Table 1.
Factors associated with sex trade work among a cohort of sexually active street-involved youth (n = 560)
| Characteristic | Yes, n (%), n = 63 | No, n (%), n = 497 | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22.7 | 21.9 | 1.11 (1.01–1.22), value = 0.033 | 0.03 |
| Inter-quartile range | (20.3–24.3) | (19.6–23.7) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 31 (17.3) | 148 (82.7) | 2.28 (1.34–3.88) | <0.01 |
| Male | 32 (8.4) | 349 (91.6) | ||
| Aboriginal ethnicity | ||||
| Yes | 24 (18.3) | 107 (81.7) | 2.24 (1.29–3.89) | <0.01 |
| No | 39 (9.1) | 390 (90.9) | ||
| Education level | ||||
| Less than high school | 46 (12.1) | 337 (87.9) | 1.28 (0.71–2.31) | 0.427 |
| Greater than or equal high school | 160 (90.4) | 17 (9.6) | ||
| Ever in foster care | ||||
| Yes | 35 (12.5) | 246 (87.5) | 1.27 (0.75–2.16) | 0.422 |
| No | 28 (10.0) | 251 (90.0) | ||
| Parent used illicit drugs | ||||
| Yes | 35 (13.6) | 223 (86.4) | 1.53 (0.91–2.60) | 0.139 |
| No | 28 (9.3) | 274 (90.7) | ||
| Live with familya | ||||
| Yes | 4 (6.6) | 57 (93.4) | 0.52 (0.18–1.49) | 0.284 |
| No | 58 (11.9) | 431 (88.1) | ||
| Crack useb | ||||
| Yes | 51 (16.1) | 265 (83.7) | 3.72 (1.94–7.14) | 0.01 |
| No | 12 (4.9) | 232 (95.1) | ||
| Crystal meth.c | ||||
| Yes | 39 (14.2) | 235 (85.8) | 1.81 (1.06–3.10) | 0.04 |
| No | 24 (8.4) | 262 (91.6) | ||
| Heroin injection | ||||
| Yes | 16 (14.6) | 94 (85.4) | 1.46 (0.79–2.69) | 0.24 |
| No | 47 (10.4) | 403 (89.6) | ||
| Cocaine injection | ||||
| Yes | 9 (17.0) | 44 (83.0) | 1.72 (0.79–3.71) | 0.17 |
| No | 54 (10.7) | 453 (89.3) | ||
| Recent incarceration | ||||
| Yes | 16 (15.8) | 85 (84.2) | 1.65 (0.89–3.05) | 0.11 |
| No | 47 (10.2) | 412 (89.8) | ||
| Hepatitis C serostatus | ||||
| Positive | 13 (19.7) | 53 (80.3) | 2.13 (1.09–4.19) | 0.03 |
| Negative | 50 (10.3) | 435 (89.7) | ||
aCurrently living with any family member.
bNon-injection crack use.
cInjection and non-injection crystal methamphetamine use.