Table 1.

Bivariate demographic, psychopathology and sexual-related factors among female substance users exposed to sexual or non-sexual traumas (n = 732)

	Sex-related trauma (n = 457) (%)	Non-sexual trauma only (n = 275) (%)	OR (95% CI) P value
Demographics
Age (above sample mean)	53	52	1.07 (.80–1.45) ns
African American	79	83	.80 (.54–1.17) ns
Never married	60	71	.60 (.43–.83) .002
Poor health	10	4	2.89 (1.43–5.84) .003
No diploma/GED	45	38	1.32 (.98–1.77) ns
Employed	20	24	.78 (.55–1.11) ns
Homeless	32	23	1.61 (1.14–2.27) .01
Receive welfare	47	49	.90 (.67–1.21) ns
Psychopathology
PTSD-lifetime	39	14	3.79 (2.57–5.59) <.0001
PTSD-current	30	11	3.56 (2.30–5.49) <.0001
PTSD-related impairment	34	13	3.59 (2.40–5.37) <.0001
PTSD-related treatment	31	18	2.10 (.82–5.37) ns
DSM-IV depression-lifetime	48	25	2.83 (2.04–3.94) <.0001
ASPD-lifetime	90	70	3.74 (2.51–5.59) <.0001
Alcohol dependence-lifetime	60	48	1.57 (1.16–2.12) .003
Cocaine dependence-lifetime	70	54	1.94 (1.34–2.82) .001
Sexual risk factors
History of sex-trading (lifetime)	29	14	2.82 (2.06–3.85) <.0001
STD history (lifetime)	70	59	1.62 (1.19–2.22) .003