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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Interpers Violence. 2019 Nov 2;36(21-22):10383–10404. doi: 10.1177/0886260519884694

Table 1.

Prevalence of Violence and PTSD among Street-Based Female Sex Workers (n = 220) in Baltimore, Maryland

Variable n %
Violence
 Lifetime 180 81.8
 Childhood sexual violence1 77 35.0
 Adulthood sexual violence2 87 39.6
 Sexual revictimization across life stages 33 15.0
 Childhood physical violence3 94 42.7
 Adulthood physical violence4 159 72.3
 Physical revictimization across life stages 83 37.7
 Lifetime number of violence types (0–4), Mean (SD) 1.9 (1.3)
PTSD
 Screened positive (PCL-5≥33) 135 61.4
 PCL-5 score, Mean (SD) 38.7 (21.9)

Note. Denominators vary due to data missingness

1

Pressured or forced to have sexual contact including sexual touching or sexual intercourse before age of 18.

2

Forced to have sexual intercourse by clients, pimps/managers, intimate partners or police officers

3

Hit, punched, slapped or otherwise physically hurt before age of 18.

4

Hit, punched, slapped or otherwise physically hurt or threatened with a weapon by clients, pimps/managers, intimate partners or police officers