Table 4 Characteristics associated with standardized scales for female-specific moral stigma, social stigma and internal stigma, with higher scores indicating higher stigma
Female-specific Moral Stigma | Social Stigma | Internal Stigma | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Median | p-value | Median | p-value | Median | p-value | |
Demographics | |||||||
Age > 30 ≤ 30 | 111 10 | 3.25 2.12 | 0.085† | 4.00 3.50 | 0.536 | 5.37 6.75 | 0.813 |
High School (HS) No HS | 50 73 | 3.37 3.25 | 0.928 | 3.37 4.00 | 0.464 | 5.50 7.50 | 0.008* |
Aboriginial, Inuit, Metis Other | 49 74 | 4.37 3.25 | 0.072 † | 3.50 4.12 | 0.340 | 7.75 5.50 | 0.001* |
Substance Use | |||||||
Injection Drug use No IDU | 45 73 | 3.00 3.62 | 0.076 † | 3.37 4.00 | 0.584 | 6.50 7.25 | 0.960 |
Non-Injection Drug use No NIDU | 96 22 | 3.25 4.75 | 0.216 | 3.25 4.56 | 0.061 † | 7.19 5.50 | 0.346 |
High Alcohol (> 6 drinks, >1 a week) Low Alcohol | 11 109 | 3.62 4.00 | 0.916 | 4.75 3.50 | 0.743 | 7.25 8.87 | 0.150 |
Sexual Behaviour | |||||||
Any partner No partner | 96 27 | 3.25 3.25 | 0.435 | 3.75 4.00 | 0.628 | 6.69 5.62 | 0.643 |
Regular partner No regular partner | 72 24 | 3.25 3.25 | 0.570 | 4.25 3.25 | 0.164 | 7.37 5.50 | 0.292 |
Casual partner No casual partner | 25 71 | 3.25 3.25 | 0.418 | 3.25 4.00 | 0.773 | 6.00 6.62 | 0.880 |
> 1 partner (non-client) ≤ 1 partner | 25 69 | 3.37 3.25 | 0.185 | 4.00 4.00 | 0.614 | 7.12 6.25 | 0.702 |
CSW – Never Former Current | 38 33 46 | 3.37 3.00 3.25 | 0.816 | 4.31 3.25 3.50 | 0.178 | 5.56 7.37 6.69 | 0.841 |
Among active CSW: | |||||||
Years working ≥ 10 years <10 years | 29 19 | 3.00 3.25 | 0.864 | 3.25 5.00 | 0.007* | 6.62 6.75 | 0.891 |
Clients (past 6 mos) | |||||||
≥ 50 clients < 50 clients | 33 13 | 2.25 3.25 | 0.592 | 3.25 4.00 | 0.427 | 5.50 7.50 | 0.611 |
STI Communication | |||||||
With Partner – Yes | 91 | 3.25 | 0.275 | 3.50 | 0.467 | 6.50 | 0.485 |
No | 31 | 4.37 | 4.00 | 6.62 | |||
With Friend – Yes | 74 | 3.25 | 0.926 | 3.37 | 0.594 | 6.00 | 0.497 |
No | 48 | 3.37 | 4.37 | 7.00 | |||
With HC worker – Yes | 110 | 3.25 | 0.640 | 4.00 | 0.705 | 6.66 | 0.966 |
No | 12 | 2.50 | 3.25 | 6.12 | |||