Demographic and structural factors, stratified by experiencing interrupted access to sex work community services during COVID-19, among sex workers in Metro Vancouver (n=183), AESHA 2020–2021
| Characteristic | Total (N=183) n (%) | Faced interrupted access to sex work community services* | P value | |
| Yes (N=34) n (%) | No (N=149) n (%) | |||
| Demographic factors | ||||
| Age, median (IQR) | 44 (36–52) | 45 (34–51) | 44 (36–52) | 0.579 |
| Self-identified race | ||||
| Indigenous | 96 (52.5) | 19 (55.9) | 77 (51.7) | |
| Black or other person of colour | 14 (7.7) | 3 (8.8) | 11 (7.4) | |
| White | 73 (39.9) | 12 (35.3) | 61 (40.9) | 0.823 |
| Completed high school | 88 (48.1) | 18 (52.9) | 70 (47.0) | 0.530 |
| Drug use and drug safety | ||||
| Non-injection drug use* | 130 (71.0) | 22 (64.7) | 108 (72.5) | 0.686 |
| Injection drug use* | 74 (40.4) | 16 (47.1) | 58 (38.9) | 0.247 |
| Experienced a non-fatal overdose* | 15 (8.2) | 5 (14.7) | 10 (6.7) | 0.148 |
| Structural determinants | ||||
| Housing | ||||
| Homeless/living on street* | 20 (10.9) | 5 (14.7) | 15 (10.1) | 0.365 |
| Stayed in any supportive housing* | 98 (53.6) | 20 (58.8) | 78 (52.4) | 0.370 |
| Economic and accessibility | ||||
| Negative changes to food security since COVID-19 | 96 (52.5) | 18 (52.9) | 78 (52.4) | 0.950 |
| Safety, violence and policing | ||||
| Concerns regarding safety or violence in community since COVID-19 | 31 (16.9) | 4 (11.8) | 27 (18.1) | 0.365 |
| Changes in working conditions (ie, self-reported increases in workplace violence/fear of violence) since COVID-19 | 14 (7.7) | 5 (14.7) | 9 (6.0) | 0.144 |
| Noticed increased police/security presence since COVID-19 | 4 (2.2) | 4 (11.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.001 |
| Social | ||||
| Feelings of social isolation since COVID-19 | 52 (28.4) | 12 (35.3) | 40 (26.9) | 0.324 |
| Difficulty maintaining a social support network since COVID-19 | 105 (57.4) | 25 (73.5) | 80 (53.7) | 0.035 |
All data refer to n (%) of participants unless otherwise specified.
*In the 6 months.
AESHA, An Evaluation of Sex Workers Health Access.