Collerrates Od Sexual Behavior among Barmaids in Morogoro Municipality

Thecla ., P Mendile, Ms

Abstract Barmaids are among the high-risk group of infection of sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS. Most barmaids are young women who migrate from rural areas with a purpose to engage in formal employment to earn a living. However, smost of them have low levels of education and are unskilled they end up in low income earning jobs including working as barmaids. Due to the nature of their work, they are placed at a higher risk of involving themselves in risky sexual behaviour undertakings. Limited studies in Tanzania have examined sexual behaviour of barmaids and the risks involved. The overall objective of the paper is to examine correlates of sexual behaviour among barmaids. the paper determines the; incidence of pregnancy, abortion and STIs among barmaids; influence of alcohol consumption on sexual behaviour; association between demographic variables (age, marital status, number of children. The paper employs data from a cross-sectional study using a randomly selected sample of 60 respondents