Substance Use among Homeless Reproductive Age People in Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of street dwellers in Southern Ethiopia, 2019 ().

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Gender
Male	503	59.7
Female	339	40.3
Age in years
15-18 years	246	29.3
19-25	407	48.3
≥26 years	189	22.4
Marital status
Single/not ever married	521	61.9
Married	233	27.7
Divorced/separated	73	8.7
Widowed	15	1.8
Educational status
Illiterate	187	22.2
Elementary	542	64.4
High school	102	12.1
College and above	11	1.3
Schooling status
In school	97	11.5
Out of school	745	88.5
With whom currently living
Alone	257	30.5
Peers	382	45.4
Boyfriend/girlfriend	135	16.0
Parents	50	5.9
Relatives	18	2.1
Place of current residence
Hawassa	281	33.4
Soddo	165	19.6
Dilla	138	16.4
Arba Minch	117	13.9
Mizan Aman	108	12.8
Yergalem	20	2.4
Durame	13	1.5
Place of residence prior to starting street life
Major urban town	313	37.2
Small town	369	43.8
Rural area	160	19.0
Type of street
Street “on”	274	32.5
Street “off”	568	67.5
Duration of stay on the street
< 5 years	621	73.8
5-10 years	168	20.0
> 10 years	36	4.3
Could not estimate	17	2.0
Daily income in birr
5-20	136	16.2
21-50	518	61.5
≥ 51	654	77.7