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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Interpers Violence. 2019 Aug 20;36(19-20):9709–9724. doi: 10.1177/0886260519870167

Table 2:

Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios for correlates of recent suicidality among women sex workers in Vancouver, 2010–2017 (N=867)

Characteristic Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95%CI) p-value Adjusted Odds Ratio (95%CI) p-value
Age (per year older) 0.96 (0.95 to 0.98) <0.001 0.97 (0.95 to 0.99) 0.002
Gender minority/trans 2.41 (1.50 to 3.88) 0.003
Sexual minority 1.92 (1.44 to 2.56) <0.001
Indigenous ancestry 1.51 (1.13 to 2.01) 0.005
Born in Canada 4.38 (2.74 to 7.00) <0.001
HIV seropositivity 1.11 (0.75 to 1.65) 0.590
Homelessness 1.57 (1.26 to 1.96) <0.001 1.44 (1.10 to 1.89) 0.008
Higher social cohesion (per standard deviation from the mean) 0.83 (0.75 to 0.92) <0.001 0.88 (0.78 to 0.99) 0.036
Depression, anxiety, or PTSD* 2.47 (1.90 to 3.21) <0.001 2.19 (1.63 to 2.95) <0.001
Non-injection drug use 1.77 (1.33 to 2.35) <0.001
Injection drug use 1.75 (1.39 to 2.21) <0.001
Physical/sexual childhood abuse 5.85 (3.61 to 9.49) <0.001 2.99 (1.75 to 5.10) <0.001
Physical/sexual client violence 2.25 (1.75 to 2.90) <0.001 1.82 (1.33 to 2.50) <0.001
Any intimate partner violence 2.38 (1.88 to 3.02) <0.001 2.11 (1.60 to 2.80) <0.001
Police harassment 1.29 (1.05 to 1.59) 0.017
Arrested/put in jail 1.88 (1.12 to 3.14) 0.017
Primary place to solicit clients
   Indoor venue (vs. street) 0.59 (0.43 to 0.81) 0.001
   Independent** (vs. street) 0.83 (0.67 to 1.02) 0.077
Primary place to service clients
   Informal indoor** (vs. outdoor) 0.73 (0.60 to 0.89) 0.002
   Formal in-call** (vs. outdoor) 0.32 (0.21 to 0.49) <0.001

Time-updated, last 6 months as reference

*

Ever diagnosed with, treated for, or received support for depression, anxiety or PTSD

**

Independent includes self-advertising (e.g., newspapers, online); Informal indoor includes bars, hotels, saunas, and client’s place; Formal in-call includes brothels and massage parlours