Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of trafficking survivors by sex: The Study on Trafficking, Exploitation and Abuse in the Mekong Sub-region (STEAM), n = 1015
| Â | Females | Males | Â |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | p-value | |
Total | 569 (56.1) | 446 (43.9) | Â |
Age | Â | Â | 0.03 |
 10–17 | 281 (49.4) | 63 (14.1) |  |
 18–25 | 197 (34.6) | 201 (45.1) |  |
 26 or above | 91 (16.0) | 182 (40.8) |  |
Country of origin | Â | Â | 0.0001 |
 Cambodia | 49 (8.6) | 257 (57.6) |  |
 Vietnam | 238 (41.8) | 106 (23.8) |  |
 Othera | 282 (49.6) | 83 (18.6) |  |
Country of exploitation | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 China | 223 (39.2) | 107 (24.0) |  |
 Thailand | 308 (54.1) | 140 (31.4) |  |
 Otherb | 38 (6.7) | 199 (44.6) |  |
Sector of exploitation | Â | Â | 0.001d |
 Sex work, forced marriage, entertainment, and dancingc | 410 (72.1) | 46 (10.3) | 0.006e |
 Domestic work, cleaning, restaurant work, begging, and other | 66 (11.6) |  | |
 Construction and factory work | 54 (9.5) | 101 (22.7) |  |
 Livestock, agriculture, fishing | 39 (6.9) | 299 (67.0) |  |
Time in trafficking situation (months)f | Â | Â | 0.002 |
 1–12 | 78 (14.5) | 24 (5.7) |  |
 13 or more | 460 (85.5) | 401 (94.4) |  |
Violence during traffickingg | Â | Â | 0.004h |
 No violence | 295 (52.1) | 219 (49.3) |  |
 Physical violence | 73 (12.9) | 218 (49.2) |  |
 Sexual violence | 89 (15.7) | 0 (0) |  |
 Both physical and sexual violence | 109 (19.3) | 6 (1.4) |  |
Receiving threats during trafficking | Â | Â | 0.0001 |
 None | 345 (60.6) | 192 (43.1) |  |
 Personal threats | 141 (24.8) | 206 (46.2) |  |
 Both, personal and family threats | 83 (14.6) | 48 (10.8) |  |
Physical violence with threats made with a gun, knife, or other weapon during traffickingi | Â | Â | 0.20 |
 Yes | 182 (32.2) | 225 (50.5) |  |
 No | 384 (67.8) | 221 (49.6) |  |