Table 1 Descriptive statistics of sociodemographic characteristics and univariate models of factors associated with “Having experienced episodes of police violence” among FSW in Argentina (N = 173)
Experiences of police violence | Total sample N = 173 | p-value | Univariable N = 173 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No n = 96 (55.5%) | Yes n = 77 (44.5%) | |||||
n (%) | n (%) | N (%) | OR [95% CI] | p-value | ||
Age median [IQR] (for 1 year increase) | 32 [25–40] | 36 [29–44] | 34 [27–42] | 0.003 | 1.04 [1.01;1.08] | 0.007 |
Gender identity | < 0.001 | |||||
Cis sex worker | 74 (77.1) | 31 (40.3) | 105 (60.7) | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | ||
Trans sex worker | 22 (22.9) | 46 (59.7) | 68 (39.3) | 4.99 [2.58;9.64] | < 0.001 | |
Current educational level | 0.156 | |||||
Never went to school/ Primary education | 33 (34.4) | 33 (42.9) | 66 (38.2) | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | ||
Secondary education | 43 (44.8) | 36 (46.8) | 79 (45.7) | 0.84 [0.43;1.61] | 0.595 | |
Higher education | 20 (20.8) | 8 (10.4) | 28 (16.2) | 0.40 [0.15;1.04] | 0.059 | |
Current place of residence | 0.451 | |||||
Urban setting/big city | 65 (67.7) | 56 (72.7) | 121 (69.9) | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | ||
Semi-urban environment/medium or small city | 21 (21.9) | 17 (22.1) | 38 (22.0) | 0.94 [0.45;1.95] | 0.868 | |
Rural setting/village | 10 (10.4) | 4 (5.2) | 14 (8.1) | 0.46 [0.14;1.56] | 0.215 | |
Current housing conditions | 0.309 | |||||
Own home/rental home | 77 (81.1) | 66 (86.8) | 143 (83.6) | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | ||
In a house hosted for free/ | ||||||
Squatting/on the street/do not have a fixed home | 18 (18.9) | 10 (13.2) | 28 (16.4) | 0.65 [0.28;1.50] | 0.312 | |
Non-injection drug user | 0.024 | |||||
No | 82 (85.4) | 55 (71.4) | 137 (79.2) | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | ||
Yes | 14 (14.6) | 22 (28.6) | 36 (20.8) | 2.34 [1.10;4.97] | 0.027 | |
PLHIV | 0.009 | |||||
No | 89 (92.7) | 61 (79.2) | 150 (86.7) | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | ||
Yes | 7 (7.3) | 16 (20.8) | 23 (13.3) | 3.33 [1.29;8.59] | 0.013 | |
Migrant | 0.004 | |||||
No | 86 (89.6) | 56 (72.7) | 142 (82.1) | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | ||
Yes | 10 (10.4) | 21 (27.3) | 31 (17.9) | 3.22 [1.41;7.36] | 0.005 | |
Financial situation deteriorated considerably* | 0.008 | |||||
No | 35 (36.5) | 14 (18.2) | 49 (28.3) | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | ||
Yes | 61 (63.5) | 63 (81.8) | 124 (71.7) | 2.58 [1.27;5.27] | 0.009 | |
Worse quality of life* | 0.047 | |||||
No | 29 (30.2) | 13 (17.1) | 42 (24.4) | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | ||
Yes | 67 (69.8) | 63 (82.9) | 130 (75.6) | 2.10 [1.00;4.39] | 0.049 | |
Negative impact of the Covid-19 health crisis on the professional life in general | 0.028 | |||||
No | 19 (22.4) | 7 (9.5) | 26 (16.4) | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | ||
Yes | 66 (77.6) | 67 (90.5) | 133 (83.6) | 2.76 [1.09;6.99] | 0.033 | |
SW as currently main source of income | 0.464 | |||||
No, I have another main activity | 7 (7.5) | 6 (7.9) | 13 (7.7) | 0.97 [0.31;3.03] | 0.955 | |
Yes, but I have other complementary activity | 16 (17.2) | 8 (10.5) | 24 (14.2) | 0.56 [0.23;1.41] | 0.221 | |
Yes, it is my only activity | 70 (75.3) | 62 (81.6) | 132 (78.1) | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | ||
Decrease of the SW income received per week* | 0.011 | |||||
No | 12 (14.1) | 2 (2.7) | 14 (8.8) | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | ||
Yes | 73 (85.9) | 72 (97.3) | 145 (91.2) | 5.92 [1.28;27.4] | 0.023 | |
Fear or experiences of discrimination by physicians/other health workers* | 0.044 | |||||
Never experienced this feeling | 42 (46.1) | 22 (29.7) | 64 (38.8) | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | ||
Same as before/less often | 25 (27.5) | 20 (27.0) | 45 (27.3) | 1.53 [0.70;3.34] | 0.289 | |
More often | 24 (26.4) | 32 (43.3) | 56 (33.9) | 2.55 [1.22;5.33] | 0.013 | |
Consultation with a CBO worker for medical care/treatments | < 0.001 | |||||
No | 79 (88.8) | 39 (52.7) | 118 (72.4) | 1.00 [1.00;1.00] | ||
Yes | 10 (11.2) | 35 (47.3) | 45 (27.6) | 7.09 [3.18;15.79] | < 0.001 | |