Table 2.
Social Covariates
| N (%) | Moderate-to-severe depression, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Social vulnerability | ||
| Homeless | ||
| No | 398/410 (97) | 115/398 (28.8) |
| Yes | 12/410 (3) | 8/12 (66.7) |
| Living arrangements | ||
| Living with family | 243/410 (59.3) | 59/243 (24.3) |
| Living with friends/colleagues | 135/410 (32.9) | 48/135 (35.6) |
| Living alone | 32/410 (7.8) | 16/32 (50) |
| Currently engaged in sex work to feed family | ||
| No | 120/410 (29.3) | 18/120 (15.0) |
| Yes | 290/410 (70.7) | 105/290 (36.2) |
| Safe space in community | ||
| No | 119/410 (29.0) | 47/119 (39.5) |
| Yes | 291/410 (71.0) | 76/291 (26.1) |
| Stigma and harassment | ||
| Health care stigmaa | ||
| No | 340/410 (83.0) | 89/340 (26.2) |
| Yes | 70/410 (17.0) | 34/70 (48.6) |
| Tell health care provider about sex work status | ||
| No | 298/409 (72.8) | 99/298 (33.2) |
| Yes | 111/409 (27.2) | 24/111 (21.6) |
| Police harassmentb | ||
| Low | 204/410 (49.8) | 58/204 (28.4) |
| Medium | 158/410 (38.5) | 44/158 (27.8) |
| High | 48/410 (11.7) | 21/48 (43.7) |
| Social stigmac | ||
| Low | 269/410 (65.6) | 69/269 (25.6) |
| Medium | 99/410 (24.2) | 38/99 (38.3) |
| High | 42/410 (10.2) | 16/42 (38.0) |
| Sexual and physical violence | ||
| Raped | ||
| No exposure | 253/410 (61.7) | 66/253 (26.1) |
| More than 12 months but never as minor (<18) | 46/410 (11.2) | 10/46 (21.7) |
| More than 12 months and/or as minor (<18) | 25/410 (6.1) | 11/25 (44.0) |
| Within last 12 months but never as minor (<18) | 69/410 (16.8) | 24/69 (34.8) |
| Within last 12 months and as minor (<18) | 17/410 (4.1) | 12/17 (70.6) |
| Physical violence | ||
| No exposure | 157/410 (38.3) | 40/157 (25.5) |
| >12 months ago | 94/410 (22.9) | 24/94 (25.5) |
| Within 12 months | 159/410 (38.8) | 49/159 (30.8) |
a
Health care stigma index, have you ever: felt afraid to go to health care services; avoided health care services; been denied health services; felt that you were not treated well in a health center; heard a health care worker gossip about you?
b
Police harassment index, have you: felt the police refused to protect you; avoided carrying condoms because of police; heard of police confiscating condoms; ever been arrested; have a bad relationship with the police; been harassed by the police?
c
Social stigma index: ever felt excluded from family gatherings; ever felt family members made discriminatory remarks or gossiped about you because; ever felt rejected by friends, because you practice sex work?