Children’s access to formal education varies by socio-economic status

Educational attainment is part of who are and what we want to become. The same feeling could be felt for the children of the sex workers in Bangladesh. But unfortunately the system of education for these children in Bangladesh is subjected to the dependence of Non- Government organizational sources. Over the years variety of complications grew out of several conditions and factors that affect the process of educational attainment of these students. In spite of all the barriers and obstacles, these students are making their own position and securing a place at Nation. Ministry of Social Welfare is working for CSW through various NGOs. But there is no proper attempt which has been taken till now.

Present educational status of CSW

All of the participants have facilities to access in formal education. Education is a key constituent of individual’s life that affects many aspects of a person including behavior change related aspects. Studies have shown that educational attainment has strong influence on knowledge, attitude and practice. In this study, according to survey findings, a much greater percentage of the 94.50% of 200 participants were recieving institutional education.Among them 79% studying in primary level, while 12.5% was in secondary level. Only 3 percent was studying higher secondary level. Most of them 72% were studying in govt. school, 25% participants were in non-govt. school and 3% participant belonged to other institution like vocational school. Among them 35.5% get access to the library and 64.0% don’t who are mainly from primary level. They are not disturbed by strengers on the way of school because a house-guide was always with them. They are not even annoyed by schoolmates because their identity kept secrate or they 96% have a good understanding with everyone. They are not even neglected or punished by the teacher as because they are CSW.

Socio-economic status of the children of sex-workers

The distribution of CSW by socio-economic characteristics include age, sex, religion, marital status, number of family members, visiting times of mother to children, family income (monthly), educational background of mother and friends or peers. Moreover access of CSW in formal education varies by socio economic status. In total, 200 CSW Regarding the participants’ age, about 19.5 percent of the respondents belonged to the age group of below 8 years. Around 49.5 percent of the respondents was found in the age group 9-12 years, where as, 31% respondents was found above 16 years old. The average age of the respondents was (11.25 ) years with a standard deviation of (3.20 ).

Socio-economic status of Crime of Bangladesh

It is widely believed that there is an inverse relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and criminality. That is, people from low-SES backgrounds are over-represented amongst the population of offenders. For example, stereotypical views of “the criminal” frequently include the motion that they are working classes. Whilst some research supports the idea that low SES is associated with criminality, the relationship between offending and SES is weaker than many people assume.