Mental Health and Risk Factors Among Female Sex Workers in Tanzania

Edwin Ngula Luguku's dataset, last updated in April 2026, contains survey data on mental health conditions among female sex workers in Tanzania. It includes prevalence data for depression (49.2%), anxiety (40.4%), and PTSD (20.2%), as well as measures of violence, alcohol use, and suicidal behavior. The data was collected using standardized instruments like the PHQ-9, GAD-7, and AUDIT and analyzed with logistic regression.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between non-intimate partner violence and mental health outcomes based on the described associations.
• Investigating the mediational role of alcohol use on anxiety and PTSD as indicated in the study description.
• Analyzing prevalence and risk factors for suicidal behavior based on the reported 35% lifetime prevalence of suicidal thoughts.
• Studying condition-specific associations, such as the link between client volume and anxiety mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Uses standardized clinical instruments (PHQ-9, GAD-7, HTQ-17, AUDIT) for measurement.
• Reports specific prevalence figures for depression (49.2%), anxiety (40.4%), and PTSD (20.2%).
• Analyzes associations between multiple socio-structural risk factors and mental health outcomes.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (5.5 KB), indicating a limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Edwin Ngula Luguku via figshare.

Collection Method

Survey data collected using standardized questionnaires.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 17:43:40; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tanzania.