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. 2016 Sep 9;6(9):e011439. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011439

TableĀ 4.

Association between perpetrators of violence against the FSWs and major depression among FSWs, Andhra Pradesh, India, 2014

Perpetrators of violence against the FSWs Any violence Screening of major depression AORs (95% CIs)
No violence 76.0 (1824) 23.0 (418) Reference
By clients 8.2 (196) 44.4 (87) 2.4 (1.8 to 3.2)***
By husband/partners 6.0 (145) 40.7 (59) 2.2 (1.5 to 3.1)***
By police 2.6 (63) 73.0 (46) 7.4 (4.5 to 13.0)***
By brokers/pimps/goons 4.6 (111) 62.2 (69) 5.0 (3.4 to 7.6)***
By strangers/co-workers/others 2.5 (61) 39.3 (24) 2.0 (1.2 to 3.4)**
N=2400 100.0 (2400) 29.3 (703)

*** and ** indicate values are significant at 1% and 5% level of significance respectively. AORs are adjusted for age, education, marital status, primary place of sex solicitation, duration of sex work.

AORs, adjusted ORs; FSW, female sex worker.