A Situational Analysis of Child Sex Tourism in Nepal (Kathmandu ...

3.1.9. Profile of the Children Sexually Exploited Through Tourism
To whom?
Yes No Total
Frequency % Frequency % Frequency %
Girls 10 10% 90 90% 100 100
Boys 18 18% 82 82% 100 100
Both 32 32% 68 68% 100 100
No idea 40 40% 60 60% 100 100
Age Group
Yes No Total
Frequency % Frequency % Frequency %
Below 10 years 7 7% 93 93% 100 100
10- 14 years 24 24% 76 76% 100 100
Youth 4 4% 96 96% 100 100
Any age 3 3% 97 97% 100 100
No idea 62 62% 38 38% 100 100
According to the perception of the children, 32% of them said that it could happen to
both boys and girls whereas 18% said that it could happen to only boys and 10% said that
it could take place only with girls. 40% said they had no idea at all. 24% of the children
said that this could take place with the children of the age group 10-14.
Preferred Yes No Total
Children Frequency % Frequency % Frequency %
Living on 27 27% 73 73% 100 100
street/slum
Tourist guide 14 14% 86 86% 100 100
Hotel and 9 9% 91 91% 100 100
Restaurant
worker
Trekking 4 4% 96 96% 100 100
porter
Others 1 1% 99 99% 100 100
27% of the children said that the tourists preferred the children living in the street and
slum areas. 14% said that they liked tourist guided and 9% were of the opinion that hotel
and the tourists preferred restaurant workers.
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