Table 3.
Crude prevalence ratios of demographic characteristics and anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression in trafficked females, n = 569
| Anxiety | PTSDa | Depression | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRb | 95% CIc | PR | 95% CI | PR | 95% CI | |
| Age | ||||||
| 10–17 (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| 18–25 | 1.26 | 1.12–1.42*** | 1.12 | 0.96–1.30 | 1.09 | 0.97–1.22 |
| 26 or above | 1.26 | 0.93–1.70 | 1.15 | 0.86–1.53 | 1.02 | 0.85–1.24 |
| Country of exploitation | ||||||
| Thailand (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| China | 1.34 | 0.87–2.07 | 1.57 | 0.81–3.01 | 1.15 | 1.01–1.32* |
| Otherd | 1.76 | 1.14–2.73** | 1.80 | 0.89–3.63 | 1.05 | 0.56–1.94 |
| Sector of exploitation | ||||||
| Sex work, forced marriage, entertainment, dancing (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Domestic work, cleaner, restaurant work, begging, and other | 1.34 | 1.06–1.70** | 1.49 | 1.05–2.11* | 1.12 | 0.89–1.42 |
| Construction and factory work | 1.50 | 1.12–2.03** | 1.47 | 1.05–2.05* | 1.12 | 0.78–1.60 |
| Livestock, agriculture, and fishing | 1.17 | 0.81–1.69 | 1.07 | 0.91–1.26 | 0.88 | 0.65–1.19 |
| Time in trafficking situation (months) | ||||||
| 1–12 (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| 13 or more | 1.05 | 0.63–1.74 | 1.38 | 0.87–2.20 | 1.22 | 0.84–1.77 |
*p ≤ 0.05
**p ≤ 0.01
***p ≤ 0.001
aPTSD Posttraumatic stress disorder
bPR Prevalence ratio
c95% Confidence interval
dOther country of exploitation included: Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mauritius, South Africa, and Russia