Table 4.

Distribution of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, and physical abuse by sexual debut and gender

Experience of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, and physical abuse	Males				Females
	No debut (n=489), %	Debut (n=1,105), %	No debut vs debut, OR (95% CI)*	P-value	No debut (n=474), %	Debut (n=1,364), %	No debut vs debut, OR (95% CI)*	P-value
Sexual abuse (ever)a
No	99.3	95.4	6.81 (2.12–21.90)	<0.001	99.3	86.0	21.92 (6.97–68.95)	<0.001
Yes	0.7	4.6	Reference		0.7	14.0	Reference
Sold sex (ever)b
No	100	97.9	–	–	100	98.5	–	–
Yes	–	2.3	Reference		–	1.5	Reference
Physical abuse by adult (ever)c
No	93.0	89.5	1.57 (1.02–2.41)	0.040	93.9	90.1	1.69 (1.08–2.64)	0.023
Yes	7.0	10.5	Reference		6.1	9.9	Reference

Notes:

^aQuestion: It can happen that people are coerced, pushed, or forced into sexual acts that they cannot defend themselves against. Have you been exposed to any of the following against your will? Alternatives offered: no, I have not been exposed to any of this against my will and no one has exposed themselves to me; yes, someone has done one or more of the following to me – touched my genitals or breasts, tried to undress me to have sex with them, made me masturbate them or have vaginal intercourse, oral sex, or anal sex with them

^bquestion: Have you ever sold sexual services? Alternatives offered: yes, no

^cquestion: When you were growing up, how often did an adult do any of the following things to you: pushed you; hit you with their hand, fist, or an object; kicked you; shook you; bit you; burnt or tried to strangle you? Alternatives offered: never, seldom, sometimes, and often, collapsed into never (no) and yes

^*unadjusted OR and corresponding CI (outcome = no sexual debut or debut and predictor for sexual abuse/exploitation and physical abuse factors; each predictor modeled separately).

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.