Table 1.
Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of women in the sex trade in St. Petersburg and Orenburg, Russia (N = 654).
| Characteristics | Percentage Distribution ¥ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Sample | Entered ≥18 Years |
Entered <18 Years |
p-Value | Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
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| (Socio-demographic & Behavioral) | 100% | N = 654 | 89% (N = 584) | 11% (N = 70) |
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| Demographics Age | ||||||
| 18–19 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 26 | *** | ref. |
| 20–24 | 31 | 198 | 29 | 41 | 0.14 (0.65, 0.32) | |
| 25–29 | 43 | 275 | 44 | 29 | 0.07 (0.29, 0.15) | |
| 30+ | 22 | 139 | 24 | 4 | 0.02 (0.01, 0.70) | |
| Education | ||||||
| Secondary | 53 | 345 | 52 | 67 | * | ref. |
| Vocational/Professional | 21 | 135 | 21 | 17 | 0.62 (0.32, 1.21) | |
| Technical/College/University | 26 | 165 | 27 | 16 | 0.45 (0.23, 0.90) | |
| Married | 10 | 67 | 11 | 4 | 0.36 (0.11, 1.17) | |
| Has minor-aged children | 32 | 208 | 35 | 13 | *** | 0.28 (0.14, 0.57) |
| The main place brought up | 1.19 (0.90, 1.59) | |||||
| Parents | 91 | 593 | 92 | 89 | ||
| Relative’s family | 41 | 27 | 42 | 4 | ||
| Foster family | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | ||
| State-sponsored institution | 21 | 14 | 21 | 20 | ||
| Family & state-sponsored place | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sexually abused as a child (ever) | 16 | 146 | 13 | 34 | *** | 3.51 (2.04, 6.14) |
| Substance use | ||||||
| Drug use before age 18 (excluding alcohol) |
19 | 120 | 15 | 47 | *** | 5.00 (2.97, 8.43) |
| Drug use (past 30 days) | 68 | 438 | 70 | 50 | *** | 0.43 (0.26, 0.70) |
| STI Ever (self-reported) | 41 | 262 | 40 | 49 | 1.44 (0.87, 2.36) | |
| Experiences in sex trade (ever) | ||||||
| Sex trade organized by others | 34 | 218 | 31 | 60 | *** | 3.40 (2.04, 5.66) |
| Avg. ≥5 clients/day (past 12 months) |
34 | 208 | 31 | 46 | ** | 1.91 (1.15, 3.16) |
| Raped | 67 | 429 | 66 | 74 | 1.52 (0.86, 2.66) | |
| Prohibited from leaving the room/house |
36 | 230 | 34 | 47 | * | 1.71 (1.04, 2.82) |
| Prohibited from using protection |
37 | 237 | 35 | 49 | * | 1.73 (1.05, 1.85) |
| Participated in pornography before 18 |
9 | 58 | 3 | 29 | *** | 0.20 (0.11, 0.37) |
| Was refused medical help | 12 | 78 | 12 | 10 | 0.80 (0.35, 1.82) | |
| Interactions with police | ||||||
| Contact with police (past 12 mos) | 75 | 486 | 77 | 64 | * | 0.55 (0.32, 0.93) |
| Received assistance from police | 21 | 135 | 21 | 24 | 1.24 (0.69, 2.22) | |
| Police extortion | 63 | 405 | 66 | 40 | *** | 0.35 (0.21, 0.58) |
| Police coercion | 19 | 124 | 21 | 6 | ** | 0.23 (0.08, 0.64) |
| Police work coercion | 43 | 280 | 46 | 21 | 0.32 (0.18, 0.58) | |
*** p-value ≤ 0.001, ** p-value ≤ 0.01, * p-value ≤ 0.05; ¥ Percentages rounded & columns may sum to >100%.