EMERGENCY  HOME FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN DISTRESS
ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE STATUS OF WOMEN
Brief report on clients during August 1980 – August 2009
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TABLE 1 Average  stay and counseling.

Counseling only
1-7 days
8-15 days
16-30 days
30 day&more
Total
15,707
 (32%)
18,253
 (37%)
6,387
(13%)
5,593
 (11%)
3,961
 (7%)
49,901
(100%)

TABLE 2 : Average age.

0-9 yrs.

10-19 yrs.

20-29 yrs.

30-59 yrs.

60 and more

Total

10,737
 (21%)

12,869
(26%)

13,435
(27%)

11,279
(22%)

1,581
(4%)

49,901
 (100%)

TABLE 3 : Average education (6th Grade education)

0

Lower than 6 grade

Higher than 6 grade

Total

14,747
(29%)

18,043
(38%)

17,111
(33%)

49,901
(100 %)

TABLE 4 : Clients  referral sources.

From

Bangkok

East

North

Central

South

North East

Total

Police station

351

73

1,595

554

367

2,116

5,056

Hospital

292

66

459

628

352

863

2,660

Non-governmental agencies

429

31

246

427

106

612

1,851

Governmental agencies

382

46

285

270

130

661

1,774

Voluntary

2,239

492

2,200

2,705

1,093

5,473

14,202

Accompanying the mother

2,464

199

489

764

293

1,321

5,530

Citizen referal

389

101

400

404

157

937

2,388

Social workers  or correspondence

962

134

2,812

2,167

860

9,505

16,440

Total

7,508
   
14%

1,142
         
 2 %

8,486

17%

7,919

16%

3,358

7%

21,488

44%

49,901

100%

TABLE 5 :  Clients issues (some fall into multiple categories)

Labour 
19,203 ( 39 %)
Family 
19,167 (38 %) 
Prostitution  
2,614 (6 %)
Rape victims
835 (2%)
Unwanted pregnancy
4,645 ( 9%)
Mothers with children 
18,876 (38 %)
Homeless  
2,947 (6%)
Health
6,120 (13%)
HIV Positive (since 1990)
825 (2%)
Financial help to return home
5,003 (10%)
Theft/conned victims seeking legal help
3,095(7%)
Battered wives  
4,645 (9%)
Mental 
1,803 (4%)
Other   
21,558 (43%)