (4.4) | 19 (11.8) |
 Others* | 32 | 19.9 | 12 (7.5) | 20 (12.4) |
Duration of street life | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Less than 1 year | 54 | 10.9 | 20 (4.0) | 34 (6.9) |
 1–5 | 289 | 58.3 | 114 (23.0) | 175 (35.3) |
 6–10 | 90 | 18.1 | 34 (6.9) | 56 (11.3) |
 11–15 | 29 | 5.8 | 15 (3.0) | 14 (2.8) |
 Greater than 15 years | 34 | 6.9 | 10 (2.0) | 24 (4.8) |
Migration status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Migrant | 131 | 26.4 | 46 (9.3) | 85 (17.1) |
 Non-migrant | 365 | 73.6 | 147 (29.6) | 218 (44.0) |