Table 1.
Selected characteristics of street-based African American female sex workers (N=562)
| Sexual minority | Heterosexual | Chi-square | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=197 | 35.1% | N=365 | 64.9% | |||
| Demographics | ||||||
| HIV-positive | 32 | 16.2% | 66 | 18.1% | 0.300 | 0.584 |
| Foster care history | 41 | 20.8% | 55 | 15.1% | 2.98 | 0.084 |
| Risk Factors | ||||||
| Homeless (past 90 days) | 126 | 64.0% | 182 | 49.9% | 10.264 | 0.001 |
| Severe mental distress | 166 | 84.3% | 277 | 75.9% | 5.375 | 0.020 |
| Substance dependence | 179 | 90.9% | 322 | 88.2% | 0.924 | 0.336 |
| Severe victimization | 173 | 87.8% | 295 | 80.8% | 4.495 | 0.034 |
| HIV risk | 98 | 49.7% | 184 | 50.4% | 0.023 | 0.880 |
| Protective Factors | ||||||
| Education - 12 years or more | 93 | 47.2% | 177 | 48.5% | 0.085 | 0.771 |
| Health care coverage | 66 | 33.5% | 120 | 32.9% | 0.023 | 0.880 |
| More access to transportation | 134 | 68.0% | 250 | 68.5% | 0.013 | 0.908 |
| Resilience | ||||||
| Personal mastery (66th percentile) | 54 | 27.4% | 133 | 36.4% | 4.696 | 0.030 |