Table 2.
Childhood trauma and HIV attitude among Iranian female sex workers who have sex with injecting drug users (n = 144).
| Childhood trauma | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Exposure to violence by family members | ||
| Never | 25 | 17.4 |
| Little | 31 | 21.5 |
| Sometimes | 37 | 25.7 |
| Much | 34 | 23.6 |
| Too much | 13 | 9 |
| Missing | 4 | 2.8 |
| Family intimacy | ||
| Not at all | 14 | 9.7 |
| A little | 35 | 24.3 |
| Some | 52 | 36.1 |
| High | 29 | 20.1 |
| Very high | 11 | 7.6 |
| Missing | 3 | 2.1 |
| HIV attitude | ||
| Perceived HIV risk | ||
| Not at all | 60 | 41.7 |
| A little | 38 | 26.4 |
| Some | 35 | 24.3 |
| High | 7 | 4.9 |
| Very high | 3 | 2.1 |
| Missing | 1 | 0.7 |
| Perceived need for HIV knowledge | ||
| Not at all | 4 | 2.8 |
| A little | 11 | 7.6 |
| Some | 33 | 22.9 |
| High | 45 | 31.3 |
| Very high | 51 | 35.4 |
| Perceived HIV knowledge | ||
| Not at all | 34 | 23.6 |
| A little | 31 | 21.5 |
| Some | 39 | 27.1 |
| High | 33 | 22.9 |
| Very high | 5 | 3.5 |
| Missing | 2 | 1.4 |
| Source of HIV Information | ||
| Radio and television | 29 | 20.1 |
| Newspaper | 7 | 4.9 |
| Books | 5 | 3.5 |
| Friends | 21 | 14.6 |
| Educational programs/interventions | 14 | 9.7 |
| Some mixing ways | 46 | 31.9 |
| Missing | 22 | 15.3 |
| Participation in HIV education programs | ||
| Never | 77 | 53.5 |
| Once | 15 | 10.4 |
| Twice | 11 | 7.6 |
| More | 37 | 25.7 |
| Missing | 4 | 2.8 |