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Table 3 Distribution of major physical health symptoms among trafficked Moldovan women by selected socio-demographic and trafficking characteristics (n = 120)

From: Physical health symptoms reported by trafficked women receiving post-trafficking support in Moldova: prevalence, severity and associated factors

 

Headache

Memory Problems

Stomach Pain

Back Pain

% (n)

OR (95% CI)

% (n)

OR (95% CI)

% (n)

OR (95% CI)

% (n)

OR (95% CI)

Age group

18-20

57.1 (12)

-

52.3 (11)

-

66.7 (14)

-

38.1 (8)

-

21-25

64.4 (38)

1.36 (0.49-3.75)

40.7 (24)

0.62 (0.23-1.70)

57.6 (34)

0.68 (0.24-1.93)

33.9 (20)

0.83 (0.30-2.34)

26-30

71.4 (10)

1.88 (0.44-7.96)

50.0 (7)

0.91 (0.23-3.52)

71.4 (10)

1.25 (0.29-5.45)

35.7 (5)

0.90 (0.22-3.68)

31-44

53.8 (14)

0.86 (0.27-2.79)

42.3 (11)

0.67 (0.21-2.12)

57.7 (15)

0.68 (0.21-2.25)

69.2 (18)

3.65 (1.09-12.29)*

Destination

Turkey

65.2 (30)

-

41.3 (19)

-

56.5 (26)

-

41.3 (19)

-

Russia

64.7 (22)

0.98 (0.39-2.48)

47.0 (16)

1.26 (0.52-3.09)

58.8 (20)

1.10 (0.45-5.70)

38.2 (13)

0.88 (0.36-2.18)

Other§

55.0 (22)

0.65 (0.27-1.56)

45.0 (18)

1.16 (0.49-2.74)

67.5 (27)

1.60 (0.66-3.86)

47.5 (19)

1.29 (0.55-3.02)

Duration of exploitation (mths)

1-3

36.3 (4)

1.18 (1.08 – 1.30) ***

36.3 (4)

1.09 (1.02-1.17)*

45.4 (5)

1.06 (0.99-1.3)

36.3 (4)

1.05 (0.98-1.12)

4-6

46.4 (13)

 

35.7 (10)

 

50.0 (14)

 

25.0 (7)

 

7-12

62.5 (30)

 

33.3 (16)

 

62.5 (30)

 

47.9 (23)

 

12-24

80.0 (24)

 

73.3 (22)

 

73.3 (22)

 

53.3 (16)

 

>24

100.0 (3)

 

33.3 (1)

 

66.7 (2)

 

33.3 (1)

 

Type of exploitation

Labour

47.8 (11)

-

39.1 (9)

-

56.5 (13)

-

60.9 (14)

-

Sexual

64.9 (63)

2.02 (0.81–5.06)

45.3 (44)

1.29 (0.52-3.27)

61.9 (60)

1.25 (0.50-3.13)

38.1 (37)

0.40 (0.16-1.01)

Time since return to Moldova (mths)

1-3

62.8 (22)

1.01 (0.90-1.14)

48.6 (17)

0.99 (0.88-1.11)

51.4 (18)

1.10 (0.98-1.24)

31.4 (11)

1.06 (0.94-1.18)

4-6

61.5 (24)

 

46.2 (18)

 

59.0 (23)

 

41.0 (16)

 

7-9

52.2 (12)

 

30.4 (7)

 

73.9 (17)

 

65.2 (15)

 

10-12

69.6 (16)

 

47.8 (11)

 

65.2 (15)

 

39.1 (9)

 
  1. *** p<0.001, ** p<0.01, * p<0.05.
  2. § “Other” category comprises Bosnia and Herzegovina (2), Cyprus (1), Croatia (1), Greece (2), Israel (3), Italy (4), Kosovo (4), Poland (2), Romania (1), Serbia (2), Spain (2), UAE (7), and Ukraine (7).