Taxi ‘sugar daddies’ and taxi queens: Male taxi driver attitudes regarding transactional relationships in the Western Cape, South Africa

Figures & data

Table 1. Status.

Item	Agree	%	Disagree	%	Uncertain	%
Young girls like to ride with taxi drivers	172	76.4	29	12.9	24	10.7
Girls think it is cool to have a taxi driver boyfriend	162	72	17	7.6	45	20
Taxi drivers who have young girlfriends are admired by other men	132	58.7	60	26.7	33	14.7
Girls who have relationships with taxi drivers are admired by their friends	108	48	37	16.4	80	35.6
It is not wise for young girls to have relationships with taxi drivers	78	34.7	116	51.6	30	13.3

Table 2. Transactional relationship.

Item	Agree	%	Disagree	%	Uncertain	%
Girls who ride with taxi drivers do it for the gifts	134	59.6	49	21.8	42	18.7
Taxi drivers give the girls who drive with them gifts to have sex with them	106	47.1	75	33.3	44	19.6
If a girl gets gifts from a taxi driver, she can't refuse to have sex with him	88	39.1	104	46.2	33	14.7
Girls who accept gifts from taxi drivers, but refuse to have sex with them, deserve to get beaten	18	8.0	196	87.1	11	4.9

Table 3. Stigmatisation.

Item	Agree	%	Disagree	%	Uncertain	%
Girls who sleep with taxi drivers are loose	136	60.4	56	24.9	33	14.7
Girls who have sex with taxi drivers for gifts go on to become prostitutes	94	41.8	77	34.2	54	24

Table 4. HIV/AIDS.

Item	Agree	%	Disagree	%	Uncertain	%
It is not necessary to use a condom when having sex with a girl who rides in taxis	22	9.8	194	86.2	9	4
There is less risk of getting HIV/AIDS from sex with young girls	51	22.7	135	60	39	17.3
Girls who have sex with taxi drivers are likely to be HIV positive	74	32.9	70	31.1	81	36
Girls who have sex with taxi drivers are likely to get infected with HIV/AIDS	106	47.1	62	27.6	57	25.3

Table 5. Alcohol and drugs.

Item	Agree	%	Disagree	%	Uncertain	%
Taxi drivers often have had something to drink when they have sex with girls	111	49.3	65	28.9	49	21.8
Girls who sleep with taxi drivers often take drugs	88	39.1	94	41.8	43	19.1
Taxi drivers often take drugs with the girls with whom they have sex	79	35.1	92	40.9	53	23.6
Girls who sleep with taxi drivers are expected to sell drugs as well	18	8	156	69.3	51	22.7
Girls have sex with taxi drivers to pay for their drugs	83	36.9	101	44.9	41	18.2

Table 6. Family reactions.

Item	Agree	%	Disagree	%	Uncertain	%
Family and friends encourage girls to have relationships with taxi drivers	48	21.3	120	53.3	57	25.3
Parents of girls who have relationships with taxi drivers are afraid to intervene	102	45.3	75	33.3	47	20.9