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Table 2 Sexual harassment experienced by hawkers by site

From: Sexual abuse and risky sexual behaviors among young female hawkers in Burkina Faso: a mixed method study

Variables

Bittou

Boromo

Total

p-value

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

 

Ever being sexually harassed

 No

63

48.5

68

50.7

131

49.6

0.710

 Yes

67

51.5

66

49.3

133

50.4

 

Type of Harassment (n = 133)

 Verbal

49

73.1

50

75.8

99

74.4

0.729

 Visual

15

22.4

25

37.9

40

30.1

0.051

 Physical

54

80.6

31

47

85

63.9

<0.001*

 Rape

0

0

6

9.1

6

4.5

0.012*

 Other

27

40.3

10

15.1

37

27.8

0.001*

Assaulter (n = 133)

 Client/Customer

56

83.6

29

43.9

85

63.9

<0.001*

 Public member

38

56.7

30

45.5

68

51.1

0.194

 Co-hawker

24

35.8

37

56.1

61

45.9

0.019*

 Driver

36

53.7

17

25.8

53

39.9

0.001*

 Apprentice

35

52.2

16

24.2

51

38.4

0.001*

  1.  = Multiple Coding variables * = Statistically significant at P < 0.05