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Table 1 Comparisons of characteristics of FEWs with a lower and higher level of psychological distress

From: HIV risk and psychological distress among female entertainment workers in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study

Socio-economic characteristics

Total

Total GHQ-12 score

(n = 657)

≤3 (n = 373)

>3 (n = 284)

p-value*

Provinces

   

0.25

 Phnom Penh

516 (78.5)

287 (76.9)

229 (80.6)

 

 Siem Reap

141 (21.5)

86 (23.1)

55 (19.4)

 

Mean age (in year)

25.6 ± 5.5

25.8 ± 5.4

25.4 ± 5.5

0.40

Years of formal education completed

6.4 ± 3.1

6.1 ± 3.3

6.6 ± 3.0

0.06

Marital status

   

0.04

 Never married

290 (44.1)

152 (40.8)

138 (48.6)

 

 Married and living together

188 (28.6)

121 (32.4)

67 (23.6)

 

 Divorced/separated/widowed

179 (27.2)

100 (26.8)

79 (27.8)

 

Currently place of employment

   

0.84

 Karaoke bar

292 (44.4)

169 (45.3)

123 (43.3)

 

 Restaurant

201 (30.6)

111 (29.8)

90 (31.7)

 

 Othera

164 (25.0)

93 (24.9)

71 (25.0)

 

Average monthly income (in USD)

220 ± 207

222 ± 245

218 ± 147

0.82

Working duration in this careerb

28.2 ± 32.6

30.2 ± 34.6

25.9 ± 30.6

0.10

Working duration for current venueb

18.0 ± 25.0

19.5 ± 25.4

16.4 ± 24.6

0.12

Tested for HIV in the past 6 months

347 (52.8)

206 (55.2)

141 (49.6)

0.16

Self-perception of HIV risk compared to the general population

 

0.002

 Higher

148 (22.5)

64 (17.2)

84 (29.6)

 

 Same

92 (14.0)

56 (15.0)

36 (12.7)

 

 Lower

337 (51.3)

207 (55.5)

130 (45.8)

 

 Don’t know

80 (12.2)

46 (12.3)

34 (12.0)

 

Self-rated overall health

 

<0.001

 Good

533 (81.1)

328 (87.9)

205 (72.2)

 

 Poor

124 (18.9)

45 (12.1)

79 (27.8)

 

Self-rated quality of life

   

<0.001

 Good

547 (83.3)

339 (90.9)

208 (73.2)

 

 Poor

110 (16.7)

34 (9.1)

76 (26.8)

 

Ever thought to commit suicide

128 (19.5)

45 (12.1)

83 (29.2)

<0.001

Ever attempted to commit suicide

48 (7.3)

17 (4.6)

31 (10.9)

0.08

  1. Abbreviations: FEWs female entertainment workers, GHQ general health questionnaire
  2. Values are number (%) for categorical variables and mean ± SD for continuous variables
  3. *Chi-square test was used for categorical variables and Student’s t-test was used for continuous variables
  4. aOther included beer gardens, night clubs, bars, massage parlors, streets, etc
  5. bIn months