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Table 1 Socio-demographic, Knowledge, attitude, Health Facility, and Behavioral Characteristics of FSW in Bahir Dar town, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2022

From: Uptake of retroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis and its associated factors among female sex workers, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Numbers

Percent (%)

Educational states

Unable to read & write

6

1.8

Able to read and write

20

6

Grade1-8

126

37.7

Grade 9–12

179

53.6

Certificate and above

3

0.9

Marital status

Single

228

68.3

Divorced /widowed

69

20.3

With Baluka

37

11.1

Parent living condition

Divorced

34

10.2

Both dead

32

9.6

Only father alive

90

26.9

Only mother alive

121

36.2

Both alive in marriage

57

17.1

Previous Residence

Urban

70

21

Rural

264

79

Means of information (n = 91)

Health care providers

46

49.8

Media

4

5.2

Friends

41

45

PrEP provided for all eligible clients (n = 91)

Yes

31

34.1

Have information and take PrEP (n = 91)

Yes

53

58.3

PrEP Prevents STI (n = 53)

Yes

12

23.5

Easy medication access from facilities (n = 53)

Yes

32

61.5

Comfortable with treatment schedule (n = 53)

Yes

39

75

Positive feeling about facility service (n = 53)

Yes

39

75