Table 1 Baseline individual and structural factors stratified by seeing mostly regular clients among sex workers in Metro Vancouver (n=925), AESHA 2010-2019

  Age, median (IQR)

35 (28-42)

36 (29.5-43)

35 (28-42)

0.059

  Completed high school

514 (55.6)

132 (57.9)

382 (54.8)

0.415

  Non-injection drug use^a

615 (66.5)

168 (73.7)

447 (64.1)

0.007

  Injection drug use^a

374 (40.4)

102 (44.7)

272 (39.0)

0.127

    Non-im/migrant

659 (71.2)

183 (80.3)

476 (68.3)

    Im/migrated ≤5 years ago

99 (10.7)

6 (2.6)

93 (13.3)

    Im/migrated >5 years ago

147 (15.9)

35 (15.4)

112 (16.1)

<0.0001

    White

288 (31.1)

78 (34.2)

210 (30.1)

    Indigenous

354 (38.3)

107 (46.9)

247 (35.4)

    Woman of colour

283 (30.6)

43 (18.9)

240 (34.4)

<0.0001

  Any unstable housing^a

728 (78.7)

194 (85.1)

534 (76.6)

0.004

  Homeless/living on street^a

279 (30.2)

69 (30.3)

210 (30.1)

0.981

  Average weekly income from sex work^a ($CAD), median (IQR)

500 (250-1000)

500 (200-1000)

500 (270-1000)

0.028

  Currently financially supports dependents

277 (30.0)

78 (34.2)

199 (28.6)

0.105

  Primary place serving clients^a

    Outdoor/public space

350 (37.8)

74 (32.5)

276 (39.6)

    Informal indoor space

271 (29.3)

105 (46.1)

166 (23.8)

    Formal indoor venue

285 (30.8)

41 (18.0)

244 (35.0)

<0.0001

  Average # of clients/month^a,^, median (IQR)

40 (20-80)

32 (10-60)

48 (24-80)

<0.0001

  Client condom refusal^a

193 (20.9)

44 (19.3)

149 (21.4)

0.562

  Workplace sexual violence^a

101 (10.9)

23 (10.1)

78 (11.2)

0.644

  Police harassment while working^a

289 (31.2)

60 (26.3)

229 (32.9)

0.063

  Arrested/jailed while working^a

53 (5.7)

12 (5.3)

41 (5.9)

0.724

Health

  Experienced any barriers to health care^a

604 (65.3)

150 (65.8)

454 (65.1)

0.857

HIV testing^a

    Did not have an HIV test

393 (42.5)

87 (38.2)

306 (43.9)

    Had an HIV test

363 (39.2)

88 (38.6)

275 (39.5)

    Living with HIV

131 (14.2)

46 (20.2)

85 (12.2)

0.011