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. 2021 Dec;1:None. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2021.100012

Table 4.

Risk factors associated with non-partner rape in the past 12 months (n = 2944).

Variable Total
Unexposed
Exposed
RR (95% CI) P-Value
n (column %) or mean (SD) n (row %) or mean (SD) n (row %) or mean (SD)
Structural factors
 Age (in years) 33.3 (7.95) 33.7 (8.2) 32.9 (7.74) 1.00 (0.99, 1.00) 0.088
Migration status
 Local 2492 (83.0) 1156 (46.5) 1329 (53.5) Ref
 Documented migrant 178 (5.9) 48 (27.0) 130 (73.0) 0.97 (0.87, 1.08) 0.306
 Undocumented migrant 334 (11.1) 149 (44.6) 185 (55.4) 0.94 (0.85, 1.04) 0.168
Education level
 None/Incomplete High School 668 (22.3) 1064 (45.7) 1264 (54.3) Ref
 Complete High School/Post 2334 (77.8) 289 (43.3) 379 (56.7) 1.01 (0.93, 1.09) 0.835
Food security
 Secure 1643 (54.8) 898 (54.8) 740 (45.2) Ref
 Insecure 1355 (45.2) 454 (33.5) 900 (66.5) 1.11 (1.02, 1.21) 0.011
Childhood and other trauma
Childhood abuse
 None 347 (11.6) 282 (81.5) 64 (18.5) Ref
 Some 2654 (88.4) 1070 (40.4) 1581 (59.6) 2.37 (1.85, 3.04) <0.0001
Age (years) entered sex work
 18+ years 2647 (88.9) 1221 (46.2) 1420 (53.8) Ref
 <18 years 331 (11.1) 121 (36.6) 210 (63.4) 1.10 (1.00, 1.21) 0.043
Work circumstances
Years in sex work
 <2 years 159 (5.3) 81 (50.9) 78 (49.1) Ref
 2+ years 2836 (94.7) 1270 (44.9) 1560 (55.1) 1.11 (1.01, 1.23) 0.027
Place where mostly slept in the last week
 Private house or flat/home 1485 (49.5) 765 (51.7) 714 (48.3) Ref
 Homeless 608 (20.3) 250 (41.1) 358 (58.9) 1.19 (1.09, 1.31) <0.0001
 Sex Work Venue 909 (30.3) 338 (37.2) 571 (62.8) 1.09 (1.01, 1.18) 0.024
Sells sex on the streets
 No 1064 (35.4) 528 (49.7) 534 (50.3) Ref
 Yes 1941 (64.6) 825 (42.6) 1111 (57.4) 1.09 (1.01, 1.18) 0.031
Number of days worked in past month
 0–7 days 301 (10.1) 173 (57.5) 128 (42.5) Ref
 8–14 days 431 (14.4) 217 (50.4) 214 (49.7) 1.14 (0.98, 1.33) 0.087
 15–21 days 1087 (36.4) 500 (46.1) 585 (53.9) 1.18 (1.02, 1.35) 0.025
 >21 days 1169 (39.1) 458 (39.2) 711 (60.87) 1.08 (0.94, 1.24) 0.295
Taking alcohol or drugs to help with sex work
 None 1886 (62.9) 964 (51.1) 921 (48.9) Ref
 Alcohol 511 (17.0) 172 (33.7) 339 (66.3) 1.11 (1.03, 1.20) 0.008
 Drugs 263 (8.8) 126 (48.1) 136 (51.9) 1.16 (1.03, 1.32) 0.017
 Alcohol and drugs 340 (11.3) 91 (26.8) 249 (73.2) 1.19 (1.07, 1.33) 0.001
Mental health
Depression
 No 1421 (47.3) 832 (58.8) 584 (41.2) Ref
 Yes 1524 (52.7) 523 (33.0) 1061 (67.0) 1.20 (1.09, 1.31) <0.0001
PTSD
 No 1389 (46.3) 868 (62.5) 521 (37.5) Ref
 Yes 1611 (53.7) 487 (30.2) 1124 (69.8) 1.42 (1.30, 1.55) <0.0001