The Role of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Police as Clients Among Street-Based Female Sex Workers in Baltimore City

We examined this interaction in a 12-month longitudinal cohort study of street-based FSWs in Baltimore, MD. Methods We explored longitudinal bivariate and multivariate associations between having police clients and independent variables that focused on sexually transmitted infections (STIs), as well as demographic, structural, substance use, police interaction, and violence-related factors. Results Mean participant age was 35.8 years, 65.9% were White, and more than half (53.3%) had less than a high school education. Most (70.3%) used heroin daily, and 24.8% reported having police as clients over the study period. In a multivariate model, factors independently associated with recent police clients were recent arrest (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.76; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03–2.99; P = 0.037), coerced or forced sex by police (aOR, 4.47; 95% CI, 1.79–11.12; P = 0.001), higher number of egregious police practices experienced (aOR, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.38–2.29; P
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Original Study Source Type: research