Table 2 SM-FSW characteristics by identity and behavior
| Â | Total, 247 (100%) | Identity | Behavior | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heterosexual, 184 (%) | Gay/lesbian/bi, 63 (%) | p value | WSMO, 226 (%) | WSWM, 21 (%) | p value | ||
Socio-demographics | |||||||
 Age, mean (SD) | 35.7 (9.0) | 36.3 (9.1) | 33.8 (8.5) | 0.06 | 35.9 (8.9) | 33.0 (10.5) | 0.15 |
 Race/ethnicity |  |  |  | 0.16 |  |  | 0.02 |
  White | 163 (66.0) | 126 (68.5) | 37 (58.7) |  | 154 (68.1) | 9 (42.9) |  |
  Black, Hispanic, others | 84 (34.0) | 58 (31.5) | 26 (41.3) | 72 (31.9) | 12 (56.1) | ||
 Relationship status |  |  |  | 0.76 |  |  | 0.63 |
  In a relationship or married | 82 (33.3) | 60 (32.8) | 22 (34.9) |  | 74 (32.9) | 8 (38.1) |  |
  Single | 164 (66.7) | 123 (67.2) | 41 (65.1) |  | 151 (67.1) | 13 (61.9) |  |
 Education- less than grade 12 |  |  |  | 0.18 |  |  |  |
| Â | 131 (53.0) | 93 (50.5) | 38 (60.3) | Â | 116 (51.3) | 15 (71.4) | 0.08 |
Structural vulnerability | |||||||
 Homeless* | 155 (62.8) | 108 (58.7) | 47 (74.6) | 0.02 | 138 (61.1) | 17 (81.0) | 0.07 |
 Ever been arrested | 203 (82.2) | 149 (81.0) | 54 (85.7) | 0.40 | 186 (82.3) | 17 (81.0) | 0.88 |
 Food insecure | 134 (54.3) | 99 (53.8) | 35 (55.6) | 0.81 | 121 (53.5) | 13 (61.9) | 0.46 |
 Childhood sexual violence | 80 (33.5) | 56 (31.1) | 24 (40.7) | 0.18 | 71 (32.3) | 9 (47.4) | 0.18 |
 Childhood physical violence | 100 (42.0) | 75 (41.7) | 25 (43.1) | 0.85 | 93 (42.1) | 7 (41.2) | 0.94 |
 Lifetime physical IPV | 115 (47.5) | 78 (43.3) | 37 (59.7) | 0.03 | 105 (47.5) | 10 (47.6) | 0.99 |
 Lifetime sexual IPV | 60 (24.3) | 41 (22.3) | 19 (30.2) | 0.21 | 54 (23.9) | 6 (28.6) | 0.63 |
HIV | |||||||
 HIV-positive | 13 (5.3) | 11 (6.0) | 2 (3.2) | 0.39 | 13 (5.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.26 |
Substance use | |||||||
 Injection drug use* | 174 (70.4) | 124 (67.4) | 50 (79.4) | 0.07 | 159 (70.4) | 15 (71.4) | 0.92 |
 Heroin injection* | 160 (64.8) | 116 (63.0) | 44 (69.8) | 0.33 | 147 (65.0) | 13 (61.9) | 0.77 |
 Speedball injection* | 56 (22.8) | 37 (20.2) | 19 (30.2) | 0.10 | 51 (22.7) | 5 (23.8) | 1.00 |
 Smoked crack* | 206 (83.4) | 153 (83.2) | 53 (84.1) | 0.86 | 189 (83.6) | 17 (81.0) | 0.75 |
 Binge drinking** | 84 (34.0) | 57 (31.0) | 27 (42.9) | 0.09 | 73 (32.3) | 11 (52.4) | 0.06 |
Sex work-related characteristics | |||||||
 Minor (< 18 years) at sex work entry | 53 (21.5) | 30 (16.3) | 23 (36.5) | < 0.001 | 41 (18.1) | 12 (57.1) | < 0.001 |
 Ever had a pimp/manager | 23 (9.3) | 13 (7.1) | 10 (15.9) | 0.04 | 18 (8.0) | 5 (23.8) | 0.02 |
 > 5 years in sex work | 128 (51.8) | 93 (50.5) | 35 (55.6) | 0.49 | 114 (50.4) | 14 (66.7) | 0.15 |