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Table 3 Crude prevalence ratios of demographic characteristics and anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression in trafficked females, n = 569

From: Mental health, violence and psychological coercion among female and male trafficking survivors in the greater Mekong sub-region: a cross-sectional study

 

Anxiety

PTSDa

Depression

PRb

95% CIc

PR

95% CI

PR

95% CI

Age

 10–17 (reference)

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

 18–25

1.26

1.12–1.42***

1.12

0.96–1.30

1.09

0.97–1.22

 26 or above

1.26

0.93–1.70

1.15

0.86–1.53

1.02

0.85–1.24

Country of exploitation

 Thailand (reference)

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

 China

1.34

0.87–2.07

1.57

0.81–3.01

1.15

1.01–1.32*

 Otherd

1.76

1.14–2.73**

1.80

0.89–3.63

1.05

0.56–1.94

Sector of exploitation

 Sex work, forced marriage, entertainment, dancing (reference)

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

 Domestic work, cleaner, restaurant work, begging, and other

1.34

1.06–1.70**

1.49

1.05–2.11*

1.12

0.89–1.42

 Construction and factory work

1.50

1.12–2.03**

1.47

1.05–2.05*

1.12

0.78–1.60

 Livestock, agriculture, and fishing

1.17

0.81–1.69

1.07

0.91–1.26

0.88

0.65–1.19

Time in trafficking situation (months)

 1–12 (reference)

1.0

 

1.0

 

1.0

 

 13 or more

1.05

0.63–1.74

1.38

0.87–2.20

1.22

0.84–1.77

  1. *p ≤ 0.05
  2. **p ≤ 0.01
  3. ***p ≤ 0.001
  4. aPTSD Posttraumatic stress disorder
  5. bPR Prevalence ratio
  6. c95% Confidence interval
  7. dOther country of exploitation included: Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mauritius, South Africa, and Russia