Table 1 Background characteristics of the respondents
Variable | Category | Number of respondents |
|---|---|---|
District of residence | Mukono | 33 |
Kampala | 21 | |
Wakiso | 6 | |
Age (years) | 18–28 | 56 |
29–39 | 4 | |
Education level | No formal education | 1 |
Primary | 10 | |
Secondary | 38 | |
Tertiary | 11 | |
Marital Status | Single/never married | 55 |
Married | 5 | |
Religion | Catholic | 18 |
Protestant | 14 | |
Muslim | 20 | |
Pentecostal | 5 | |
Seventh-day Adventist | 2 | |
Other | 1 | |
Main source of income | Sex work | 31 |
Salaried | 9 | |
Casual work | 7 | |
Other businesses | 13 | |
Type of sex work | Street-based | 2 |
Entertainment place-based | 7 | |
Residence/home-based | 21 | |
Other | 6 | |
Living arrangements | Home with family | 14 |
Home without family members | 21 | |
Fellow transwomen | 14 | |
No home to stay at | 11 |