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Table 4 Comparisons of adverse childhood experiences and family dysfunction among 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

Adverse childhood experiences and family dysfunction

Total

Total GHQ-12 score

(n = 657)

≤3 (n = 373)

>3 (n = 284)

p-value*

Adverse childhood experiences

Physically hurt that needed medical care

171 (26.0)

72 (19.3)

99 (34.9)

<0.001

Family member said hurtful or insulting things to

166 (25.3)

67 (18.0)

99 (34.9)

<0.001

Someone touched in a sexual way

129 (19.6)

58 (15.5)

71 (25.0)

0.003

Had someone to take care of or protect

562 (85.5)

332 (89.0)

230 (81.0)

0.004

Someone in family made me feel that I was loved

593 (90.3)

341 (91.4)

252 (88.7)

0.25

Family dysfunction

Parent or guardian had been physically abused

184 (28.0)

75 (20.1)

109 (38.4)

<0.001

Family member was a problem drinker/drug user

243 (37.0)

115 (30.8)

128 (45.2)

<0.001

Family member had been depressed/mentally ill

161 (24.5)

64 (17.2)

97 (34.2)

<0.001

Parents ever been separated or divorced

124 (18.9)

65 (17.4)

59 (20.8)

0.39

Family member had been to prison

47 (7.2)

18 (4.8)

29 (10.2)

0.008

  1. Abbreviations: FEWs female entertainment workers, GHQ general health questionnaire
  2. Values are number (%)
  3. *Chi-square test was used