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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Sex Res. 2020 May 13;58(6):713–723. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2020.1755821

Table 5.

Interpersonal and structural violence as outcomes of Internalized Sex Work Stigma Scale and sub-scales in a sample of female sex workers in Baltimore Maryland (n=367)

Rush negotiations with clients due to police+ Avoided carrying condoms due to police+
Internalized Sex Work Stigma Scale
(ref = low)
 medium 1.79 (1.07, 2.97) ** 0.87 (0.43, 1.76)
 high 2.85 (1.69, 4.81) *** 1.16 (0.59, 2.29)
Worthlessness (ref= low)
 medium 1.78 (1.06, 2.97) ** 0.73 (0.35, 1.50)
 high 2.43 (1.45, 4.07) *** 1.13 (0.58, 2.20)
Guilt and Shame (ref= low)
 medium 1.53 (0.91, 2.55) 0.94 (0.45, 1.96)
 high 2.56 (1.52, 4.28) *** 1.54 (0.78, 3.04)
Stigma Acceptance (ref= low)
 medium 1.03 (0.61, 1.71) 0.63 (0.31, 1.30)
 high 2.31 (1.39, 3.85) *** 0.99 (0.51, 1.92)
Sex Work Illegitimacy (ref= low)
 medium 1.59 (0.96, 2.63) * 0.52 (0.25, 1.09) *
 high 1.08 (0.65, 1.80) 0.90 (0.47, 1.74)

Footnotes:

+

past 6 months;

***

p≤.01,

**

p<.05,

*

p<.10