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Table 1 Demographics of 126 participants attending a women's program in a community clinic located in a low-income, high risk neighbourhood

From: Preliminary development of a scale to measure stigma relating to sexually transmitted infections among women in a high risk neighbourhood

 

Total

(N = 126)

Gender

 

Female

96.8 (122)

Transgender

3.2 (4)

Median age (IQR)

42 (36, 49)

Ethnicity

 

White

52.4 (66)

Aboriginal

39.7 (51)

Education

 

<High school

59.5 (75)

High school

40.5 (51)

Employment

 

Any

5.6 (7)

None

94.4 (119)

Drug Use

 

Injection

39.7 (48)

Non-injection

81.8 (99)

Alcohol

41.6 (52)

Sexual partners (past 6 mos)

 

Regular partner

57.9 (73)

Casual partner

20.6 (26)

>1 partner

45.6 (57)

Commercial Sex Work status

 

Non-

30.2 (38)

Former

26.2 (33)

Current

38.1 (48)

Attendance at Weekly Women's Program

 

Never

23.8 (30)

Sometimes/Regularly

76.2 (96)