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Table 1 Background characteristics of victims of trafficking from Ethiopia, 2016

From: Socio-economic, trafficking exposures and mental health symptoms of human trafficking returnees in Ethiopia: using a generalized structural equation modelling

Characteristicsa

Number (percent)

(n = 1387)

Age at departure

 14–17

84 (6.06)

 18–20

420 (30.28)

 21–25

695 (50.11)

 26–49

188 (13.55)

Sex

 Male

716 (51.62)

 Female

671 (48.38)

Marital status

 Married

267 (19.25)

 Never married

1075 (77.51)

 Separated

45 (3.24)

Educational level

 Illiterate

135 (9.73)

 Primary

467 (33.67)

 Junior

409 (29.49)

 High school and above

376 (27.11)

Residence

 Rural

914 (65.90)

 Urban

473 (34.10)

Region

 Oromyia

429 (30.93)

 SNNPb

453 (32.66)

 Amhara

345 (24.87)

 Others

160 (11.54)

Religion

 Muslim

806 (58.11)

 Protestant

342 (24.66)

 Orthodox

216 (15.79)

 Others

20 (1.44)

Social support

 Poor

974 (70.22)

 Medium

274 (19.75)

 Strong

139 (10.02)

  1. aSocio-economic characteristics that describe situations before departure or at their origin
  2. bSNNP is the region of Southern Nations and Nationalities and Peoples