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. 2016 Jul 18;19(4Suppl 3):20877. doi: 10.7448/IAS.19.4.20877

Table 2.

Police involvement of HIV-positive women who inject drugs in the HERMITAGE cohort, St. Petersburg, Russia (n=228)

Police involvement All women n=228 Percentage (95% CI) Reported sexual violence from police n=55 Percentage (95% CI) Did not report sexual violence from police, n=173 Percentage (95% CI)
Been forced to have sex with a police officer 24.1% (18.6%, 29.7%) n/a n/a
Had syringes taken from you by the police 44.3% (37.9%, 50.8%) 63.6% (50.9%, 76.4%) 38.1% (30.9%, 45.4%)
Been arrested for carrying a syringe 36.8% (30.6%, 43.1%) 60.0% (47.1%, 73.0%) 29.5% (22.7%, 36.3%)
Been arrested after the police “planted” syringes or drugs on you 37.7% (31.4%, 44.0%) 50.9% (37.7%, 64.1%) 33.5% (26.5%, 40.6%)
Been forced to give money to the police to keep from being arrested 66.7% (60.6%, 72.8%) 92.7% (85.9%, 99.6%) 58.4% (51.0%, 65.7%)