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 2010
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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 |
15,779
(32%) |
18,364
(37%) |
6,411
(13%) |
5,612
(11%) |
4,227
(7%) |
50,393
(100%) |
TABLE 2 : Average age.
0-9 yrs. |
10-19 yrs. |
20-29 yrs. |
30-59 yrs. |
60 and more |
Total |
10,919
(21%) |
12,933
(26%) |
13,549
(27%) |
11,409
(22%) |
1,583
(4%) |
50,393
(100%) |
 TABLE 3 : Average education (6th Grade education)
0 |
Lower than 6 grade |
Higher than 6 grade |
Total |
14,932
(29%) |
18,095
(38%) |
17,366
(33%) |
50,393
(100 %) |
TABLE 4 : Clients referral sources.
From |
Bangkok |
East |
North |
Central |
South |
North East |
Total |
Police station |
353 |
73
|
1,595
|
554
|
367 |
2,121 |
5,063 |
Hospital |
302 |
67 |
463 |
632 |
353 |
867 |
2,684 |
Non-governmental agencies |
441 |
31 |
249 |
437 |
110 |
616 |
1,884 |
Governmental agencies |
385 |
47 |
286 |
276 |
130 |
662 |
1,786 |
Voluntary |
2,278 |
507 |
2,224 |
2,754 |
1,109 |
5,528 |
14,400
|
Accompanying the mother |
2,577 |
205 |
491 |
788 |
302 |
1,336 |
5,699
|
Citizen referal |
403 |
101 |
406 |
414 |
158 |
945 |
2,427 |
Social workers or correspondence |
966 |
134 |
2,814 |
2,167 |
861 |
9,508 |
16,450 |
Total |
7,705
15% |
1,165
2 % |
8,528
17% |
8,022
16% |
3,390
7% |
21,583
44% |
50,393
100% |
TABLE 5 : Clients issues (some fall into multiple categories)
| Labour |
19,278 (
39 %) |
| Family |
19,425 (38 %) |
| Prostitution |
2,616 (6 %) |
| Rape victims |
856 (2%) |
| Unwanted pregnancy |
4,733 ( 9%) |
| Mothers with children |
19,045 (39 %) |
| Homeless |
2,955 (6%) |
| Health |
6,139 (13%) |
| HIV Positive (since 1990) |
846 (2%) |
| Financial help to return home |
5,020 (10%) |
| Theft/conned victims seeking legal help |
3,115 (7%) |
| Battered wives |
4,714 (9%) |
| Mental |
1,815 (4%) |
| Other |
21,978 (44%) |
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