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. 2020 Jul 10;23(Suppl 4):e25547. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25547

Abstract OAD0803‐Table 1. Depression severity by younger or older age of initiation of selling sex among female sex workers in eSwatini, 2014

PHQ‐9 score Severity % (n)
Median Mean Minimal [0 to 4] Mild [5 to 9] Moderate [15 to 19] Moderately severe [15 to 19] Severe [20 to 27]
Started selling sex < 18 (n = 128) 11 10.45 20.31 (26) 24.22 (31) 30.47 (39) 14.84 (19) 10.16 (13)
Started selling sex 18 + (n = 642) 8 8.93 28.82 (185) 30.52 (196) 20.72 (133) 10.59 (68) 9.35 (60)
Total (n = 770) 9 9.18 27.40 (211) 29.48 (227) 22.34 (172) 11.30 (87) 9.49 (73)