Research Article
Sex Work and Health Problems in the Sexual and Gender Minority Population: Analysis of a Population Survey in Peru
Table 2
Bivariate analysis that relates the general characteristics with health problems in the sexual and gender minority population from Peru (n = 10629).
| | Variables | Chronic diseases | Infectious diseases | Mental health problems | | N = 1384 (13.0%) | | N = 1108 (10.4%) | | N = 2522 (23.7%) | |
| | Sex work | | 0.009 | | <0.001 | | 0.015 | | No | 1263 (12.8) | | 890 (9.0) | | 2317 (23.4) | | | Yes | 121 (16.2) | | 218 (29.2) | | 205 (27.4) | | | Reason for sex work | | 0.038 | | 0.499 | | <0.001 | | Own decision | 93 (14.9) | | 186 (29.8) | | 152 (24.3) | | | Forced decision | 28 (23.0) | | 32 (26.2) | | 53 (43.4) | | | Age (median (IQR)) | 26 [22–32] | <0.001 | 27 [23–33] | <0.001 | 23 [20–28] | <0.001 | | Biological sex | | 0.067 | | <0.001 | | <0.001 | | Male | 699 (12.4) | | 1040 (18.5) | | 1159 (20.6) | | | Female | 685 (13.7) | | 68 (1.4) | | 1363 (27.2) | | | Sexual orientation | | 0.105 | | <0.001 | | <0.001 | | Heterosexual | 50 (11.4) | | 20 (4.5) | | 85 (19.3) | | | Gay | 549 (12.3) | | 887 (19.9) | | 869 (19.5) | | | Lesbian | 322 (14.0) | | 19 (0.8) | | 448 (19.5) | | | Bisexual | 340 (12.9) | | 120 (4.5) | | 797 (30.2) | | | Pansexual | 85 (15.9) | | 38 (7.1) | | 236 (44.0) | | | Asexual/other | 38 (14.0) | | 24 (8.9) | | 87 (32.1) | | | Gender identity | | <0.001 | | 0.170 | | <0.001 | | Cisgender | 1161 (12.5) | | 986 (10.6) | | 2111 (22.8) | | | Transgender | 84 (14.6) | | 50 (8.7) | | 147 (25.6) | | | Nonbinary/other | 139 (17.7) | | 72 (9.2) | | 264 (33.7) | | | Education level | | 0.002 | | 0.119 | | 0.452 | | No education/elementary | 34 (21.9) | | 21 (13.5) | | 40 (25.8) | | | Secondary | 652 (12.5) | | 567 (10.9) | | 1213 (23.2) | | | Higher education | 698 (13.3) | | 520 (9.9) | | 1269 (24.2) | | | Romantic partner | | 0.435 | | <0.001 | | <0.001 | | No partner | 653 (12.7) | | 616 (12.0) | | 1399 (27.1) | | | With a partner | 709 (13.3) | | 458 (8.6) | | 1086 (20.4) | | | Multiple partners | 22 (15.5) | | 34 (23.9) | | 37 (26.1) | | | Ethnic self-identification | | 0.292 | | 0.001 | | 0.023 | | Mestizo | 938 (12.7) | | 795 (10.7) | | 1774 (24.0) | | | White | 257 (13.8) | | 150 (8.1) | | 400 (21.5) | | | Other | 189 (13.8) | | 163 (11.9) | | 348 (25.4) | | | Health insurance | | 0.010 | | <0.001 | | <0.001 | | No | 365 (11.7) | | 261 (8.4) | | 885 (28.4) | | | Yes | 1019 (13.6) | | 847 (11.3) | | 1637 (21.8) | |
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IQR = interquartile range. values were calculated by Pearson’s chi-squared test for categorical variables and by Mann–Whitney U test for age. |
