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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the women (n = 430)

From: Challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s HIV harm reduction centers: a mixed-methods study

Variables

N (%)a

Age (Mean ± SD) b

39.0 ± 10.2

Duration of contact with women’s HIV harm reduction centers (Year) (Mean ± SD)b

5.0 ± 3.0

Education

Illiterate

49(11.4)

Elementary

98(22.8)

Guidance

103(24.0)

High school

33(7.7)

Diploma

111(25.8)

Associate degree

12(2.8)

Bachelor’s degree

23(5.3)

Master’s degree

1(0.2)

Marital status

Single

87(20.2)

Married

96(22.3)

Divorced

174(40.5)

Widow

68(15.8)

Temporary marriagec

5(1.2)

Have Children

Yes

273(63.5)

No

157(36.5)

Job

Unemployed

124(28.8)

Sex Worker

118(27.4)

Cleaner

84(19.5)

Housewife

68(15.8)

Babysitter or elderly nursing

18(4.2)

Street peddler

11(2.6)

Waste collector

6(1.4)

Beggary

1(0.2)

Underlying disease

Yes

Glands

54(12.6)

Cardiovascular

10(2.3)

Neurological

11(2.5)

Skeletal and muscular

9(2.1)

dermal

3(0.6)

Psychological

25(5.8)

hematologic

11(2.5)

Respiratory

9(2.1)

Internal

3(0.6)

Immune system

2(0.5)

No

294(68.4)

  1. a Number (percentage), b mean ± standard deviation, c It is a type of marriage in which the duration and amount of the woman’s dowry are determined in advance. In this marriage, a temporary agreement is not given to the woman for alimony, and the man and the woman do not inherit from each other,