Contributory factors on the involvement of women to prostitution in Davao City

Abstract

The motivation behind the conduct of this study is to determine the contributory factors on the involvement of women to prostitution in Davao City. The method that accustomed by the researchers is a descriptive survey method and the instrument being used is survey validated by the research adviser and three evaluator’s from the staff of the College of Criminal Justice Education. The mean, ttest and ANOVA were used to gauge the hypothesis. The result of the research showed that the most respondent were at a young age (15-18), and mostly single with the educational attainment is only high school undergrad, reached an overall mean of 0.49 or 0.22 age, 0.190 or 0.240 civil status, 0.24 or 0.23 educational attainment. It demonstrated that there is no huge distinction on the contributory factors on the involvement of women to prostitution when analysed by age, civil status, and Educational attainment.

Key Words. Contributory factor, Involvement, women, prostitution, Davao city.