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%) |
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