Table 5 |
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Correlates of current PTSD symptoms. |
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Variable |
Current PTSD % (N = 22)** |
No current PTSD (N = 50) |
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Demographics |
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Mean age in years |
34 |
33 |
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Homeless in the past 12 months |
50 (11) |
42 (21) |
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Median years of school education |
9 |
9 |
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A&TSI status |
27 (6) |
20 (10) |
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Drug use |
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Median age in years first injecting drug use |
17 |
18 |
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Drug dependent |
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heroin dependent |
73 (16) |
86 (43) |
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cocaine dependent |
32 (7) |
38 (19) |
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cannabis dependent |
36 (8) |
30 (15) |
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Shared injecting equipment in the past month |
20 (4) |
40 (19) |
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Sex work & sex risk behaviours |
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Median age started sex work |
20 |
18 |
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Always use condoms when have sex with clients |
91 (20) |
83 (39) |
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Always use condoms during oral sex with clients |
62 (13) |
60 (28) |
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Mental health & trauma |
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Median number of traumas experienced |
7** |
5 |
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Severe depressive symptoms |
73+(16) |
48 (23) |
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Attempted suicide |
50 (11) |
40 (19) |
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Experienced physical assault while working |
77 (17) |
77 (39) |
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Ever experienced child sexual abuse |
82 (18) |
72 (36) |
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Ever experienced child neglect |
59* (13) |
28 (14) |
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Ever experienced adult sexual assault |
82* (18) |
53 (26) |
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Median age of first sexual assault |
13 |
14 |
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* p < .05 ** p < .01 +close to significance p = .05. **The figure in brackets represents the N that the percentage refers to |
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Roxburgh et al. BMC Psychiatry 2006 6:24 doi:10.1186/1471-244X-6-24 |
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