Table 4.
Crude and adjusted prevalence ratios of the association of violence and coercion (threats) with anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression in trafficked females, n = 569
| Unadjusted model | Adjusted Model 1a | Adjusted Model 2b | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRc | 95% CId | PR | 95% CI | PR | 95% CI | |
| Anxiety | ||||||
| Violence | ||||||
| No violence (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| Physical violence only | 1.31 | 1.06–1.62** | 1.18 | 0.93–1.49 | ||
| Sexual violence only | 0.90 | 0.59–1.39 | 0.94 | 0.48–1.83 | ||
| Both physical and sexual violence | 1.68 | 1.37–2.07*** | 2.08 | 1.64–2.64*** | ||
| Receiving threats during trafficking | ||||||
| None (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| Personal threats | 1.93 | 1.54–2.41*** | 1.93 | 1.55–2.42*** | ||
| Both personal and family threats | 2.10 | 1.58–2.79*** | 2.11 | 1.57–2.83*** | ||
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | ||||||
| Violence | ||||||
| No violence (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| Physical violence only | 1.32 | 1.16–1.50*** | 1.15 | 0.89–1.48 | ||
| Sexual violence only | 0.80 | 0.60–1.07 | 0.84 | 0.52–1.34 | ||
| Physical and sexual violence | 1.33 | 1.18–1.51*** | 1.55 | 1.37–1.74*** | ||
| Receiving threats during trafficking | ||||||
| None (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| Personal threats | 1.49 | 1.16–1.92*** | 1.44 | 1.06–1.96* | ||
| Both personal and family threats | 1.95 | 1.35–2.82*** | 1.96 | 1.32–2.91*** | ||
| Depression | ||||||
| Violence | ||||||
| No violence (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| Physical violence only | 1.17 | 0.97–1.40 | 1.12 | 0.96–1.32 | ||
| Sexual violence only | 0.96 | 0.79–1.16 | 1.02 | 0.85–1.22 | ||
| Both physical and sexual violence | 1.44 | 1.23–1.68*** | 1.57 | 1.33–1.85*** | ||
| Receiving threats during trafficking | ||||||
| None (reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| Personal threats | 1.46 | 1.18–1.81*** | 1.46 | 1.20–1.78*** | ||
| Both personal and family threats | 1.51 | 1.21–1.87*** | 1.42 | 1.25–1.63*** | ||
Models for anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms were run separately but they were adjusted for the same variables
*p ≤ 0.05
**p ≤ 0.01
***p ≤ 0.001
aAdjusted Model 1 (violence): age, country of exploitation, sector of exploitation, time in trafficking
bAdjusted Model 2 (coercion or threats): age, country of exploitation, sector of exploitation, time in trafficking
cPR Prevalence ratio
d95% Confidence interval