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Table 2 Intervention endpoints across baseline and follow-up, and attrition analysis

From: A brief, trauma-informed intervention increases safety behavior and reduces HIV risk for drug-involved women who trade sex

 

Full samplen = 60

Retained

n = 39

Lost to follow-up

n = 21

Baseline % (mean,±sd)

Baseline % (mean,±sd)

Follow-up % (mean,±sd)

p value§

Baseline % (mean,±sd) §§

Attrition analysisp value§§

SHORT TERM OUTCOMES

 Attitudes

  Recognition of abuse (possible range 6–24)

(9.2, ± 3.9)

(9.3, ±4.2)

(10.0,± 4.6)

0.22

(9.0,± 3.2)

0.80

  Sex work-specific rape myths (possible range 11–55)

(24.1,± 6.8)

(24.0, ± 7.4)

(21.9,± 7.6)

0.11

(24.2 ± 5.8)

0.91

 Safety behavior

  Sex work safety behavior scale (possible range 16–80)

(52.5,± 13.8)

(51.2,± 13.8)

(58.1,± 12.7)

<0.001

(54.7,± 14.8)

0.36

 Knowledge and use of support servicesa

  Knowledge of intimate partner violence support programs

88.1

92.1

89.5

0.56

81.0

0.21

  Use of intimate partner violence support programs

11.9

10.5

28.9

<.01

14.3

0.67

  Knowledge of trafficking-related support programs

40.7

43.2

67.6

0.05

33.3

0.39

  Use of trafficking-related support programs

3.4

2.6

21.1

<.01

4.8

0.67

  Knowledge of sexual violence support programs

32.2

28.9

76.3

<0.001

38.1

0.47

  Use of sexual violence support programs

3.4

2.6

26.3

<0.01

4.8

0.67

  Knowledge of programs to help report violence to police**

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68.4

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  Use of police reporting assistance support programs**

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28.9

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LONG TERM GOALS

 HIV Risk Behavior

  Avoidance of client condom negotiation (possible range 1–5)

(2.0,± 1.3)

(2.0,± 1.4)

(1.4,± 0.8)

0.04

(2.0,± 1.4)

0.89

  Frequency of sex with clients under the influence of drugs or alcohol (possible range 1–5)

(4.5,± 0.9)

(4.4,± 0.9)

(4.0 ± 1.4)

0.04

(4.7,± 0.6)

0.18

  Any vaginal sex with clients, past 30 days

98.2

97.4

89.5

0.08

100.0

0.48

  Any unprotected vaginal sex with clients, past 30 days

34.6

33.3

36.4

0.76

36.8

0.80

  Any anal sex with clients, past 30 days

41.4

35.1

32.4

0.76

52.4

0.20

  Any unprotected anal sex with clients, past 30 days

15.8

33.3

50.0

0.32

55.6

0.80

 Physical and sexual violence

  Client violence, past 3 months

30.0

28.2

43.6

0.03

33.3

0.68

  Intimate partner violence, past 3 months (n = 23 with a partner)

57.1

52.9

47.1

0.65

42.9

0.60

 Mental health

  PTSD (possible range 17–85)

(51.5 ± 20.7)

(51.4 ± 19.9)

(49.8 ± 20.4)

0.61

(51.6 ± 22.8)

0.97

  Depressive symptoms (CESD;possible range 0–30)

(18.9 ± 7.6

(18.9 ± 7.9)

(18.4 ± 7.8)

0.70

(18.9 ± 7.5)

0.99

  1. §baseline values compared with follow-up values via paired t-test for continuous measures, McNemar’s Test for binary outcomes
  2. §§baseline values compared with that of retained sample via two-sample t-test for continuous measures, chi-2 test for binary outcomes
  3. aBaseline assessment refers to lifetime knowledge or use; follow-up assessment refers to knowledge or use since the baseline survey
  4. **assessed only at follow-up
  5. boldface indicates statistical significance at p < 0.05