Table 1.
Background characteristics by depression symptom score.
| Characteristic | Below depression Cut point (n = 84) |
Above depression Cut point (n = 538) |
Total (N = 624 ) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age | 34.3 (SD = 8.7) | 33.6 (SD = 8.6) | 33.7 (SD = 8.4) | .75 |
| Mean years of school completed | 7.2 (SD = 3.2) | 7.1 (SD = 2.9) | 7.1 (SD = 3.0) | .12 |
| Has children | 77 (92%) | 494 (92%) | 573 (92%) | .96 |
| Marital status | .39 | |||
| Single/never married | 35 (42%) | 269 (50%) | 304 (49%) | |
| Married/common law | 40 (48%) | 195 (36%) | 237 (38%) | |
| Divorced | 2 (2%) | 14 (3%) | 16 (3%) | |
| Separated | 5 (6%) | 40 (7%) | 45 (7%) | |
| Widowed | 2 (2%) | 20 (4%) | 22 (3%) | |
| Country of birth | .19 | |||
| Mexico | 81 (96%) | 495 (92%) | 578 (93%) | |
| USA | 2 (2%) | 40 (7%) | 42 (7%) | |
| Other | 1 (1%) | 3 (1%) | 4 (1%) | |
| Has lived in Tijuana/Ciudad Juarez whole life | 36 (43%) | 234 (44%) | 270 (43%) | .91 |
| Sex work variables | ||||
| Mean age when first engaged in sex work | 20.5 (SD = 6.3) | 20.1 (SD = 6.6) | 20.2 (SD = 6.5) | .80 |
| Mean age when began working regularly as sex worker | 21.3 (SD = 6.9) | 21.2 (SD = 6.8) | 21.3 (SD = 6.8) | .81 |
| Mean number of clients (past month) | 50.9 (SD = 60.3) | 49.1 (SD = 52.7) | 49.3 (SD = 53.7) | .11 |
| Abuse items | ||||
| Ever raped/forced sex | 30 (36%) | 283 (53%) | 313 (50%) | <.01 |
| Ever physically abused | 35 (42%) | 269 (50%) | 304 (49%) | .19 |
| Ever physically abused by client | 15 (18%) | 108 (20%) | 123 (20%) | .61 |
| Ever raped/forced sex during sex work | 9 (11%) | 130 (24%) | 139 (22%) | <.01 |
| Drug use variables | ||||
| Mean age when first injected drugs | 22.8 (SD = 9.3) | 21.6 (SD = 7.3) | 21.8 (SD = 7.6) | <.01 |
| Daily injector | 76 (90%) | 508 (94%) | 585 (94%) | .16 |
Data are number (%) of women, unless, otherwise, indicated. Some frequencies do not sum to n due to missing values. Significant findings are in boldface.