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Socio-demographics
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|
Age, mean (SD)
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35.7 (9.0)
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36.3 (9.1)
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33.8 (8.5)
|
0.06
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35.9 (8.9)
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33.0 (10.5)
|
0.15
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Race/ethnicity
| | | |
0.16
| | |
0.02
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White
|
163 (66.0)
|
126 (68.5)
|
37 (58.7)
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154 (68.1)
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9 (42.9)
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|
Black, Hispanic, others
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84 (34.0)
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58 (31.5)
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26 (41.3)
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72 (31.9)
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12 (56.1)
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Relationship status
| | | |
0.76
| | |
0.63
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|
In a relationship or married
|
82 (33.3)
|
60 (32.8)
|
22 (34.9)
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74 (32.9)
|
8 (38.1)
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|
Single
|
164 (66.7)
|
123 (67.2)
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41 (65.1)
| |
151 (67.1)
|
13 (61.9)
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|
Education- less than grade 12
| | | |
0.18
| | | |
| |
131 (53.0)
|
93 (50.5)
|
38 (60.3)
| |
116 (51.3)
|
15 (71.4)
|
0.08
|
|
Structural vulnerability
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|
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
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|
Food insecure
|
134 (54.3)
|
99 (53.8)
|
35 (55.6)
|
0.81
|
121 (53.5)
|
13 (61.9)
|
0.46
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|
Childhood sexual violence
|
80 (33.5)
|
56 (31.1)
|
24 (40.7)
|
0.18
|
71 (32.3)
|
9 (47.4)
|
0.18
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|
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
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|
HIV-positive
|
13 (5.3)
|
11 (6.0)
|
2 (3.2)
|
0.39
|
13 (5.8)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0.26
|
|
Substance use
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|
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
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|
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
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