Prevalence and Characteristics of Abuse Experiences and Depression Symptoms among Injection Drug-Using Female Sex Workers in Mexico
Table 1
Background characteristics by depression symptom score.
Characteristic
Below depression Cut point ( = 84)
Above depression Cut point ( = 538)
Total ( = 624 )
Mean age
34.3 (SD = 8.7)
33.6 (SD = 8.6)
33.7 (SD = 8.4)
.75
Mean years of school completed
7.2 (SD = 3.2)
7.1 (SD = 2.9)
7.1 (SD = 3.0)
.12
Has children
77 (92%)
494 (92%)
573 (92%)
.96
Marital status
.39
Single/never married
35 (42%)
269 (50%)
304 (49%)
Married/common law
40 (48%)
195 (36%)
237 (38%)
Divorced
2 (2%)
14 (3%)
16 (3%)
Separated
5 (6%)
40 (7%)
45 (7%)
Widowed
2 (2%)
20 (4%)
22 (3%)
Country of birth
.19
Mexico
81 (96%)
495 (92%)
578 (93%)
USA
2 (2%)
40 (7%)
42 (7%)
Other
1 (1%)
3 (1%)
4 (1%)
Has lived in Tijuana/Ciudad Juarez whole life
36 (43%)
234 (44%)
270 (43%)
.91
Sex work variables
Mean age when first engaged in sex work
20.5 (SD = 6.3)
20.1 (SD = 6.6)
20.2 (SD = 6.5)
.80
Mean age when began working regularly as sex worker
21.3 (SD = 6.9)
21.2 (SD = 6.8)
21.3 (SD = 6.8)
.81
Mean number of clients (past month)
50.9 (SD = 60.3)
49.1 (SD = 52.7)
49.3 (SD = 53.7)
.11
Abuse items
Ever raped/forced sex
30 (36%)
283 (53%)
313 (50%)
<.01
Ever physically abused
35 (42%)
269 (50%)
304 (49%)
.19
Ever physically abused by client
15 (18%)
108 (20%)
123 (20%)
.61
Ever raped/forced sex during sex work
9 (11%)
130 (24%)
139 (22%)
<.01
Drug use variables
Mean age when first injected drugs
22.8 (SD = 9.3)
21.6 (SD = 7.3)
21.8 (SD = 7.6)
<.01
Daily injector
76 (90%)
508 (94%)
585 (94%)
.16
Data are number (%) of women, unless, otherwise, indicated. Some frequencies do not sum to due to missing values. Significant findings are in boldface.
